Hickory's legacy manufacturing base means a lot of older plants with electrical infrastructure that gets upgraded in phases. Each phase leaves feeder and control cable behind.
The data center campuses around the Catawba Valley add a completely different stream: tray cable, large copper feeders and communication cable bought in enormous quantities and specified precisely.
Where the wire comes from in Hickory
Furniture and textile plant upgrades
Phased electrical upgrades in older plants produce partial reels of feeder, motor and control cable.
Data center and technology campuses
Large facilities in the area buy tray, VFD, control and communication cable in volume, and their leftovers are usually well tagged.
Industrial maintenance stock
Plants that keep spare cable on hand eventually clear it out, often as a mixed lot of identifiable reels.

Wire types to send from Hickory
- MC, AC and tray cableTray and VFD cable from data center work.
- Control and instrumentationPlant and facility controls cable.
- Building wireLarge copper feeders and branch circuits.
- Medium voltage cableCampus and plant distribution cable.
Service area, not a branch
Hickory is a coverage area. We arrange pickup at your site; there is no office or yard to drop material at without talking to us first.
Selling surplus wire in Hickory
Send the wire type, gauge, approximate footage and where it is stored. Photos of the reel tag and the jacket legend shorten the process more than anything else you can put in the form.
If you are not sure what you have, call +1 (614) 715-3047 and read the print legend off the jacket. That is usually enough to identify it.
One reel or a full storage room
Both are normal. A single reel of large copper or medium voltage is worth a look on its own; small partials are worth moving when they travel together.
What to include on the form
- Wire type and voltage class
- Copper or aluminum, and the gauge or MCM
- Approximate footage left, or full versus partial reel
- Reel, spool, coil or carton count
- Condition and whether the tag is still on the reel
- The Hickory address or ZIP where it is stored
- Loading: dock, forklift, or ground level
Quote your surplus wire in Hickory
Two minutes on a phone. Fill in what you know — the wire type, the footage and the location do most of the work, and photos of the tag settle the rest.
- Phone, email or form — your choice
- Pickup arranged at your site in Hickory
- Wire and cable only
Call +1 (614) 715-3047 or email saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
Wire quote request
Tell us what you have and where it is. Photos of the reel tag and jacket legend help us respond faster.