236 Wilkinson Rd. Brampton ON, L6T 4N7
236 Wilkinson Rd. Brampton ON, L6T 4N7
Commercial electrical work is priced from scope, not a rate card: the drivers are electrical capacity and distribution changes, equipment and fixture counts, ceiling heights and access, off-hours scheduling, and ESA permit requirements. Small fit-up work may run a few thousand dollars, while service upgrades and full facility packages run well into six figures. Bermis quotes from a defined scope and a site visit where needed, so the number you approve is built on your building, not an average.
An arc flash analysis calculates the incident energy a worker could be exposed to at each piece of electrical equipment, then applies the labels that tell qualified workers what protective equipment is required before opening a panel. It is a core piece of CSA Z462 workplace electrical safety compliance for industrial facilities. Bermis performs arc flash analysis and labeling as part of its maintenance and testing services.
A commercial electrical preventative maintenance program typically includes infrared thermographic scanning of panels and connections, torque checks, switchgear cleaning and servicing, breaker exercising and testing, power quality monitoring, and documented deficiency reporting, scheduled during your planned downtime. The goal is simple: find the failing connection during a scheduled visit instead of during a production run.
Usually, yes. The answer may be a commercial electrical panel upgrade, a new distribution panel fed from spare switchboard capacity, load management, or a full service upgrade, and the right choice depends on a capacity assessment of what your service can actually deliver. Bermis performs that assessment as part of quoting, then designs the least disruptive path to the capacity you need.
Yes. Virtually all commercial and industrial electrical work in Ontario requires a notification of work filed with the Electrical Safety Authority, followed by ESA inspection, under the Ontario Electrical Safety Code. A licensed electrical contractor files the notification, coordinates the inspection, and provides the certificate for your records. Bermis handles this on every project.
Hiring an unlicensed installer, or skipping the notification, can void insurance, stall a real estate transaction or franchise audit, and lead to a failed ESA inspection that costs more to remediate than doing it right the first time. You can verify any contractor’s licence directly with the Electrical Safety Authority at https://esasafe.com/.
Commercial EV charger installation cost in Ontario depends on the number of chargers, whether they are Level 2 or DC fast chargers, your existing panel and service capacity, trenching or cabling distances, and whether load management is needed. Site-specific factors matter more than the hardware, which is why Bermis quotes from a site assessment, not a price sheet.
The difference between Level 2 and DC fast charging drives most of the cost gap: Level 2 units suit staff, fleet, and customer parking with longer dwell times, while DC fast charging demands significantly more electrical capacity and often a service upgrade. For dealerships, manufacturer EV programs frequently specify the charger types and counts; we build to those requirements as part of the brand standards package.
A commercial electrical contractor designs, installs, maintains, and repairs the electrical systems in business facilities: power distribution, lighting, equipment connections, life safety systems, and backup power. A dedicated electrical contracting company self-performs the work with licensed electricians and carries direct responsibility for code compliance and ESA sign-off.
That distinction matters when something goes wrong at 2 a.m., or when an inspection is on the line. With Bermis, the company that quoted your project is the company whose electricians are standing in your electrical room.
Yes. Bermis is a 24/7 operation, and most of our dealership, retail, and restaurant work is scheduled around operating hours by design. Night, weekend, and phased work is part of how we plan projects, not an exception, so your business keeps running while the electrical work gets done.
Commercial electricians work on offices, retail, and service buildings; industrial electricians handle plants, three-phase equipment, motor controls, and higher-voltage distribution. Bermis employs licensed electricians experienced in both, which matters for facilities like dealerships and food plants that combine showroom-grade finishes with industrial-grade power demands.
Most commercial service upgrades run from several weeks to a few months from assessment to ESA sign-off, driven by utility coordination, equipment lead times, and permit scheduling rather than the installation itself. Bermis manages the utility and ESA processes and phases the cutover to minimize downtime.
Call (905) 454-4401 or email estimating@bermis.com with a description of your project, and our chief estimator will scope it, including a site visit where needed. Plant layout and design input is part of our quoting process at no added cost.
Bermis Inc. is a licensed commercial and industrial electrical contractor based in Brampton, Ontario, serving facilities across the Greater Toronto Area. We install, upgrade, and maintain the electrical systems in automotive dealerships, manufacturing plants, restaurants, and commercial buildings. Electrical contracting is our only trade, which is why clients bring us the work they cannot afford to have done twice.
Bermis serves commercial and industrial clients throughout the Greater Toronto Area from our base in Brampton, including Mississauga, Toronto, Vaughan, Oakville, Aurora, Ajax, and Hamilton. Our location near the 400-series highways keeps response times short across the region.
Yes. Bermis is a licensed electrical contractor in good standing with the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA: License Number 7004180) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), and carries $10 million in liability insurance. We are members of the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario (ECAO) and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
Bermis works in automotive dealerships, industrial and manufacturing plants, restaurants, and commercial and institutional buildings across the GTA. Our common thread is facilities that cannot afford downtime, where the electrical work has to be scheduled around a live operation rather than shutting it down.
