Richard Electric has kept Cullman heated, cooled and wired since 1949

A third-generation family company out on AL Hwy 157. Carrier dealer since 1978, certified Generac installer, licensed in Alabama for HVAC, refrigeration and electrical work. Same-day appointments, and emergency calls are answered.

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Look for the Carrier sign and the Richard trucks on Highway 157.

The company moved out of downtown Cullman to 4138 AL Hwy 157 in 1986. The trucks leave from here every morning, the parts room is stocked here, and the ductwork for the day's jobs is cut and formed in the full-metal fabrication shop out back.

Open Monday to Friday, 7:30 to 4:30. Emergency service calls are taken outside those hours.

The Richard Electric shop on AL Hwy 157 in Cullman, with the Carrier and RICHARD Electric Co. Inc. sign and two company pickups out front
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The Richard Electric roundel: a red R with a sunburst, a navy pennant with a snowflake, ringed by Serving North Alabama since 1949

A sun on one leg, a snowflake on the other, and three generations behind both.

The mark on the trucks has said it since the start: heat and cool, from one family company. Here is what that adds up to today.

5,500+
active client sites on the books, homes and businesses across Cullman County
1978
the year Dennis and David Richard became Carrier dealers
4.7
on Google, from 219 reviews
A+
with the Better Business Bureau, accredited since 2016

Heat · Cool · Power

Everything that keeps a building warm, cool and powered, from one shop

Heating and cooling for homes and businesses, electrical work from a single GFCI outlet to commercial new construction, and Generac generators. All major brands are serviced; the team are licensed Carrier Enterprise sales, installation and repair technicians.

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A long insulated duct run hung under steel trusses on a Richard Electric commercial job

Three generations

One family name on the trucks since Carl Richard opened the doors

Carl Richard started an electrical supply business in 1949 that did installations on the side. Dennis and David Richard took over in 1974 and became Carrier dealers four years later. Barrett Richard, the third generation, has run the company since 2015.

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  1. 1949Carl Richard opens an electrical supply business that also does electrical installations.
  2. 1974Dennis and David Richard take over the company after Carl passes.
  3. 1978Dennis and David become Carrier dealers.
  4. 1981The company is incorporated as Richard Electric Company, Inc.
  5. 1986The shop moves from downtown Cullman out to AL Hwy 157.
  6. 2015Barrett Richard, the third generation, becomes owner.

What Cullman says once the truck has gone

After two decades our house needed a new heat pump. Everyone that we worked with at Richard Electric were professional, on time, and did a great job! We are extremely happy with the heat pump that they installed, the work that they did, and our choice to use Richard Electric.
Amel Drake, Google review, five stars
Absolutely outstanding service from Richard Electric! … they had a technician at my house within an hour of my morning call. That level of responsiveness is rare these days.
Jason Garstka, Google review, five stars
Matt and Zane clearly knew what they were doing. They arrived on time, got straight to work, and resolved the issue very quickly.
tyler hewitt, Google review, five stars

Rated 4.7 on Google from 219 reviews. Read more in the company history or photos of their work.

Two Richard Electric technicians setting a packaged rooftop unit on a commercial roof

Same-day appointments when the schedule allows. Emergency calls answered.

Sherry and the office book every call. Tell them what the system is doing, whether it is a heat pump that will not keep up, a breaker that keeps tripping or a generator that did not start, and they will get a technician headed your way.

Call the office

(256) 600-0616
  • Mon-Fri: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Sat-Sun: Closed
  • Emergency service calls available

Service calls are charged by service area. The office will tell you the charge for your address before anyone drives out.

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