CENTRAL WIRE INDUSTRIES

The company, now known as Central Wire, was founded in 1955 to manufacture fine diameter red metal wire used in the weaving of fourdrinier fabric for the paper industry. Keeping pace with the times, the firm developed expertise in the production of fine stainless steel wire for this and many other applications.

In 1966 the company was acquired by Albany International Inc., a leading producer of fourdrinier wire cloth. An investor group, including senior management, purchased the business from Albany in 1979. Capitalizing on a half century of expertise in the manufacture of specialized wire products, Central Wire has earned a reputation for excellence in serving a wide variety of domestic and international markets.

In 1989, Central Wire acquired an additional plant located in Dumas, Arkansas. Company operations were further strengthened in 1998 with the purchase of a facility in Lancaster, South Carolina.
In January 2003, Central Wire announced the acquisition of the Greening Donald stainless steel wire plant. Located in Erin Ontario, this facility is world renowned for their quality and selection of wire line products, the 'GD Canline Series'.

In February 2005, The Central Wire Group was formed with the acquisition of the Techalloy Company creating the largest re-drawer of stainless steel and nickel alloy wire in North America. Techalloy was the leading manufacturer of stainless steel and nickel alloy wire in the United States with major product lines including spring wire, cold heading wire and forming wire and a significant supplier to the automotive and aerospace industries.

In November 2006, the manufacturing plants and operations of Techalloy and Central Wire merged into the single entity Central Wire. The welding product line of Central Wire and Techalloy were combined into a new brand known as Techalloy Welding Products.

In September 2008, Central Wire acquired the bar grinding, polishing and ferric annealing operations from Hitachi Metals and in January 2010, Central Wire strengthened their market position further by acquiring the wire rod annealing and pickling operation from Charter Steel located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.