ABOUT US
General Cable (NYSE:BGC), a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Highland Heights, Kentucky, is a global leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, specialty and communications markets around the world. The Company offers competitive strengths in such areas as breadth of product line, brand recognition, distribution and logistics, sales and service, and operating efficiency.
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Our Heritage
General Cable - one company with the broadest product and global reach in the wire and cable industry. It’s a power, built upon diverse resources, that serves a global market. It’s about new technologies sketched on all four hemispheres. And no matter where you are, we’ve got you wired.
Serving commercial, industrial, electric utility, telecommunications, OEM, military/government, retail, electrical and communications distributor customers worldwide, General Cable and our 14,000 associates conduct business in 57 manufacturing locations in 26 countries, with sales representation around the globe. General Cable can offer a world presence that is aligned with our customers’ ever-changing sets of needs.
With superior research and development, engineering and manufacturing operations, industry-leading logistics capabilities, the broadest product range in the industry, and a strong group of associates seamlessly teaming up to satisfy customers worldwide, there's no question that General Cable is one of the premier wire and cable companies in the world!
Our Vision
General Cable's Global Vision is to be the most highly regarded and successful wire and cable company in the world and to operate in every major geographic market. The Company's Operating Philosophy is to act with the speed and agility of a small company but with the strength and the power of a large company.
How we put our Lean Six Sigma philosophy to work.
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