The North Carolina Research Campus occupies the site of the old Cannon Mills operation, which makes it an unusually literal example of what happens across this part of the state: an industrial building becomes a laboratory, and the electrical system is rebuilt around it.
That work produces instrumentation and control cable with specific pair counts, plus the feeder and branch wiring any large renovation requires. Rowan County's manufacturing plants add their own maintenance stock to the supply.
Where the wire comes from in Kannapolis
Research and laboratory buildings
Lab fit-out uses shielded instrumentation cable and control cable in specified lengths, and leftovers are usually tagged.
Mill building redevelopment
Converting large mill buildings requires new distribution and produces recoverable copper and armored cable during teardown.
Rowan County manufacturing
Plants in the surrounding towns hold maintenance stock of THHN, XHHW and control cable that eventually gets cleared out.

Wire types to send from Kannapolis
- Control and instrumentationLab and instrumentation cable with pair counts.
- Building wireFeeders and branch circuits for large renovations.
- MC and AC cableCommercial and lab branch wiring.
- Copper wireGrounding conductor and bare copper from re-wiring.
Service area, not a branch
Kannapolis 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 Kannapolis
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 Kannapolis address or ZIP where it is stored
- Loading: dock, forklift, or ground level
Quote your surplus wire in Kannapolis
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 Kannapolis
- 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.