Building wire is generally used to carry electrical current to all circuits of power in a building or dwelling. This product is utilized in the construction of almost every ...
Name brands can often be expensive - even in the electrical industry. Belden is an established wire & cable brand that often falls into this "premium" category. For the ...
Get to know DWC’s new CEO Q: What was it about the opportunity to join DWC that appealed to you for this next chapter of your career? When I ...
An excellent perk to reward hard work! For any company, hiring, developing, and retaining good employees is essential to business success. A staff of seasoned, experienced professionals who have ...
The modern day work environment is evolving and many electrical distributors are increasing their focus on employee wellness. Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC) advocates its employees to Live Healthy ...
If you have a customer with an upcoming project requiring wire & cable, you want to get them what they need, when they need it. In most cases, these ...
Your electrical distributor has a unique vision, operational style, and its own way of doing things. These elements, among others, help form your company culture. Culture impacts different aspects ...
Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC) stocks several types of high temperature wire. High temp wire is a hard to find specialty wire that is used in high heat conditions. ...
In most markets, electrical distribution is a highly competitive space with wholesalers in direct competition for counter sales and project business. A wide range of factors determine which distributors ...
Every year, Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC) customers look forward to the NFL pick ‘em challenge at the beginning of football season. Within DWC, employees get excited for a league of ...
Every Holiday season, people of the electrical distribution industry join together to support Distributor Wire & Cable’s (DWC) toy drive. Each year, DWC collects toys to donate to the ...
Introducing our newest Account Manager, Julian Fox. Julian Fox was born and raised in Colorado. He moved to Texas while in high school and when he graduated, he received ...
DWC is proud to celebrate 10 years in business! We opened our doors in 2008. Back then, our founder, Bryce Huett, had experience in the wire and cable industry ...
See what happened behind the scenes at DWC in 2017. It’s our Year in Review! For Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC), 2017 was a whirlwind! Our family continued to grow ...
The Holidays can be magical and merry. . . In 2017, it seemed like Christmas was here in September. Stores stocked their shelves with decorations and the toy commercials ...
Once upon a time, in The Kingdom of Copper, there was a bustle amongst the royals and the nobles. Stories about wire & cable were being told, and uncertainty ...
Hello, my name is Jared Karlson. I am Distributor Wire & Cable’s (DWC) Sales Intern. I am currently a student at the University of Nebraska-Kearney (UNK) majoring in Industrial ...
Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC) is excited to announce another addition to our sales team, Wayne Niederhaus. Before joining the DWC Family, Wayne worked as a sales manager at Arrow ...
Last month we asked you about our customer service, stock, what we could do better for you and more. We told you to let us have it because we’re ...
On Cinco de Mayo, we held our second Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC) award ceremony. We have an extraordinary family and love to recognize them for their hard work. ...
Last month, Denver HQ was packed with more family members than usual. Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC) held its first Cable Distribution Center (CDC) Manager Summit. Managers flew in ...
Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC) added a new family member to our sales team, Dan Ford. His background in accounting and finance is the perfect compliment to his new ...
We are proud to announce an exclusive partnership with Tele-Fonika for medium voltage cables in the U.S. Western territories. As a Master Distributor of specialty wire and cable, we are looking ...
At Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC), we pride ourselves on our unique company culture. Part of that culture stems from the fun things we provide to the DWC Family ...
We all know that high temp wire is HOT, but how hot can it really get? First, let’s look at a few of the different types of high temp ...
If you watched the video above, you already know that we added Aluminum URD to our inventory. If you haven’t watched the video, oops! We’ve let the cat out of ...
We sat down with our Cable Distribution Center (CDC) Manager, Chris Harrison, to talk about what it’s like to work in our Denver CDC. Before working at DWC, Chris ...
When you work in an office every day, things can get rather monotonous. Go to work. Say hello to the weird guy who sits by the front door. Drink ...
Eating healthy is a daily, maybe even hourly struggle that many people face. The problem is that often, the cheapest, or easiest option isn’t always the healthiest. Sometimes, the ...
Our website is a labor of love…The thing is, not everyone knows that the photos on our website are real moments that actually happened. Since I was one of ...
Distributor Wire & Cable is proud to present its online product catalog. With this electronic version, you can use the search feature to check out different product types and ...
Everyone has stress, but not everyone knows how to manage it. As part of our value to Live Healthy, we took a hard look at ourselves and the stress ...
