Since 1990
Locally owned, family operated, on Thurston Street since 1990.
Bretco Electric Company is licensed and insured, and rated 4.8 out of 5 across 128 Google reviews. Thirty-five years in, the shop is still the same family business it started as.

Our story
A locally owned, family-operated business since 1990.
Bretco Electric Company provides complete electrical services to the residents of Winston-Salem, NC and the surrounding areas. Our team is committed to reliable workmanship and dependable service on every project, no matter the size, whether that is one outlet or a whole-house rewire.
The sign on Thurston Street has carried the same name and the same phone number since 1990. Licensed and insured, and still family run.
- Family owned since
- 1990
- Google rating
- 4.8from 128 reviews
- Open Monday to Friday
- 8:00 AMto 4:30 PM
Closed Saturday and Sunday. Bretco offers senior citizen and military discounts on residential work, and we accept American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, cash, check and money order.
Where we work
Winston-Salem first, then the rest of the Triad.
Most calls come from Winston-Salem itself, but the vans run out to Clemmons and Lewisville just as often as they run across town. Between residential and commercial work, Bretco covers all ten of these towns:
- Winston-Salem
- Clemmons
- Lewisville
- Kernersville
- Colfax
- Advance
- Walkertown
- Pfafftown
- High Point
- Oak Ridge
Now hiring
We are hiring electricians and looking for a team-oriented crew.
Bretco is family owned, and we hire like it. The shop offers holiday pay, vacation pay, a competitive pay scale and bonuses, in a workplace built around a team-oriented crew rather than a revolving door.
Call the shop or send an email if you want to talk about it: (336) 774-1223 or bretco1@bretcoelectric.com.


301 Thurston St, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Still the same shop, still the same number.
Whatever the power is doing, whoever answers the phone knows the shop and knows the crew. Call and find out when we can get to you.