Decatur Industrial Electric, Inc. is a family-owned business incorporated in 1952 by Claud Thompson. After returning from World War II, Mr. Thompson, an electrician on the USS St. Louis, decided to start an electrical contracting and motor repair business.As the manufacturing industries grew after World War II, so did Decatur Industrial Electric. In 1975, Claud’s son Philip Thompson became president of Decatur Industrial Electric, Inc. The company became the leader in electrical motor repair and supply in central Illinois.
Trent Thompson became President in 2002. In 2009, Decatur Industrial Electric moved into its 4th Decatur location on Garfield Avenue. Today, D.I.E. has 129,000 square feet of service center in Decatur. Decatur Industrial Electric is large enough to handle your most important equipment, yet small enough to take care of our customers with personal, professional service, no matter the size of their needs.Decatur Industrial Electric, Inc. has over 70 years of satisfying our customers, and we will continue to work hard to meet and exceed your expectations for years to come.