“This month, our Procurement Manager, Robert McCord, asked us to highlight a few of the items he’s been purchasing. As you may already know, he loves to shop for ...
Synchronized swimming is not for the faint of heart. It takes dedication. It is a combination of dance and gymnastics and when done properly it is a beautiful display ...
Leadership is a big, scary word that gets thrown around quite often in the workplace. What does leadership actually mean? What does it look like? At Distributor Wire & ...
We have incredible people at Distributor Wire & Cable, and they make our family pretty awesome! With it being award season, we thought it was time to host the ...
Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC) is excited to announce that it is looking at expanding its business and exploring the opening of its ninth Cable Distribution Center in southern ...
Dan Johnson, DWC logistics specialist, has been named chairman of the 2016 DWC Safety Team. The team’s objective is to consistently deliver the safest workplace for the DWC Family. ...
We are thrilled to announce that we made it to the east in Columbus, Ohio. Our eighth cable distribution center (CDC) officially opened its doors on Monday, October 5th, ...
We spoke to a diverse group of our customers across the country. From Abilene to Cottage Grove and Whippany to Kennewick, you gave us your thoughts about your customer ...
The DWC Family is growing! In the past three months we added four new family members to our sales team. We’re happy to have them on board. The east ...
We are finally moving east! Columbus, Ohio will be our third cable distribution center (CDC) opening in 2015, and our eighth total. We are thrilled to add Columbus to ...
Think back to your first job. I remember mine. I worked for $4.25/hour at Higginbotham Bros & Company. Your first job can teach you a lot about yourself. ...
Hot summer days can only mean one thing. Golf season is finally here! On Saturday, August 1st we hosted our 6th Annual Hack’s & Whack’s Golf Tournament. We returned ...
DWC is now stocking high temperature wire, sizes 16-10 AWG. SRML, also known as SFF-2, is rated at 150ºC and is a 600V single conductor product. It is available ...
Who doesn’t love a fresh homemade chocolate chip cookie? I prefer mine a little warm so the chocolate is slightly melted inside. As we celebrate DWC’s 7th birthday this ...
We are thrilled to announce that our seventh cable distribution center (CDC) is now open! Our Kansas City CDC officially opened its doors on Monday, May 18th, 2015, only ...
Developing our family and the culture at DWC is something that we take very seriously. We work very hard to provide superior customer service and be the best at ...
Thank you to everyone who took the fastQuote Challenge. We received some pretty spectacular emails and photos. The winners of the fastQuote Challenge are Matthew Abilia, Rexel Electric, and ...
The DWC Outside Sales Team arrived in Denver Monday, April 20th for an intense boot camp that challenged their abilities and stretched their minds. This exciting, fast-paced training was ...
Calling all DWC fans! We’re challenging you to try fastQuote. Imagine never having to use the fax machine and hardly ever having to pick up the phone. All you need ...
We are thrilled to announce that our sixth cable distribution center (CDC) is now open! Reno officially opened its doors on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, set-up and ready to ...
It has always been a goal of ours to be in two places at once. How else do you think we are so Crazy, Stupid Fast? We found the ...
The topics for Beyond Wire & Cable come to me in many ways. Sometimes I find inspiration for my message inside the books I am reading, current events in ...
While Pete Comber is not new to the electrical distribution family, he is new to the Distributor Wire & Cable Family. Pete has been in the industry for more ...
It is Sunday evening and time to start planning for a hectic Monday morning. Is that little voice in your head dreading the start to another week, or is ...
Reno is home to the Truckee River, the University of Nevada and the Awful Awful, considered by many to be the best late-night burger around! It was the gambling capital of ...
Recently I went to a popular breakfast eatery for the first time. This Denver restaurant opened in 2006, just a couple years before I opened DWC. The company and ...
The holidays are a time full of giving, family, friends and cheer that always starts early and ends too quickly. At Distributor Wire & Cable (DWC) we like to ...
At DWC, we value being a Disruptive, Chaotic Force, not only within the electrical distribution industry, but also within our DWC Family. We are pleased to announce our new ...
During the holiday season many people struggle to stay healthy, especially when all they want to do is cozy up next to the fire, drink cocoa and watch holiday ...
Everyone could use a helping hand every now and again. Just a little extra something to make life a bit easier. What about a smart button? Push the button ...
