Commodity Cables

What Commodity Cables does

Commodity Cables, LLC. is a privately held, family-owned wholesale distributor of electrical and communications cables headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia. Founded in 2001, the company sells exclusively to distribution partners (not end users) across four core product categories: aluminum cables (service drop, URD, MC, XHHW, ACSR), category/ethernet cables (Cat 3 through Cat 6A in riser, plenum, outdoor, and direct burial variants), copper building wire (coax, fire alarm, control cable, security, thermostat, speaker), and portable cord (SJOOW, SOOW, Type W). The company has expanded its catalog to include tray cable, armored cable, medium voltage cable, and commercial building wire.

The business is built on a logistics-led value proposition. Commodity Cables operates 10 US warehouses that enable same-day shipping on in-stock orders placed before a 2:30 PM local cutoff, routing each shipment from the warehouse closest to the customer's job site. Its structured cabling products are backed by a 35-year end-to-end warranty, channel-tested with leading connectivity manufacturers and warranted against defects under TIA/EIA and ISO/IEC standards. The company emphasizes downloadable spec sheets on every product, single-PO ordering for both everyday and hard-to-find SKUs, and a knowledgeable phone-based sales team.

The revenue model is straightforward wholesale product resale. Pricing is quote-based (no public pricing), and transactions are one-time purchases rather than subscriptions. The company reaches customers through its website catalog, phone and email sales, and digital advertising (Google Analytics, Facebook). Customer segments span construction and electrical contracting, data center and IT infrastructure, telecommunications, industrial and manufacturing, utilities, healthcare, government, and education, among others. The company remains privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or public financial reporting. Commodity Cables, LLC. is a privately held, family-owned wholesale distributor of electrical and communications cables headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia. Founded in 2001, the company sells exclusively to distribution partners (not end users) across four core product categories: aluminum cables (service drop, URD, MC, XHHW, ACSR), category/ethernet cables (Cat 3 through Cat 6A in riser, plenum, outdoor, and direct burial variants), copper building wire (coax, fire alarm, control cable, security, thermostat, speaker), and portable cord (SJOOW, SOOW, Type W). The company has expanded its catalog to include tray cable, armored cable, medium voltage cable, and commercial building wire.

The business is built on a logistics-led value proposition. Commodity Cables operates 10 US warehouses that enable same-day shipping on in-stock orders placed before a 2:30 PM local cutoff, routing each shipment from the warehouse closest to the customer's job site. Its structured cabling products are backed by a 35-year end-to-end warranty, channel-tested with leading connectivity manufacturers and warranted against defects under TIA/EIA and ISO/IEC standards. The company emphasizes downloadable spec sheets on every product, single-PO ordering for both everyday and hard-to-find SKUs, and a knowledgeable phone-based sales team.

The revenue model is straightforward wholesale product resale. Pricing is quote-based (no public pricing), and transactions are one-time purchases rather than subscriptions. The company reaches customers through its website catalog, phone and email sales, and digital advertising (Google Analytics, Facebook). Customer segments span construction and electrical contracting, data center and IT infrastructure, telecommunications, industrial and manufacturing, utilities, healthcare, government, and education, among others. The company remains privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or public financial reporting.

Name

Commodity Cables

Legal name

Commodity Cables, LLC.

Website

https://commoditycables.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Commodity Cables is a privately held, family-owned wholesale B2B distributor of electrical and communications cables selling exclusively to distributors across aluminum, copper, category, and portable cord categories from 10 US warehouses with same-day shipping and a 35-year structured cabling warranty.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wire and Cable Distribution

NAICS

Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929)

SIC

Wholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies (5063)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Power Cable (MV/HV) (IMADAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Power Cables & Conductors (LV/MV cables, flexible cables, bus wire, armored cable) (IMAGAEAC), Coaxial, RF & Specialty Signal Cable (IMADAMAE), Hazardous-Location, Marine & Harsh-Environment Cable (IMADAMAO)

Keywords

• Wholesale cable distribution
• Electrical wire products
• Structured cabling systems
• Ethernet category cables
• Portable power cords

Headquarters

HQ city

Suwanee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Cable and Wire Product Sales: Commodity Cables generates revenue through the wholesale sale of electrical cables and wires, including aluminum (URD, service drop, MC cable, XHHW), copper (control cable, fire alarm, coax, security, thermostat, speaker), category cable (Cat 3, Cat 5E, Cat 6, Cat 6A), and portable cord (SJOOW, SOOW, Type W). Revenue is generated through one-time product transactions, not subscription-based.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Commodity Cables is a wholesale B2B distributor of electrical and communications cables, offering aluminum cable, copper building wire, category/ethernet cable, and portable cord products to distribution partners. The company operates 10 US warehouses and provides same-day shipping on in-stock orders placed before 2:30 PM local cutoff, alongside downloadable spec sheets and a 35-year structured cabling warranty on UTP and fiber products.

