STRONGHOLD ENGINEERING, INC. CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF UNCOMPROMISED VALUE, QUALITY AND LEADERSHIP
By Brian Hoover, Senior Editor
“I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” – Psalms 18:2
Far Left: Beverly Bailey, CEO, Stronghold Engineering, Inc. Middle Left: Scott Bailey, COO, Stronghold Engineering, Inc. Left: Alyssa Digangi, Director of Business Development, Stronghold Engineering, Inc.
The Beginning In early 1991, Beverly Bailey was working in the real estate industry, while her husband, Scott Bailey, was making a living as an electrician. The hard-working young couple had two children at the time, Brandon (7) and Kyler (1 ½), with another (Alyssa) on the way. They were determined to raise their children with at least one parent at home. The only way they could accomplish this was through self-employment. So, in Oct. 1991, Scott and Beverly Bailey started Stronghold Electric from the kitchen table of their home in Moreno Valley. From a single $3,000 investment, the Baileys and 6
their team members have worked hard to become one of the most successful general engineering contractors in Southern California. The Baileys had long noticed a trend of poor service within the electrical construction industry. Their immediate goal with Stronghold Electric was to provide their clients with the very best in services and responsiveness. So, with only a handful of employees and clients, the married duo worked hard to grow and transition into a large, award-winning design and construction firm that goes way beyond electrical construction. As more divisions and trades were
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added, the decision was eventually made to change the company name to Stronghold Engineering, Inc. to better represent their growing list of services. Today, Stronghold Engineering, Inc. (Stronghold) provides full-service design and construction support services, including design-build, engineeringprocurement-construction (EPC), vertical, civil, solar and high-voltage electrical construction, along with other new construction and modernization services. Over the past 30 years, Stronghold has constructed numerous ground-up facilities, along with a variety of technically challenging repair and C A LCO N T R AC TO R .CO M