At Southwire, living well means much more than earning competitive wages and benefits. It also means working safely in safe environments; making health and wellness part of our daily lives; improving ourselves through continuing education and training; offering a helping hand to fellow employees in need; drawing upon a diverse talents, experiences, and ideas; and enjoying what we do. It means ensuring everyone feels like a respected, valuable part of a team working to make life better for themselves and others.

We are determined to build a diverse workforce. Since 2004, nearly half of all new managerial and professional hires have been either minority or female. The wire and cable industry’s average for lost-time accidents hovers at 1.4 accidents per million hours worked. Southwire’s 2007 rate through September was 0.23 – roughly one-seventh the national rate.

Our Goals

Our 2009 Progress

Improve employee and leadership diversity

35% of managerial hires in 2009 were females or minorities (down from nearly 48% in 2008)

Achieve world-class lost work injury & illness rate performance
by 2012
2009 LWC actual = 0.25
Achieve world-class recordable injury & illness rate performance  by 2012
2009 recordable = 2.75

Establish "behavioral-based safety” rate program in all factories & warehouses by 2009
96% complete (100% completion delayed by late 2008 acquisition)
Complete industrial hygiene audit of all factories & warehouses
by 2009
100% complete
Achieve OSHA VPP certification in all US factories and warehouses by 2012 
18% complete
Increase percentage of goods and service from minority and women-owned businesses
20% improvement over 2008
Ensure that employees and their families exceed the national average rates for mammography and colonoscopy screenings.*
On target to exceed national average
*indicates revised goal.

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Living Well

At Southwire, living well means much more than earning competitive wages and benefits. It also means working safely in safe environments; making health and wellness part of our daily lives; improving ourselves through continuing education and training; offering a helping hand to fellow employees in need; drawing upon a diverse talents, experiences, and ideas; and enjoying what we do. It means ensuring everyone feels like a respected, valuable part of a team working to make life better for themselves and others.

We are determined to build a diverse workforce. Since 2004, nearly half of all new managerial and professional hires have been either minority or female. The wire and cable industry’s average for lost-time accidents hovers at 1.4 accidents per million hours worked. Southwire’s 2007 rate through September was 0.23 – roughly one-seventh the national rate.

Our Goals

Our 2009 Progress

Improve employee and leadership diversity

35% of managerial hires in 2009 were females or minorities (down from nearly 48% in 2008)

Achieve world-class lost work injury & illness rate performance
by 2012
2009 LWC actual = 0.25
Achieve world-class recordable injury & illness rate performance  by 2012
2009 recordable = 2.75

Establish "behavioral-based safety” rate program in all factories & warehouses by 2009
96% complete (100% completion delayed by late 2008 acquisition)
Complete industrial hygiene audit of all factories & warehouses
by 2009
100% complete
Achieve OSHA VPP certification in all US factories and warehouses by 2012 
18% complete
Increase percentage of goods and service from minority and women-owned businesses
20% improvement over 2008
Ensure that employees and their families exceed the national average rates for mammography and colonoscopy screenings.*
On target to exceed national average
*indicates revised goal.

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