Lake Cable is a privately held wire and cable manufacturing company specializing in Instrumentation, Tray, Thermocouple, HVAC, Fire Alarm, Broadcast, Communication, Utility and custom made wire products.
How does a company go from 3 machines to 4 plants?
That’s easy: Delivering on a vision.
Bill Runzel IV started Lake Cable in the 1990’s on the west side of Chicago with just 3 machines for making wire – and a total of four people. Fortunately, Bill had quite a few things going for him during those humble beginnings.
For one, he comes from a family that’s been in the wire business for over...