Myers Kent Industries is an industrial and commercial electrical and automation contractor serving the Pacific Northwest since 1983. We exist to care for our team, serve our customers with excellence, and make a meaningful impact in the world.
From mission-critical industrial systems to commercial build-outs and 24/7 service, we solve complex electrical and automation problems for facilities that cannot fail.
Reliable installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting for demanding facilities.
PLC programming, control panels, VFDs, and building automation that improve uptime and efficiency.
Proactive maintenance and 24/7 emergency response that protect safety and performance.
Before we serve a single customer, we serve our team. That's not a slogan. It's the order of operations.
We hire for character and skill, then we invest in both. Every person at MKI gets real training, real mentorship, and a real path forward. Our journeymen are trained to the current NEC and NFPA 70E standards. Our apprentices learn shoulder to shoulder with some of the best in the trade.
But growth here is bigger than code books. We want every person who works at MKI to leave better than they came, whether they're with us two years or twenty. Better at the craft. Better as a leader. Better equipped for whatever comes next.
When our people thrive, our customers get the best crews in the trade. That's not a coincidence. That's the plan.
To care for our team, serve our customers with excellence, and make a meaningful impact in the world.
Trusted relationships, lasting impact. We develop thriving team members and trusted relationships that bring confidence, peace of mind, and meaningful impact to those we serve.
Six values shape every decision we make, from the jobsite to the office. These are not aspirations. They are our standard.
A few years ago I went to Mexico with Homes of Hope to help build a house for a family. I went thinking we were going to bless them. We did. But I came back realizing I was the one who got blessed.
That trip didn't change the direction of this company. We'd already set it a few years earlier, when we decided MKI was going to be about more than electrical work. This company is a tool for helping people. Our faith drives that. Love God, love people. Everything else flows from those two things.
Kevin Kent, Owner
We organize our outreach in three circles: Here, Near, and Far.
Here is our own backyard, Vancouver and the Portland metro.
We serve alongside Camp Hope in Battle Ground and Heather's House here in Vancouver, two local organizations doing real work for people who need it. I sit on the Camp Hope board, so that partnership runs deeper than a donation. We're in it.
Some of the help doesn't have a name or a program attached to it. We've cleared out a widow's barn and upgraded her lighting so she could walk her property safely. We've marked an elderly couple's invoice paid in full and mailed it back. It's not something we advertise or something anyone can sign up for. We keep our eyes open, and when we see a real need and feel led to meet it, we do what we can.
We're building toward regular volunteer days where our whole team serves together. More on that soon.
Near is our region and neighboring countries.
This February we're heading back to Homes of Hope in Mexico, leading a group to build a home for a family. On the last build, one of our own team members was on that team, and MKI helped sponsor his trip. My son was there too. In a few days, a family goes from dirt floors to a safe place to raise their kids. And every person who goes comes home changed.
Far is the rest of the world.
Two trips in the same February wasn't our plan. It's just how the doors opened, and we're walking through both of them.
This February, the plan is Zimbabwe. I'll be coaching entrepreneurs on building healthy, ethical businesses, and my wife Evie, a story-informed therapeutic mentor, is going too, be helping people work through their stories and their past. Business done right can change a family's future anywhere on the planet. We've seen it.
Plans like this can shift. Doors close and other doors open, and when they do, we go where the need is.
Some of the best things we've been part of started with somebody saying, count me in.
If you're a vendor who wants to donate material toward our outreach projects, we'll bring the crew and put it to work. If you want to sponsor an outreach, join a volunteer day, or point us to someone who needs help, we'd like to hear from you.
One thing to know up front: every project we take on gets weighed against our mission and our values. That's how we keep this work real and keep it sustainable.
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