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History of Wirerope Works, Inc |
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Wirerope Works, Inc. has a long and
illustrious history, dating back to 1886.
Over the past 100 years the Company has
evolved from a local wire rope mill to a
fully-integrated wire and wire rope
manufacturer recognized internationally for
its craftsmanship, innovation and
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1886 Morrison Patent Wire Rope
Company formed.
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1888 Name of
company changed to Williamsport Wire
Rope Company.
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1895 Williamsport
Wire Rope Company relocates to 100
Maynard Street,
Wirerope
Works, Inc.'s present location.
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1916 Construction
of the new wire mill begins.
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1928 Construction
of the present rope mill begins.
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1937 Bethlehem
Steel Corporation purchased the company,
and it became the Bethlehem Wire Rope
Division of Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
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1968 Installation
of the 72-wire planetary stranding
machine capable of manufacturing
structural strand up to 5-1/2" diameter.
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1970 The
Bethlehem Wire Rope Division purchased
certain assets of Roebling Wire Rope,
relocating equipment to Williamsport.
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1974 Installation
of a 418-ton planetary wire rope closing
machine to manufacture wire rope up to
7" diameter.
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1989 Williamsport
Wirerope Works, Inc. (WWW), the
manufacturer of Bethlehem Wire RopeŽ, is
formed.
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1991 WWW installs
new spoolers and MG sets in the wire
mill.
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1993 Purchase and
installation of a new mainframe and
related software that enables the
company's systems to be fully
integrated.
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1998 WWW becomes a division of
GlobalLIFT Technologies.
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1999 Installation of new
neutralization facility, representing a
multimillion dollar investment into the
plant.
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1999 WWW celebrates its 10th
anniversary.
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2002 Williamsport Wirerope Works
purchased Paulsen Wire Rope out of
bankruptcy. Two months later, restarted
operations as Sunbury Wirerope, LLC.
- 2004
Local entrepreneur purchases
Williamsport Wirerope Works, Inc. and
the Paulsen facility in Sunbury, forming
a new company, Wirerope Works, Inc.
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Wirerope Works, Inc. is the manufacturer
of Bethlehem Wire Rope.
Under this trade name, the company produces wire rope,
structural strand and related products for use in many lifting
and stabilizing applications.
Applications for the use of wire rope and cables include
Elevators, Oil Field and Marine, Logging/Forestry, Mining,
Structural, Construction and Industrial, Ski Lifts and Ocean
Anchors/Mooring Systems.
Wirerope Works, Inc. 100
Maynard Street Williamsport PA 17701 USA Fax:
570-327-4274 Email:
info@wireropeworks.com
Inside
the US: 800-541-7673 International: 570-326-5146 |
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