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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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