General Cable
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| Public | |
| Traded as | : BGC S&P 600 Component |
| Industry | Cable, manufacturing, engineering |
| Founded | Incorporated 1927 |
| Headquarters | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
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Key people
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Michael T. McDonnell (CEO), John E. Welsh, III (Nonexecutive Chairman) |
| Products | Power, telecommunications, fiber optics, electronics, and datacom cables |
| Revenue | $6 billion (2014) |
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Number of employees
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12,000 (end 2010) |
| Website | www.generalcable.com |
General Cable is a company based in Highland Heights, Kentucky, with sales offices and manufacturing facilities in several countries. General Cable manufactures and distributes copper, aluminum, and optical fiber cables, for energy, construction, industrial, specialty and communications sectors. General Cable was incorporated in New Jersey in 1927, merging several older companies founded in the 19th century, including Phillips Wire and Safety Cable Company, Rome Wire Company, and Standard Underground Cable. The CEO of General Cable is Michael McDonnell. General Cable was owned by Penn Central from 1981 to 1992. General Cable is a Fortune 500 company.
General Cable produces copper, aluminum, and fiber optic wire, as well as cable products for the energy, construction, industrial, specialty and communications markets. The company's energy cables include low-, medium- and high-voltage power distribution and power transmission products. General Cable's application-specific industrial and specialty cables are used in electrical power generation — traditional and renewable — the oil, gas and petrochemical industries; mining; industrial automation; automotive, marine, and transit; and military, aerospace and OEM applications. Its communications wire and cable products transmit low-voltage signals for voice, data, video and control applications. General Cable sells its products under several brands including Anaconda®, Carol®, GenSPEED®, Gepco®, NextGen®, NSW®, NUAL®, Prestolite Wire®, Silec® and STABILOY®.
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