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Company type | Chairman)[2] |
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Products | Power, telecommunications, fiber optics, electronics, and datacom cables |
Revenue | $4.865 billion (2010)[3] |
$222.4 million (2010)[3] | |
$69.2 million (2010)[3] | |
Total assets | $4.328 billion (end 2010)[3] |
Total equity | $1.605 billion (end 2010)[3] |
Number of employees | 11,700 (end 2010)[3] |
Website | www.generalcable.com |
General Cable (
History[6]
The Beginning Years
General Cable can be traced back to 1844 when they supplied the insulated wire to
A United Company
The General Cable that is known today officially formed in 1927 by uniting the operations of 10 companies, including Standard Underground Cable Company, Phillips Wire Company, Safety Cable Company, American Insulated Wire and Cable Company, Atlantic Insulated Wire and Cable Company, Rome Wire Company, A-A Wire Company, Peerless Insulated Wire Company, Dudle Manufacturing Company, and Baltimore Rolling Mills. At this time, the newly formed General Cable was the largest company in the United States devoted solely to the production of
Historical Milestones
General Cable produced the first 75,000-volt submarine cable in 1929 for the Delaware River Crossing; the cable was manufactured in 4,050-foot lengths, the longest ever without joints. In 1935, they supplied 100% of the cable for the power transmission line from the Hoover Dam to Los Angeles, totaling 1,626 conductor miles.
General Cable took an active role in
In 1961, General Cable produced the control and communication cable for the first group of
General Cable installed the highest underground distribution line at Pikes Peak, Colorado in 1970. Seven miles of cable buried beneath unpaved mountain roads furnishes electrical energy to three installations including a medical research lab atop the 14,110-foot summit.
In 1971, they supplied hundreds of miles of
In 1976, they developed, manufactured and installed an optical fiber cable, over one mile in length, at the
The company changed its name in 1979 to GK Technologies because “General Cable no longer described the high technology Company we are today.” The company returned to the General Cable name in 1992 when it recommitted its business focus on the wire and cable industry.
General Cable was acquired by Penn Central Corporation in 1981 before reemerging again as a distinctive company in 1992.
Internationally, General Cable supplied
The company supplied wire and cable to the Olympic Stadium for the
. General Cable began public trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, May 16th, 1997.General Cable produced a
General Cable supplied on-board fiber optic cable for the ongoing requirements and maintenance of the International Space Station program in 2000.
In the wake of the
General Cable supplied the portable
Between 2000 and 2004 in their hometown, General Cable supplied
In 2010, General Cable obtained a significant
Recent Acquisitions[6]
1999 - Acquired BICC Energy Cables which provided access to new markets and businesses.
2005 – Acquired Silec, a $250-million leading energy and industrial business in France with a global position in turnkey design and energy services, Helix/HiTemp, a $30-million U.S. manufacturer of high-end enterprise network products, as well as BERU S.A., a Cuernavaca, Mexico business with a strategic location for future growth initiatives in the country’s expanding automotive aftermarket that now goes to market as General Cable Automotriz.
2006 - Acquired E.C.N. Cable, a Spanish manufacturer of transmission and
2007 – Acquired NSW, a global offshore submarine cable supplier and installer in Germany and acquired Phelps Dodge International Corporation (PDIC), a $1.2 billion wire and cable manufacturer with leading market positions in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia and businesses in India and China.
2008 - Acquired majority ownership of joint ventures in Algeria and the Philippines, with each business delivering more than $100 million in annual revenues.
2009 - Acquired Gepco, a manufacturer and provider of high-end cabling solutions for the professional broadcast and audio/visual markets.
2010 – Acquired Phoenix Power Cables in South Africa, Beru SAS, an industrial harnesses business in France and BICC Egypt; formed a joint venture in Oman; made an equity investment in Pakistan Cables.
Markets & Products
General Cable produces
Corporate Info
Logo
When General Cable officially formed in 1927, the company introduced its first
Since the original 1927 version, the company’s
Headquarters
General Cable’s
Facilities
General Cable serves its
Employees
In 2011, General Cable employed over 11,000
In June 2011, General Cable placed 17th among the 40 top midsized (150 to 499 employees) companies in the
Fortune 500
In 2010, General Cable was ranked by
Company Culture
Green Initiative
General Cable implemented
Lean Six Sigma
In 2000, General Cable began its Lean Six Sigma journey to eliminate waste and non-value-added processes in manufacturing and everyday business, improving the flow of information and materials. The initiative strives to drive improvement while maintaining reliable, effective outcomes and delivering savings to the Company’s bottom line.[14]
"Industry Week's" Best Plants Award Program, an annual recognition of
==References==
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- ^ "General Cable Corporation Governance – Board of Directors". General Cable. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "General Cable Corporation Annual Report 2010" (PDF). General Cable. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ a b http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2011/snapshots/10670.html
- ^ http://investor.generalcable.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=81254&p=irol-homeProfile&t=&id=&
- ^ a b c "General Cable Historical Highlights". General Cable. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.generalcable.com/GeneralCable/en-US/Company/AboutUs/
- ^ a b Cable Gram (Summer 1998). The Evolution of GCC's Trademark Logo (Report). General Cable.
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(help) - ^ "General Cable Worldwide Locations" (PDF). General Cable. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ a b "General Cable Manufacturing Locations" (PDF). General Cable. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Region's top workplaces value workers, inspire success". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/snapshots/10670.html
- ^ "Green Initiative" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.generalcable.com/NR/rdonlyres/A34E2480-AD66-4845-9F46-0C48AFC347B1/0/COR_0034_0211LeanSixSigmaSSforPrinting.pdf
- ^ "General Cable Franklin Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2010". Industry Week. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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