Industry News
WCMA report announcements and news events received and confirmed by our Members, as well as other qualified industry sources. Content will focus on key commercial events, such as confirmed merger and acquisition activity, new start-ups and firms, and Executive changes and appointments. Contact Ed Fenton, WCMA Executive Director at 860-841-7720 or ed@wcmainc.org with announcements.
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September 3rd, 2020
Southwire Expands Line with CEP Acquisition
Southwire, Carrollton, GA, acquired Construction Electrical Products (CEP) of Livermore, California, a manufacturer of temporary power distribution and portable lighting products. CEP’s existing product line will be combined with Southwire’s rapidly expanding electrical safety and lighting solutions – adding popular products such as the 3-Phase Power Carts and the LED Balloon Light.“We are incredibly excited to grow our business through the… Read More
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August 24th, 2020
Aurora Plastics Expands Lunenberg Facility
Aurora Plastics, Streetsboro, Ohio, recently added production capacity at its Lunenberg, Massachusetts facility, increasing the company's capability to supply specialty compounds to the wire and cable industry. The investment exceeded $2 million and involved installing a new production line and new lab facilities, as well as adding new personnel to support and deliver new products. These include the hiring of… Read More
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August 14th, 2020
Southwire Expanding Bremen Facility
Southwire, Carrolton, Georgia, recently began construction of a 250,000 square foot addition to its manufacturing campus in Bremen, Indiana. Southwire started operations in Bremen upon the company’s acquisition of Coleman Cable in 2014. Since that time, the existing 476,000 square foot manufacturing campus has supported Southwire’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers through a broad range of wire and cable products.… Read More
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August 14th, 2020
Service Wire Will Build New Houston Facility
Service Wire Company, Culloden, West Virginia, has acquired land with plans to build a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Houston in Generation Park approximately 13 miles from the company’s current location in northeastern Houston.“We’ve been a staple in the region for more than four decades, and our new, modern facility in Generation Park will allow us to continue to… Read More
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August 12th, 2020
Lynn Electronics Acquires Coast2Coast
Lynn Electronics, LLC, Ivyland, Pennsylvania, a manufacturer of fiber optic and copper cable assemblies, completed its acquisition of Coast 2 Coast, LLC, Anaheim, California, a cable assembly manufacturer. Mike Boulanger, CEO of Lynn Electronics, said “OurWest Coast customer base has increased significantly during the past two years. With this acquisition, our capabilities on the West Coast will mirror what we… Read More
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August 7th, 2020
Encore Wire Names Shaeffer Marketing
Encore Wire Corp., McKinney, Texas, added Schaeffer Marketing Group as its new manufacturer’s representative for the Eastern Missouri and Southern/Central Illinois territory. Effective September 1, 2020, Schaeffer Marketing Group will succeed The Kilkenny Group and begin covering the greater St. Louis and Southern and Central Illinois territory. Read More
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July 27th, 2020
Kris-Tech Bolsters Sales Force
Kris-Tech Wire, Rome, New York, hired four new regional sales leaders who will cover the Southwest, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Gulf Coast.Brian Prusinski joins Kris-Tech after being a director of sales at West Penn Wire for nearly 20 years. During his time at West Penn, he managed strategic relations and sales with distributors that included Anixter, Graybar, and CED. Prusinski looks… Read More
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July 27th, 2020
Service Wire Sales Realignment
Service Wire Company, Culloden, West Virginia, has announced territory changes in the heavy commercial and industrial wire and cable markets in a realignment to better serve distributors, contractors, engineers, and manufacturers’ reps.Tony Holderby will now manage Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and all of the Northeast. Holderby has been with the company for over 25 years—with the last 4 years serving… Read More
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July 20th, 2020
Nexans To Sell Berk-Tek to Leviton, To Close Chester plant
Nexans has executed an agreement to sell Berk-Tek to Leviton for US$202 million combining one integrated product and solutions provider to the network cabling industry. Many in the datacomm space are aware that Berk-Tek and Leviton signed a marketing alliance in 2013. Christopher Guérin, Nexans CEO: “Our Berk-Tek colleagues will join a long-term partner with the best strategic fit to… Read More
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July 6th, 2020
Accel International Adds Florida Site to Expansion Plans
Accel International Holdings, Inc., Meriden, Connecticut, will locate a new 150,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida, at the Tradition Center for Commerce, which is expected to generate 125 new jobs by 2021. The company is scheduled to break ground later this year on a 10 acre site. According to Anthony Oh, President and CEO, an overall… Read More