LYNNFIELD — For the third time in five years, local company JM Electrical has been recognized as a national leader for on-the-job electrical contracting safety.
Founded in 1985 by Windsor Estates resident Paul A. Guarracino, JM has always been Lynnfield-based, currently located on Broadway in the former Sports Medicine North building.
A specialist in advanced automated building system installations, JM received the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) 2020 Safety Excellence Award for consistently logging injury and fatality rates lower than the industry standard and implementing internal company safety practices above and beyond basic industry compliance.
“We are honored to be recognized for our practices from such a highly respected industry association, particularly an award that highlights our commitment to the safety, health, and well-being of our employees,” said JM Electrical Principal Matthew Guarracino, a Lynnfield resident.
JM Electrical was one of only four Greater Boston companies to be singled out for safely logging more than 150,000 work-hours on job sites. All JM Electrical electricians hone their skills at the NECA/International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers joint training center, one of the most intensive electrical training programs in the country.
In addition, each electrician completes 10,000 hours of classroom and on-the-job training through the National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC).
“Throughout our company’s history, JM Electrical has made safety – on job sites and in the workplace – our utmost priority for our colleagues, and we actively promote that culture through a number of internal programs,” said Matthew Gaurracino.
Specializing in installation of basic building controls for heat, lighting and other necessities, JM has kept abreast of technology, increasingly tuning in to energy efficiency and computer monitoring.
The firm’s Massachusetts client list includes Millennium Tower in Boston and 121 Seaport. A union contractor, JM has 20 office employees and 150 electricians working various expertise levels.
“We’ve more than tripled in size in six years. We feel that strongly about the market,” Guarracino said.
Charitable support is a JM core value with the Guarracino family’s long-standing support going back three generations for St. Jude, the organization dedicated to fighting cancer in children.
Employees raised $2,000 in December, 2018 to support Salem-based Clothing Connection and also donated clothing.
The firm enjoys a strong reciprocal relationship with Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston with involvement in school fundraising and a Wentworth hiring track record.
