About Us

Barb Electrical & Controls Solutions has provided dependable residential, commercial, and industrial electrical services across Central Kentucky for more than 20 years. We partner with home owners, business owners, plant operations, engineering, maintenance, and facility teams to deliver practical, maintainable solutions that reduce downtime and simplify support.

We are far more than a typical electrical contractor. As a business owned by an electrical engineer, we also deliver comprehensive, end-to-end electrical design, controls automation, systems integration, and support services across residential, commercial, and industrial applications.

Our service area includes the Bluegrass region and surrounding communities across Central Kentucky, with experience serving clients in Lexington, Frankfort, Georgetown, Danville, Richmond, Winchester, Nicholasville, Paris, Versailles, Wilmore, Mt. Sterling, and nearby towns. We routinely support both scheduled projects and urgent response calls for businesses, homeowners, and industrial facilities throughout the region.

Our team provides full-lifecycle services for industrial electrical and automation systems — from concept and design through installation, commissioning, and long-term support.

• Electrical distribution and utilization
• Relay logic, PLC/PAC, HMI/SCADA
• Digital, analog, various protocols
• Pneumatics, hydraulics, and robotics
• Controls automation and system integration
• Process review and consultation
• Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System

Experience & Approach

Our work spans food and beverage processing, textiles manufacturing, packaging, material handling, automotive suppliers, and heavy industrial automation. We specialize in system architecture, PLC/PAC programming, HMI/SCADA integration, robotics applications, general automation and controls, and hands-on troubleshooting.

We emphasize design-in-safety, clear documentation, intuitive operator interfaces, and maintenance friendly logic along with focused training so your team can maintain systems confidently after handover.

Accreditation, Certifications & Partners

We combine industry-leading vendor standards with deep academic and technical expertise across residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Backed by decades of hands-on experience in electrical applications, we specialize in modern factory automation and electrical controls. Our team holds accredited engineering degrees, state-level licensing, and elite vendor certifications, including: