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wiredInUSA - March 2014
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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.
Less waste -
easier handling
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