Southwire Co.

Private Company, Headquarters Location
PO Box 1000, Carrollton, GA 30112-1000, United States
(800)444-1700, (770)832-4242, (770)832-4406 fax, http://www.southwire.com

Primary SIC: Drawing & Insulating Nonferrous Wire, Primary NAICS: Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Description: Manufacturing: Building wire and cable, utility cable products, industrial power cable, copper and aluminum rod, cord products, communications cable and specialty products such as transit-system cabling for utility and construction industries. More

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Southwire Co., News and Information

New findings from J. Maguire and co-authors in the area of applied superconductivity published.
Electronics Newsweekly; 8/26/2009; 763 words; ...scientists in the United States report. "The cable will be built using cable system experience gained by AMSC and Ultera (a Southwire and nkt Cables joint venture) on previous projects. The underground cable will be permanently installed and energized in...

Patent No. 7,575,436 Issued on Aug. 18, Assigned to Southwire for Rotating Plug Adapter (Massachusetts Inventors)
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/22/2009; 407 words; ...receptacle. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. 7,575,436 on Aug. 18. The patent has been assigned to Southwire Co., Carrollton, Ga. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotating...

Patent No. 7,557,301 Issued on July 7, Assigned to Southwire for Electrical Cable Manufacturing Method (Georgia Inventors)
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/20/2009; 402 words; ...electrical cable. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. 7,557,301 on July 7. The patent has been assigned to Southwire Co., Carrollton, Ga. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed...

Port of New Orleans braces as U.S. cargo figures fall but finds bright spot with cruise business
New Orleans CityBusiness; 4/5/2009; 909 words; ...Port of Miami Terminal Operating Co. container terminal, he noticed...copper and aluminum wire manufacturer Southwire Co. Inc., based in Carrolton, Ga. With manufacturing down, Southwire doesn't need metals as much, he...

Hot gadgets at CES: Browser cam, LED TV, new Palm
AP Worldstream; 1/12/2009; 1064 words; ...available this month for $500. _ Samsung Electronics Co. announced the Luxia line of high-end flat-panel TVs...TV on the wall without having cables dangling from it? Southwire Co. demonstrated a new product in its Flatwire line of paper...

Southwire provides power. The privately held company was founded in 1950, by Roy Richards, Senior. Their divisions are, Wire and Cable, Copper, Machinery, Aluminum Rod, NSA, Specialty Products, Georgia Wire Products, SCR Technology Consumer Products Division, and Forte Power Systems. In August of 1999, Southwire began building the world's first high-temperature, superconducting (HTS) power system. The three 30 meter power cables will power three of the company's manufacturing plants. Southwire also has offices in Mexico, Hong Kong, and Paris. The company employs over 4500 workers, and is owned by the Richards family. Top competitors include, Alcatel, and Marmon Group.


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