No. Bermis is a commercial and industrial electrical contractor and does not take on residential work. That focus is deliberate: the scale, code requirements, and uptime demands of a dealership or a plant are a different discipline from house wiring, and we have built our team around the former.
Call (905) 454-4401 or submit a request through our contact page, and our estimating team will scope your project. Electrical work is priced by scope rather than a flat rate, so we assess your facility, load, and code requirements before providing a written quote with line-item pricing.
Yes. Bermis is a go-to electrical contractor for automotive dealerships across the GTA, working in facilities representing brands including Jaguar Land Rover, Audi, BMW, Porsche, Nissan, Volkswagen, Genesis, and Harley-Davidson. Our dealership work covers showroom and lot lighting, service bay power, hoist connections, EV charging, and brand-standard electrical upgrades.
Dealerships need showroom lighting that presents vehicles correctly, reliable service bay power and hoist connections, exterior lot and signage lighting, EV Fcharging infrastructure, and electrical upgrades to meet manufacturer brand standards. Because a dealership Foperates six or seven days a week, this work usually has to be completed around live sales and service hours.
Yes. Bermis installs EV charging infrastructure for dealerships, including the service capacity and load management the chargers actually require. Most manufacturers now mandate charging capability as part of their brand standards, and the common failure point is not the charger itself but the incoming electrical service, which has to be sized correctly first. EV charger infrastructure is our scope. We install Flo, Bosch etc. No installation certification required.
Yes. Bermis schedules dealership electrical work around your operating hours, including evenings and off-peak periods, so sales and service continue running. Losing a service bay on a Saturday costs a dealership far more than the electrical work itself, and our scheduling is built around that reality.
Manufacturer brand standards dictate specific lighting levels, fixture types, and charging capability that a dealership must meet to remain compliant. Bermis works to those specifications directly, so the installed result satisfies both the Ontario Electrical Safety Code and the OEM’s program requirements.
Bermis provides power distribution and service upgrades, switchgear and panel work, commercial and industrial lighting, equipment wiring and installation, EV charging infrastructure, standby generators, fire alarm installation, and ongoing electrical maintenance and repair. All work is performed by licensed electricians to the Ontario Electrical Safety Code.
No. Bermis is an electrical contractor only. We do not perform mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, or general contracting work. Clients who need a broader scope typically retain Bermis for the electrical portion and coordinate the remaining trades separately.
A facility needs an electrical service upgrade when its load has outgrown the service it was originally built with. The warning signs are breakers that trip without an obvious cause, panels running hot, no spare capacity for new equipment, and additions made over the years without the incoming service ever being resized. Upgrading on a planned schedule costs far less than replacing after a failure.
Yes. Bermis handles the power, connection, and commissioning of production and service equipment, including hoists, compressors, and process machinery. We coordinate with your equipment supplier’s specifications so the machine runs the day it lands on your floor rather than waiting on electrical afterwards.
Yes. Bermis installs generators and transfer switches so critical operations stay online during a power failure. We size the standby system to the loads you actually need to protect, which is usually a subset of the building rather than the whole facility.
Bermis installs fire alarm systems and devices as part of a broader electrical scope of work. We are not a fire alarm company, we are installers. We use a 3rd party for all fire alarm verification and testing.
An industrial electrical contractor designs, installs, and maintains the high-capacity electrical systems that power manufacturing and process facilities, including incoming service and distribution, machine and equipment wiring, and plant lighting. The work involves higher voltages, heavier loads, and uptime requirements that a residential or light commercial electrician is not equipped to handle.
The difference is voltage, load, and consequence of failure. A commercial electrician works on offices, retail, and institutional spaces at standard voltages. An industrial electrician works with heavy distribution, three-phase equipment, and production machinery, where a fault stops a production line and the cost is measured in lost output per hour. Bermis works across both.
Electrical downtime in an industrial plant is almost never limited to the cost of the repair. A failed distribution panel or overloaded service stops the line, and the real cost is idle labour, lost production, spoiled material, and missed shipments, which routinely exceed the repair invoice several times over. This is why planned electrical maintenance is treated as risk management rather than an expense.
Yes. Bermis builds preventive electrical maintenance around your shutdown windows and production schedule, so inspection and service happen when the line is already down rather than forcing an interruption. Faults caught during a scheduled visit are routine; the same faults found during production are emergencies.
Yes. Bermis provides electrical contracting for restaurants across the GTA, including kitchen equipment power, dining room and patio lighting, and full buildouts. Restaurant electrical work is scheduled around service hours so the dining room keeps operating.
A commercial kitchen needs dedicated circuits and correctly sized power for cooking, refrigeration, and ventilation equipment, plus code-compliant placement around water and heat. Undersized service is the most common problem we find: a kitchen that has added equipment over the years without the electrical service ever being upgraded to match.
In most cases, yes. Bermis schedules restaurant electrical work around service hours, including overnight and off-peak windows, so the restaurant keeps trading. For full buildouts where the space is not yet operating, we work to the general contractor’s schedule.
Bermis has been providing electrical contracting services to Ontario facilities since 1989.
Yes. Bermis carries $10 million in liability insurance and is in good standing with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Both are typically required for commercial tenders, and documentation can be provided on request.
Yes we are bondable
Yes, we are 24/7.