Getting wired Getting wired The number of electrical permits filed with Shelby County Construction Code Enforcement for new projects increased in the first seven months of 2000, compared to the same period in 1999. Permits pulled for new projects topped 700 in 2000, compared to 650 in the year earlier period. Heres a look at the contractors who pulled the most permits for new work in 2000, and the number they pulled in the same period of 1999. Contractor name Jan.-July 2000 Jan.-July 1999 ADT Security Services Inc. 48 24 Otto Electric Co. 44 57 Bailey Electric Co. 34 0 Banks Electric 28 26 B and R Electrical Contractors 23 15 Two "L" Electric Co. 22 4 Ellendale Electric Co. 27 46 Clark Electric Inc. 19 27 H and H Electrical Contractors 13 5 Downs Electric 11 5 Star Electric 11 13 Bobby Davis Electric Co. 10 4 Rick Davis Electric 10 3 Murphree Electric 10 11 Patriot Electric 10 0 Source: Electrical permits filed with Shelby County Construction Code Enforcement between January and July, 1999 and 2000, which contained a contractor name and an order for new work, as compiled by the Daily News Online.