First Class Electric

Company Facts

First Class Electric at a Glance

By the numbers

Google rating

5.0out of 5

Customer reviews

697on Google

Rating and review count pulled from Google on October 3, 2026.

What We Like

• Google Business Profile shows a 5 rating from 697 reviews, read October 3, 2026
• New Jersey electrical licence 34EI01574400 and business permit 34EB01574400 published on its own site
• Broad service list covering panels, generators, EV chargers, lighting, detectors and low voltage wiring
• Hours published as open 24 hours, seven days a week
• Company states a lifetime labour warranty and roughly 70 percent repeat business

Things to Consider

• Based in Cranford, so Newark jobs involve travel and scheduling may favour Union County
• Pricing is not published, including any after-hours or emergency call-out rate
• The repeat-customer figure and lifetime labour warranty are company claims, worth getting in writing
• Appears oriented to residential and light commercial rather than large industrial contracts

Google rating

5.0

Based on 697 Google reviews

Review data updated October 3, 2026

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Rating Distribution

• 5 stars99%
• 4 stars1%
• 1 star0%

Newark homes and small commercial buildings tend to present the same short list of electrical problems again and again: fuse panels or early breaker panels that have run out of room, cloth-insulated branch wiring hidden behind plaster, two-prong outlets in bedrooms that should now be on arc fault protection, and service entrances sized for a household that did not own a heat pump or a car that charges overnight. First Class Electric lists exactly that kind of work, with service changes and panel upgrades near the top of its own services page, alongside rewiring, lighting installation and what it calls home power restoration for properties that have been without supply for a while.

The business trades as Lexel Inc. and publishes a New Jersey electrical contractor licence number, 34EI01574400, with a business permit number of 34EB01574400. That matters more in New Jersey than in many states. Electrical contracting here is regulated by the state board, permits run through the local construction office, and work on a service change or a new circuit will normally be inspected before the utility reconnects or the job is signed off. Asking for the licence number and confirming who pulls the permit is a reasonable opening question with any contractor, and in this case both numbers are already on the company's own site, which saves a step.

Range is the other thing worth noting. The published list runs well past repairs into generators and transfer switches, interlock kits, EV charger installation, surge protection, smoke and carbon detectors, ceiling and whole house fans, baseboard heat, and the low voltage side with internet, phone and television wiring. Some of that is after-storm work. Essex and Union counties take their share of nor'easters and summer thunderstorms, and a generator with a properly installed transfer switch or interlock is the difference between a planned outage and a weekend with a sump pump that will not run. If you want a single contractor who can handle the generator, the panel it feeds from and the circuits that matter during an outage, that breadth is useful.

The review record is the strongest signal available here. Read on October 3, 2026, the Google Business Profile carried a rating of 5 from 697 reviews. Volume at that level usually reflects years of steady residential work rather than a handful of large contracts, and a perfect average across that many entries is rare. The company separately claims roughly 70 percent repeat business and a lifetime warranty on labour, which are its own figures rather than independently verified ones, so treat them as claims and ask for the warranty terms in writing before you commit to a large job.

Who it suits: homeowners and landlords in Newark and the surrounding towns who want a licensed contractor for planned work, upgrades, additions and safety devices, and who like dealing with a company that answers the phone outside normal hours. Hours are published as open 24 hours every day, though it is worth confirming when you call whether that means a live dispatcher at three in the morning or a message service, and what the after-hours or emergency rate looks like compared with a scheduled weekday visit. That question separates contractors more than anything on a website does.

Who it suits less well: anyone needing large-scale commercial or industrial work, service and distribution for a multi-tenant building, or specialist fire alarm and data infrastructure contracts. The profile reads residential and light commercial. Newark buyers should also check travel. The base is Cranford, roughly fifteen miles out, and while Essex County towns appear on the published coverage list, scheduling for a small repair may be easier in the Union County core than at the edges of the territory.

Compared with the alternatives in this market, First Class Electric sits in the middle ground between a one-van operator and a large franchised brand. It has the review depth and the service breadth of a bigger company without the national marketing overheads. Before booking, get the quote itemised, ask whether the price includes the permit and inspection fee, and for panel work confirm whether the utility needs to disconnect and how long the property will be without power. On older Newark stock, also ask what the electrician expects to find once the panel cover comes off, because aluminium branch wiring, shared neutrals and undersized grounding all change the number.

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About This Business Profile

Last reviewed

October 2026

Profile last updated

November 11, 2026

Google review data updated

October 3, 2026

Sources checked

Issuing authorities, Google Business Profile, Company website

Could not verify

Electrical licence (reported only), insurance, founding year

Sponsorship status

No commercial relationship