Charlotte Wire and Cable Company

What Charlotte Wire and Cable Company does

Charlotte Wire & Cable Company Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned wire and cable stocking distributor founded in 1993 by Mike Biggers and headquartered in Concord, North Carolina. The company maintains an inventory of over 2,000 SKUs across 14 product categories — including building wire, armored cable, utility wire (URD, AAC, ACSR), high voltage cables (5KV–35KV), instrumentation, VFD, portable flex, thermocouple, European flex, hi-temp/lead, electronic/security/alarm, and data/telecom cables — serving industrial/manufacturing, residential/commercial construction, utility/infrastructure, and logistics end-markets across all 50 U.S. states.

The business operates as a pure physical-distribution intermediary with no in-house manufacturing: 100% of sales route exclusively through electrical distribution channel partners, a policy Mike Biggers has maintained since founding. Operations span a 150,000-square-foot combined warehouse and office footprint anchored by the Concord, NC headquarters and shipping warehouse, supplemented by a general office in Linthicum, Maryland. Sales personnel average over 12 years of industry experience, and the company offers 24/7 emergency on-call service year-round (including holidays).

The company is founder-led with Mike Biggers serving as President & Founder, reports no outside investors, parent entity, or external funding, and discloses no M&A activity, partnerships, patents, certifications, or named customers. With an 11–50 employee range and no disclosed revenue, Charlotte Wire is positioned as a mid-sized, channel-disciplined specialist distributor whose competitive identity rests on SKU depth, stocking reliability, and technical specification support rather than proprietary technology, automation, or AI capabilities.

Name

Charlotte Wire and Cable Company

Legal name

Charlotte Wire & Cable Company Inc.

Website

https://charlottewire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Charlotte Wire & Cable Company Inc., founded in 1993, is a privately held U.S. stocking distributor of more than 2,000 wire and cable SKUs spanning 14 categories, selling exclusively through electrical distribution partners to industrial, commercial, residential, utility, and infrastructure end-markets across all 50 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wire and Cable Distribution

NAICS

Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing (33592)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Building Wire & Cable (Residential/Commercial) (IMADAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Power Cables & Conductors (LV/MV cables, flexible cables, bus wire, armored cable) (IMAGAEAC), Utility & Underground Distribution Cable (URD/Substation) (IMADAMAG), Cable Assemblies & Wire Harnesses (HDAHAOAB)

Keywords

• Wire and cable distribution
• Electrical distribution channel
• Building wire products
• Utility wire supply
• Industrial cable distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wire and Cable Product Sales: Revenue generated through distribution of wire and cable products to electrical distributors. The company operates exclusively through the electrical distribution channel, selling to industrial, manufacturing, residential, commercial, utility, and infrastructure customers. Products include building wire, utility wire, armored cable, high voltage, instrumentation, portable flex, and specialty cables.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Charlotte Wire & Cable Company distributes more than 2,000 wire and cable products across 14 categories—including armored cable, building wire, utility wire, high-voltage cable, instrumentation cable, portable flex, thermocouple, VFD, and tray cable—to electrical distributors serving industrial, manufacturing, residential, commercial, and utility sectors throughout the United States. The company operates from 150,000 sq ft of warehouse and office space in Concord, NC, plus a satellite office in Linthicum, MD, and sells 100% through the electrical distribution channel.