Product overview

Commodity Cables is a wholesale B2B distributor of electrical and communications cables selling exclusively to distribution partners. The company offers four primary product categories: Aluminum cables (service drop, URD, MC, XHHW wire, ACSR conductors, SE cable), Category/Ethernet cables (Cat 3 through Cat 6A in riser, plenum, outdoor, and direct burial variants), Copper building wire (coax, fire alarm, control cable, security, thermostat, speaker wire), and Portable cords (SJOOW, SOOW, Type W for industrial use). Products are backed by a 35-year structured cabling warranty for UTP and fiber structured cabling. The company operates from 10 US warehouses with same-day shipping on in-stock orders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aluminum Cable Aluminum electrical cables including service drop cable, URD cable, MC cable, aluminum XHHW wire, ACSR conductor, and SER/SEU service entrance cable for residential and commercial electrical applications. Sold wholesale to distribution partners.
• Category Cable Ethernet and network cables including Cat 3, Cat 5E, Cat 6, and Cat 6A in riser, plenum, and outdoor/direct burial variants. Channel-tested for 35-year structured cabling warranty.
• Copper Cable Copper building wire and low-voltage cables including RG6 coax, RG11, control cable, fire alarm (FPLR/FPLP), security cable, speaker wire, thermostat wire, THHN wire, and bundled cables.
• Portable Cord Flexible power cords including SJOOW, SOOW, and Type W cables for mining, industrial, and heavy-duty applications, as well as submersible pump cable and VFD cable.
• 35-Year Structured Cabling Warranty End-to-end warranty program for UTP and fiber structured cabling, channel-tested with leading connectivity manufacturers, covering defects and supporting applications designed for structured cabling links per TIA/EIA and ISO/IEC standards.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Leading Connectivity ManufacturerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with leading connectivity manufacturers for channel-testing of UTP and fiber structured cabling products. These partnerships enable the 35-year end-to-end warranty on structured cabling, ensuring compatibility and reliability verified through industry testing standards (TIA/EIA and ISO/IEC).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Windy City Wire: US wholesale distributor of low-voltage cable, structured cabling, and connectivity products targeting electrical and low-voltage contractors. Highly comparable to Commodity Cables in product mix (Cat 5e/6/6A, coax, fiber) and B2B distribution model, with overlapping end customers in construction and IT infrastructure.
• IEWC (Interstate Electrical Wire & Cable): Global wholesale distributor of wire, cable, and wire management products serving OEM and industrial customers. Direct peer in business model (B2B wire and cable distribution) with a broader product portfolio and geographic reach, providing a useful scale benchmark for Commodity Cables' positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Wesco International: One of the largest electrical, communications, and utility distribution companies in North America, offering wire and cable among a broad portfolio of electrical products. Overlaps with Commodity Cables in copper building wire, category cable, and portable cord, but operates at vastly greater scale and with a much broader product set.
• Graybar Electric Company: Large US employee-owned distributor of electrical, communications, and data networking products including wire, cable, and connectivity. Comparable in serving electrical contractors and data infrastructure customers, but with substantially broader product breadth and deeper national coverage than Commodity Cables.
• Rexel: Global electrical distribution company with significant North American presence (including Rexel USA) distributing wire, cable, lighting, and electrical supplies. Overlaps with Commodity Cables in copper and aluminum building wire distribution to electrical contractors, though Rexel operates globally and serves a much wider product set.
• Anixter (Wesco Datacom): Now part of Wesco, Anixter is a major distributor of network and security products including category cable, fiber, and connectivity. Closely comparable to Commodity Cables' category cable and structured cabling business, but serves enterprise networking and data center customers at much larger scale.
• Prysmian Group (General Cable): Global cable manufacturer (which acquired General Cable in 2018) producing a broad range of wire and cable products including power, telecommunications, and specialty cables. Relevant as both a major industry incumbent shaping pricing/availability in the US cable market and a potential competitive reference point for product breadth.

Peers

• Service Wire Company:

Others

• Southwire Company: One of North America's largest manufacturers of wire and cable, producing building wire, cable, and portable cord including aluminum URD, XHHW, and SOOW products that overlap heavily with Commodity Cables' private-label catalog. Comparable as a primary upstream supplier to the cable distribution channel in which Commodity operates.
• Encore Wire: US manufacturer of copper and aluminum building wire including THHN, XHHW, and other wire products overlapping with Commodity Cables' aluminum and copper building wire assortment. Relevant as a domestic upstream supplier and as a benchmark for the manufacturing economics underlying Commodity Cables' private-label products.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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