FORT WAYNE, IN. (February 4, 2015)—Jim Vann, Chairman of the Board, Rea Magnet Wire Co. is pleased to announce that our Monterrey, Mexico plant was the 2014 recipient of the Chairman’s Safety Excellence – Plant of the Year award.  The plant topped all North American manufacturing facilities in safety scoring metrics which included a wide […]

FORT WAYNE, IN. (January 29, 2015)—Sherry Connolly, a majority shareholder representative, has been elected to the board of directors of Rea, the largest producer of magnet wire in the world with operations in North America and China. Mrs. Connolly is no stranger to the magnet wire business.  She is the daughter of Jim and Lee […]

It’s always exciting to find Rea products being put to good use, powering progress around the world. The transformer featured in this article used Rea CTC and Transformer Lead Cable, but moving it from Waukesha, Wisconsin and Pine Island, Minnesota was clearly a logistics challenge, as it weighed an impressive 271 tons. Click here to […]

FORT WAYNE, IN. (January 29, 2014)—Scott Harrison, President and CEO of Rea Magnet Wire Company, has been elected to the board of directors of Rea, the largest producer of magnet wire in the world with operations in North America and China. Harrison joined Rea in October 2012 as President and CEO. He came to Rea […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Kurtz E: kkurtz@kellencompany.com P: 917.561.2406 THE COPPER CLUB, INC. TO HONOR REA MAGNET WIRE’S JIM VANN WITH PRESTIGOUS ANKH AWARD New York, NY (April 29, 2013) – The Copper Club, Inc. will honor Jim Vann, Chairman, Rea Magnet Wire with the Ankh Award, naming him a “Copper Man of the Year” in […]

Rea has recently been recognized by two major customers for outstanding performance: Power Partners and GE. Power Partners is a major distribution transformer manufacturer that is supplied copper shaped film from New Haven Avenue, aluminium and round film from Lafayette, and aluminium polymer from Hanover Wire. We were recognized not only for our product quality […]

Rea Magnet Wire Inc. is pleased to announce the receipt of the prestigious Certified Supplier Award from Power Partners. Power Partners is a leading manufacturer of overhead distribution transformers, serving utility, industrial and commercial customers in North America, Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and other markets. As one of only two suppliers receiving the award, […]

Remy, Inc has recognized Rea’s Fort Wayne, Indiana and Monterrey, Mexico plants as top quality suppliers for 2009.

Congratulations to Ken Vandenberghe, OTR/L, CEES, CIPS, MBA, Corporate Health & Safety Manager for Rea Magnet Wire Company. Ken has been named Safety Professional of the Year for 2009 by J.J. Keller Online*. This is the second year that he has won this award; the first being in 2005. This also makes Ken the first […]

At the 2010 EIS Supplier Fair in Mobile, AL, EIS recognized Rea for contributing to their success. Larry Griffin of EIS, in making the award, noted: “Among those in the forefront is Rea Magnet Wire – EIS’ largest supplier. Rea Magnet Wire, and specifically, Rich Nagel, is recognized for an EIS Outstanding Performance Award. Rich […]