wiredinUSA March 2014

Less waste - easier handling

General Cable has announced further measures to reduce the company’s environmental footprint, in addition to existing comprehensive recycling and conservation programs. Cardboard box packaging will be eliminated for Carol ® brand portable cord products. Existing plastic spools that need to be contained within a box will be replaced by a durable, recyclable high-density polyethylene reel made from heavily recycled material. The reels will be stackable directly onto a pallet. General Cable’s new sturdier reels will include plastic wrap with labels

applied directly to the wrap, allowing a distributor to see the product where previously it was concealed within the box. Additionally, the new reels will ensure safer handling for all throughout the supply chain, with a standardized arbor hole on all reels to ease handling and pulling by contractors. The reels will be stacked and shipped on pallets as before, and there will be little change in quantities or weights on each pallet. General Cable is currently transitioning to the new reels and has cross-referenced part numbers for ease of ordering.

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