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Please join us in welcoming Chris Billingsley to Rea Magnet Wire Company as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Chris comes to Rea with more than 20 years of manufacturing, engineering, and leadership experience. Most recently, he was Vice President/General Manager of Zip-Pak, an Illinois Tool Works Company in Carol Stream, Illinois. Prior to this, he held increasingly responsible positions over 12 years with James Hardie Building Products including ...
MagneFlex Expansion at Lafayette Plant
Rea began producing MagneFlex with its acquisition of the Ashland, Virginia, plant in 2001. The Ashland plant currently has multiple insulating lines and rewind lines and was Rea’s only manufacturing location for MagneFlex until the Lafayette, Indiana, plant installed and started up its first line in 2018. Due to increasing ...
Rea’s 90th Anniversary
What an accomplishment! Victor Rea would be so proud of how we have taken care of his legacy for the past 90 years. While our vision, mission, and strategies have evolved throughout the years to focus on the success of our customers, we have tried to stay true to his ...