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Through this blending of companies, Southwire added new people, facilities and products and extended its reach into existing markets.</p>", "eventDate" : "2014" }, { "id" : "8796719776828", "heading" : "Launched electrican's tools line", "content" : "<p>Southwire introduced its own line of hand tools, meters and testers.</p>", "eventDate" : "2013", "image" : "/medias/southwiretools-timeline-block.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3w3OTkwNTV8aW1hZ2UvanBlZ3xpbWFnZXMvaDE1L2hiOC84ODU2MjQ0OTQ0OTI2LmpwZ3wxZjRjODM2MWEwN2U5MDNhYWE2NGExMjMxZDhjYjNiYjgyMTdjYzZmM2Q5NTc5Mzc5YTE1ZDhlNWZhYTNjODM3" }, { "id" : "8796719580220", "heading" : "Southwire acquires Tappan & AIW", "content" : "<p>Southwire acquired Tappan Wire & Cable Inc. and American Insulated Wire (AIW) broadening our product offering to service a number of new markets.</p>", "eventDate" : "2010" }, { "id" : "8796719678524", "heading" : "Proof Positive<sup>®</sup>", "content" : "<p>Proof Positive® Copper, with its unique ID code on the center strand, became Southwire’s solution to the growing trend of copper theft in the industry.</p>", "eventDate" : "2010", "image" : "/medias/timeline-proofpositive.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3w3MzQ4MHxpbWFnZS9qcGVnfGltYWdlcy9oMDcvaDViLzg4NTYyNDQ5MTIxNTguanBnfDUwN2VlZGE4ZmM1OGQ3MGFjMTI2MmEzOWRlY2IxYzY4YjY2MzdkMTZjODQwNzI0ZThlNGI2YzkxMDZhNTcwY2I" }, { "id" : "8796719744060", "heading" : "Southwire acquires Maxis", "content" : "<p>Southwire acquired Maxis LLC, a Phoenix, AZ based manufacturer of tools and equipment used in the installation and management of electrical wire and cable products.</p>", "eventDate" : "2009", "image" : "/medias/maxis-timeline-block.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3wxMzg4MTJ8aW1hZ2UvanBlZ3xpbWFnZXMvaGE3L2gwYi84ODU2MjQ0ODc5MzkwLmpwZ3w2NzVmMzdiYTc1Mjg2ZThiNzQ3N2M4OGJiZmM0ZWZhMmNkMmViYTBhZjQ4YWQ1OTI1OTQzOTJkYzJjYTY4NmJk" }, { "id" : "8796719514684", "heading" : "SIM<span style='font-style: italic;font-weight:bold;'>pull</span> Solutions<sup>®</sup> products revolutionize the jobsite", "content" : "<p>Southwire introduced an entire line of products and services geared to make wire pulls easier for contractors. 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