CONTINUED COMMITMENTS—


RENEWED SUCCESS


BY MIKE CHALMERS I 24


t’s pretty simple: within the domestic wire rope arena, Strand Core is among the elite. With a rich history dating back over 40 years, they’re one of the most reliable and respected names in the business, and for good reason.


Backed by parent company, Central Wire Inc. (CWI), who purchased Strand Core in 2014, the Florida-based company boasts the capability to manufacture strand from .009” and wire rope up to 5/8” in diameter, while also possessing the ability to make strand and wire rope from bright carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steels, tinned bronze, copper, Inconel, Monel, and other specialty metals. Strand Core is one of the few companies on the


government’s Qualified Products List for aircraft control cables, and also manufactures cable assemblies for rescue hoist systems that are being used around the world. And to top it off, Strand Core products are found throughout the automotive, medical, marine, and construction industries. Founded in 1973 in Baltimore, Maryland, as a division


of Industrial Sales Company (Indusco), Strand Core originally manufactured wire rope and strand up to 3/16” in diameter, but the well-managed company has come a long way over the decades—with product enhancements and relocations that only served to strengthen its growth. At the middle of it all is Al Brown III, Strand Core’s general manager. He has seen the company evolve in capacity and capability since its inception to become one of the premier wire rope enterprises in the industry. But as his name advertises, he’s not the first Al Brown. “My father, Albert R. Brown Jr., worked for John A.


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