Organization

United Wire & Cable is a unique Canadian owned, federally incorporated company based in Toronto, Canada, serving electrical wire and cable customers on a global basis. From strategically located branch offices, highly qualified technical sales personnel are readily available to assist our valued customer in their respective areas.


Products

The company operates as a full line supplier of insulated power, control, and instrumentation cables, fiber optic cables, bare overhead wire, and special custom designed cables.


Markets

United Wire & Cable supplies electrical wire and cable products to the following market sectors:

Utilities
Governments
Industrials
Mines
Distributors
Contractors


Special Designs

In addition to holding the patents on VERLOK® and HI-TENSILE VERLOK® vertical riser, submarine, and borehold cables, we have the engineering skills and manufacturing facilities available to provide any special cable designs your applications may require.


Technical Services

As additional support for our customers, U.W.C. Technical Systems, a subsidiary, offers complete wire and cable related services.


Technical Leadership

Many of the company's engineering team members pioneered the first length of solid dielectric cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated cable which was produced and installed in Canada in 1963 for a 600V application.

In May of 1990, another milestone was reached. Unite Wire & Cable successfully completed a turn-key project for Ontario Hydro, Toronto, Leaside T.S. by supplying and installing the FIRST online 230kV solid dielectric (XLPE) insulated power cable in North America.


Application Engineering

United Wire & Cable engineering specialists are fully experienced in plant manufacturing, design engineering, product marketing, applications, and field sales of wire and cable products to more effectively service your electrical system needs.

Our technical team members are totally familiar with Canadian technical standards, as well as those of other countries. We are fully capable of matching non-standard products to meet domestic demand, when necessary.


Product Approvals and Standards

Our full line of wire and cable products meet or exceed one or more of the following industry standards:

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA)
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC)
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

 

Sample Client List

Click on the following link to see a partial listing of some of our Clients.

Goals

We at United Wire & Cable take great pride in providing high quality products and the necessary reliable services to meet any application requirements at competitive prices and with timely deliveries.