A-1 lighting Service Company

A-1 Lighting Service Company is a Revere commercial electrical contractor that's been run by the Cohen family since 1965 — founded by Leo Cohen, and led today by his son Michael, who joined the business in 1981. The company specializes in commercial and outdoor lighting: LED retrofits, light pole and sign lighting, emergency lighting compliance, and EV charging station installs across the North Shore. Michael Cohen's Massachusetts electrician license is active on the state registry, and BuildZoom's own project records show 10 permitted jobs and a score of 91 — the kind of track record that fits a company that's mostly done commercial work rather than the residential jobs people tend to leave reviews for. The one review on file, from mid-2026, describes A-1 installing tennis court lights: the customer called the team professional and knowledgeable from start to finish, said the job finished on time, and said the workmanship exceeded what they expected. BuildZoom's own listings for the company are inconsistent about other license records tied to the business — one line shows an Electrical Business license as verified active, another line shows it inactive/cancelled, and a Master Electrician classification under the same license number is marked expired since 2016. None of this touches the electrician license the state registry currently verifies as active; it's worth asking Michael Cohen directly which license and classification apply to your specific job. For commercial or outdoor lighting work — parking lot and sign lighting, LED retrofits, EV charging stations — A-1 brings six decades of family-run history and a state-verified license. Given how few individual customer reviews are on file, ask for recent project references relevant to your job before signing.