The Women Build team helped finish and finance four townhomes for four first-time homeowners.

Oct 19, 2026, Chicago, IL- On Friday, 70 women in the electrical industry came together to build homes in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood. The event, organized by Viking Electric (and the company's two Sunrise Electric locations in Chicago) is a part of Habitat for Humanity's Women Build initiative.

The team of women contractors, manufacturers, and distribution managers from across the electrical industry spent the day flooring, drywalling, and painting four townhomes. The homes will go to four first-time women homeowners.

"It is just the coolest thing to be able to bring women together like this to do something so meaningful," said Laura Scott, a sales specialist with Sunrise Electric, who has organized the electrical distributor's participation in the event for the past three years and helps build the homes herself. "The homeowners are such a bright light. They're always so grateful, it's overwhelming."

In addition to helping build the home, Viking Electric's Women Build team also raised more than $29,000 for the home's downpayment, helping the future homeowners secure a sustainable mortgage.

Viking Electric and Sunrise Electric are a part of Sonepar. Sonepar has participated in other Women Build events across the country, including builds in Seminole County, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; and Baltimore, Maryland in 2025 and 2026.