About Us

Central Wire manufactures quality wire and wire products in alloys tailored to meet specific customer requirements. With manufacturing locations strategically located throughout North America we provide the widest range of stainless, nickel, copper, brass, bronze and zinc alloy wire products for the North American and global marketplace.

Wire diameters from 0.003 inches to 1.0 inch in a variety of surface finishes, coatings and packages are available. We also offer bars, straightened and cut lengths, profiles, strand, and multiple-end bobbin wire products.

Central Wire– with a half-century of wire excellence,
we remain focused on providing the best in customer service.

History

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 quarter 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.

Perth operations were strengthened in 2002 with the addition of a satellite location. Initially used for warehousing, shipping and receiving, welding wire manufacturing was moved to the Rogers Road location in the summer 2002. This facility now produces Techalloy brand welding products.

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 wireline products, the "GD Canline Series".

In February 2005, The Central Wire Group was formed with the acquisition of the Techalloy Company creating the largest redrawer 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.