With today’s technology, websites are always changing, growing and evolving. We decided it was time for our website to do the same. We have always thought of ourselves as ...
We were rafting down the Colorado River enjoying the nice summer sun when we took a detour and came upon some class five rapids. When we emerged from the ...
Living healthy can be a challenging and rewarding task that requires the help of a few friends to get you motivated and moving. At DWC, living healthy is one ...
Often times heading off to work means leaving your best friend at home alone all day. That is not the case for the dogs of DWC and their owners. ...
This year was a crazy, stupid, fast roller coaster year for our Distributor Wire & Cable family. Throughout 2013 our DWC family has doubled in size! This year, 24 ...
For many people staying healthy during the holidays can be a difficult task, especially when temptation is lurking behind every corner. Not this year! You can beat the holiday ...
Distributor Wire & Cable Company announces plans to open their next cable distribution center in the spring of 2014. DWC is making the move to the land of 10,000 ...
We believe that in order to build an organization which achieves real results, we need to invest in developing our people. We have to create a culture of developing ...
Any employee of DWC can agree how challenging, crazy and exciting this organization can be. At one time or another, employees have pulled from different resources in an effort ...
Distributor Wire, an exclusive partner to electrical wholesalers, extends its services by offering 1 hour guaranteed quotes on the weekends and after hours. “We have learned our wholesalers are ...
During the month of September, the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) approved Distributor Wire & Cable as an Associate Value Added-Reseller. Tyler Waggoner from DWC who worked with ...
From the inception of Distributor Wire & Cable Company, the business has had a firm goal of one day giving back to the electrical wholesale community. The development of ...
July 21, 2012, Distributor Wire and Cable held their 3rd Annual Hack’s & Whack’s Golf Tournament at Fitzsimons Golf Course in Aurora, Colorado. Record-breaking attendance at the tournament created ...
For the 4th year in a row, DWC sponsors CED, Denver at their 15th Annual Clay Shoot. A group of six DWC employees headed up to Kiowa, Colorado to ...
On June 12, 2012, DWC kicked-off their first annual Sumo Social at their Denver facility. With the growth DWC has experienced the past few months, there was no better ...
In honor of Memorial Day, Distributor Wire is saying thank you to their wholesale partners in May by giving each customer who served in any branch of the military ...
Distributor Wire expanded their value added service in April by purchasing a new wire twisting machine for their Denver, CO location. This state-of-the-art twister has the ability to ...
Distributor Wire kicked off the DWC March Madness Bracket Buster Contest on March 12th for their wholesale partners. “This contest is one of the favorites for our distributors,” commented Rodney Evans ...
Distributor Wire & Cable, an industry leader selling specialty wire and cable through wholesale distribution, announces the opening of three new stocking locations by the beginning of 2015. “Our brand ...
Distributor Wire & Cable puts a new spin on introducing its products, services and technology to the electrical distributor with the DWC Meat & Greet. “The industry standard Lunch & Learn process ...
With over 1000 votes being placed; the first, second, and third place photos have been announced in DWC’s first ever Distributor Diary Contest. The Distributor Diary was added to the ...
Distributor Wire & Cable and Crum Electric joined forces in November to make a donation to the United Way of Natrona County. Dave Lacey, outside sales for Crum Electric ...
Distributor Wire & Cable introduces new product families into their Denver and Seattle facilities. DWC’s new inventory investment includes Type W Mining Cords, Type G Mining Cords, Type GG-C Mining ...
CED in Denver, CO hosted their 14th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot on Saturday June 18th at Quail Run in Kiowa, CO. Bill Aki, outside sales at CED, organizes and ...
2010 brought many good things to Distributor Wire but nothing was as important as their employee’s health. The DWC Fitness Challenge gave each employee a chance to set a ...
Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC as most commonly known was discovered by sheer accident in the 19th century. First in 1835 by Henri Victor Regnault and then in 1872 by ...
October 1st kicked off the 3rd Annual Toys For Tots Drive at Distributor Wire & Cable. This year DWC is hoping to collect over 500 new toys for local ...
Distributor Wire hosted their inaugural Hacks & Whacks Golf Tournament on August 21, 2010 for their local distributor partners. The golf event was held at Fitzsimons Golf Course in ...
Distributor Wire & Cable Company recently expanded into an adjacent facility when a neighboring tenant was forced to foreclose. The adjacent unit, combined with their current facility, provides DWC ...
