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G&W Electric

About

G&W Electric is a family-owned manufacturer of electric power grid equipment with global headquarters in Bolingbrook and, since September 2026, a 291,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at 1135 Arbor Drive in Romeoville. The company makes switchgear, reclosers, overhead switches, current-limiting systems, cable accessories, sensors and grid automation products for utilities and large commercial customers. G&W has been in business for more than 120 years and added the Romeoville plant to expand North American production.

What to know

  • A ribbon-cutting on September 2, 2026, opened the new factory.
  • About 350 people work at the Romeoville site, with 50 to 60 more hires planned, the company told the Herald-News in September 2026.
  • The company was founded over 120 years ago and remains in family hands.
  • Headquarters stay in Bolingbrook.

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