Product overview

Charlotte Wire and Cable Company is a wire and cable distributor founded in 1993, operating as a single unified distribution platform rather than a modular software product. The company offers an extensive portfolio of over 2,000 wire and cable products organized across 14 core product categories: Armored Cable, Building Wire, Category/Telephone Cable, Electronic/Security/Alarm Cables, European Flex, Hi-Temp/Lead Wire, High Voltage Cable, Instrumentation Cable, Portable Flex, Technical Section (reference materials), Thermocouple Cable, Tray Cable, Utility Wire, and VFD Cable. These products serve industrial, manufacturing, residential/commercial, and utility/infrastructure sectors. The product line includes aluminum and copper conductors in various gauges and configurations, with insulation types such as PVC, XLP, EPR, FEP, PTFE, and silicone for applications ranging from 300V to 35KV. The company maintains 150,000 square feet of warehouse and office space and distributes nationwide through the electrical distribution channel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Armored Cable Armored cable products with aluminum and copper conductors, interlocked armor types MC, TECK-90 variants, and continuous armor MC-HL options ranging from 600V to 15KV ratings; for industrial and commercial installations.
• Building Wire Building wire solutions including aluminum and copper conductors with insulation types such as THHN, XHHW-2, XLP, USE, SER, SEU, and UF-B for residential and commercial applications.
• Category/Telephone Cable Category 3, 5, 5e, 6, and 6A cables in aerial, plenum, nonplenum, outdoor, and direct burial variants, plus fiber optic cables for indoor/outdoor telecommunications applications.
• Electronic, Security, Alarm Cables Electronic, security, and alarm cables including shielded and non-shielded configurations, coaxial RG59/RG6/RG11, fire alarm cables, thermostat cable, and computer/data cables for security systems.
• European Flex European-style flexible cables including standard flex PVC, shielded flex PVC, super flex PVC, and flex TC-ER cables in various gauges for industrial equipment.
• Hi-Temp/Lead Wire High-temperature wire and lead wire with PVC (105C), XLP (90-150C), CSPE/EPDM (105-150C), FEP (200C), PTFE (200C), and silicone/glass (150-450C) insulation ratings.
• High Voltage Cable High voltage cables including 2400V non-shielded, 5KV shielded, 15KV shielded, and 35KV shielded options with EPR, XLP, and PVC insulation for power transmission applications.
• Instrumentation Cable Instrumentation cables including PLTC, VNTC, low smoke TC, XLP CPE TC, FREP CPE TC, and armored instrumentation variants for industrial control applications.
• Portable Flex Portable flexible cords and cables including SOOW, SEOOW, SJOOW, STOW, SJTOW, pendant/reel cables, Type W and Type G mining cables, Type SHD-GC mining cables, DLO, submersible pump cables, and welding cable.
• Thermocouple Cable Thermocouple extension wires and cables including PVC insulated, FEP/PFA insulated, XLP CPE insulated, and high-temperature glass insulated variants for various thermocouple types (EX, TX, JX, KX).
• Tray Cable Tray cables including VNTC, XLP PVC TC, XLP CPE TC, XLP thermoset CPE TC, FREP CPE TC, low smoke TC, and VFD tray cables for industrial tray applications.
• Utility Wire Utility wire products including URD (Underground Residential Distribution), AAC (All Aluminum Conductor), ACSR (Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced), aluminum service entrance cables (quad and triplex overhead/underground), and aluminum underground distribution cables.
• VFD Cable Variable Frequency Drive cables including shielded PVC nylon VFD TC and shielded XLP VFD TC in 3C and 4C configurations with grounds for motor drive applications.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rexel: Global electrical distributor with deep U.S. presence (including Rexel USA) offering wire, cable, and related electrical products through distribution partners, comparable to Charlotte Wire's B2B channel motion.
• Sonepar: World's largest independent electrical distributor with U.S. operations; competes broadly in wire and cable distribution across industrial, commercial, and utility markets where Charlotte Wire operates.
• Wesco International: Large public electrical, communications, and utility distribution company with a broad portfolio that overlaps Charlotte Wire's industrial, commercial, and utility cable categories, but operates at vastly greater scale across many product lines.
• Graybar Electric Company: Major employee-owned electrical distributor serving contractors, industrial, and utility customers across the U.S.; directly comparable channel model and product overlap with Charlotte Wire's wire and cable focus.

Direct peers

• Omni Cable: U.S. wire and cable specialist distributor with similar channel-driven model, broad SKU portfolio including building, utility, and specialty cables, and a comparable focus on serving electrical distributors across multiple end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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