A frequent question these days in the specialty wire and cable world is the difference between Diesel Locomotive Cable, or DLO, and welding cable. This article briefly highlights the ...
The term “Master Distributor” is thrown around a lot these days in the electrical industry, yet it seems that many people are unsure of what it actually means. Over ...
This article explains a popular form of copper tray cable called XLP or sometimes referred to as XLPE tray cable. XLP tray cable is a 600 volt product that ...
Distributor Wire & Cable, a leading specialty wire and cable company based in Colorado, is delivering Christmas cheer with their 2nd Annual Toys for Tots Drive. DWC has pledged ...
This article talks about the various types of sound and security wire available today. Sound and security wire is most commonly purchased as a stranded copper product. These types ...
The chemical element Copper, with the symbol Cu and the atomic number of 29, is one of the first known metals and possibly the most important discovery in the ...
This article is meant to explain the various types of thermocouple wire as well as explain the difference between thermocouple grade and thermocouple extension wire. First, it is good ...
Cat6 Cable is a phone and Ethernet computer cable consisting of 4 pairs intimately twisted together with either a PVC (riser) or Plenum rating. Cat6 Cable is the latest ...
Switchboard Wire is most often referred to in the electrical industry as simply SIS wire. It is also at times called out by electricians and end users as UL3173. ...
Distributor Wire & Cable Company hosted their inaugural Toys for Tots Drive. The event kicked off in early November 2008 with DWC pledging to donate a toy for every ...
DLO Cable, or diesel locomotive cable, is a flexible single conductor copper cable used in motor and power leads. DLO cable can also be used to wire diesel locomotives, ...
Shielded cable is offered in a variety of wire and cable products such as shielded tray cable, shielded cat 5 cable and VFD cable. The most common reason for ...
Machine Tool Wire, or most commonly referred to as MTW, is a stranded flexible hook up wire. MTW is used for the internal wiring of appliances including refrigeration equipment, ...
Today’s featured article is in regards to Type W mining cable, its construction and applications in the work place. Type W is a highly flexible, durable cable that is ...
Fire alarm cables are one of the most popular types of low voltage products on the market today. Fire alarm cable is found in all types of commercial and ...
SO cable is one of the most popular and versatile portable electrical cords made today. These are multi-conductor cords, comprised of 2 or more conductors, which can be used ...
The single most important ingredient determining the cost of wire and cable is the current price of copper. Copper is a commodity like any other metal therefore its price ...
When it comes to functionality and diversity in the specialty wire and cable industry, it is without a doubt that tray cable stands out as the clear winner. VNTC ...
This article is used to explain the differences between copper and aluminum. The two most commonly used conductors for wire and cable. Silver is the best conductor; however its ...
This week’s article covers coaxial cable or most commonly referred to as simply coax. Coax utilizes many types of constructions for all types of data transmission applications. Coax was ...
Teck 90 cable originated in Canada but is a popular product in many areas of the world today. Teck Cable is composed of bare copper conductors with cross linked ...
The debate continues regarding the use of the newer Continuous Vulcanized (CV) cured rubber or the older lead cured rubber in the construction of mining cables, with mixed results. ...
Today’s topic is Submersible Pump cable, or Sub Pump as its most commonly referred. This is a specialized product used to supply current/power to the Submersible Pump typically in ...
Indoor phone and data cable is manufactured in multiple styles, sizes and pair counts. This brief article is used to explain the similarities and differences between the different categories ...
This article is used to explain the most popular styles of copper medium voltage (MV) power cables and their usage. The standard range for medium voltage cables is between ...
There are a variety of wire and cable products that are manufactured in plenum versions. The most commonly used is plenum cable. Plenum cables are used in electrical or ...
Low smoke zero halogen, or LSZH, refers to using compounds in the cable jacketing manufacturing process that are halogen free. Materials that contain halogens emit potentially harmful gases when ...
One of the most popular mining cords today is Type G. Standard Type G mining cord is a bare copper cord rated at 2000 volts (2KV). Type G uses ...
There are two different types of fire alarm system circuits, NPLFA and PLFA. NPLFA can operate at up to 600V with unlimited power output. A PLFA has limited voltage ...
Welding cable is a popular portable cord that is used in various welding applications as well as many power supply applications not exceeding 600V where some flexibility is required. ...