The Oakland Press

Joe Pizik Electric setting a gold standard in the service industry

- By Joey Yashinsky

To do anything successful­ly for a quarter of a century requires not just hard work, but more importantl­y, quality work. Joe Pizik Electric has been the definitŠn of that quality for more than three decades now and has been justly honored as “Best Electricia­n” in Oakland

County.

In the latter part of the 1970’s, Pizik had tired of the inconsiste­nt nature of his work as a machine tool electricia­n for Detroit Mold Engineerin­g. So he did what any natural-born entreprene­ur would do: he branched out on his own. By the early 1980’s, Joe Pizik Electric was born.

“It started small back then,” said Maria Handlen, a vice president with the company going on 25 years. “Then we began growing into what we are today; a service company that does commercial, industrial and residentia­l jobs. And of course we were also a dealer of Generac generators.”

Those generators, a critical household item when taking into account the unpredicta­bÕity of weather in Michigan, represent a big part of Joe Pizik Electric’s business.

“Last year, more than half of our business was generators,” Handlen said. “We’ve been a Generac dealer for the last 15 years. We thought it was the perfect opportunit­y when Generac approached us. Not as many people knew about generators then as they do now, with so many power outages and grid issues that occur in Michigan.”

“And stÕl, 70 percent of homes don’t have generators, so it’s a great market to be a part of. Last year, we doubled our sales from the prevŠus year.”

Joe Pizik Electric wÕl not just install your generator, but also help maintain it with a yearly service call to

ensure everything is in proper working order.

Of course, there are countless other jobs for which Joe Pizik Electric excels.

“We do a lot of residentia­l jobs,” Handlen said. “Everything from minor repairs to rewiring everything

after a kitchen remodel. We’ll do light fixtures, ceÕing fans, garage doors. We do it all.”

Visit the company’s website and you’ll be blown away by the amount of residentia­l and industrial services that Joe Pizik Electric offers.

It could be industrial or commercial or residentia­l. It could be installatŠ­n, maintenanc­e, service or repair. They do generators, basement wiring, power distributŠ­n, phone and cable wiring. Outside lighting, breaker panels, electrical outlets, UPS wiring, power upgrades, flood lights, surge protectors; nothing is beyond their reach.

It’s a strong likelihood that if there is something electrical in your home that needs repair or installatŠ­n, the folks at Joe Pizik wÕl be able to handle the job. There’s not much they haven’t done in over 40 years of service.

“I have been here 25 years,” Handlen said. “It’s a famÕyowned business and I feel like part of that famÕy. Everybody here is really close. As our employees grow and have chÕdren, we always celebrate that and make sure to get a great gift. We want to take care of our employees and make them feel special, too.”

So often in the service industry, you’ll make an appointmen­t for a certain time of day, only for the waiting game to begin.

A designated four-hour window in the morning bleeds into the afternoon and

before you know it, dinner is

on the table and said service person is nowhere to be found. Cable companies have practicall­y become famous (or infamous) for this cat-and-mouse affair.

Joe Pizik Electric has set a standard for doing the polar opposite. Set an appointmen­t time with these electricia­ns and then turn your worry machine off. Multiple reviews online attest to this fact, marveling at the punctualit­y of this award-winning group.

It’s that level of care and effort that Joe Pizik Electric has provided in his 40 years of service.

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