Sell Rockbestos-Surprenant & Kerite Cable in Ohio

Ohio Wire Buyers buys reusable surplus Rockbestos-Surprenant, RSCC and Kerite electrical cable from businesses anywhere in Ohio, as product for resale and reuse rather than scrap metal by the pound. To sell Rockbestos cable or Kerite inventory, send reel tags, jacket-print photos, footage and available manufacturing or test records for review and a written offer before pickup. Full reels, partial reels and usable cut lengths can be submitted; used cable must still be reusable.

0100 FTWhich Marmon names should you look for?

Rockbestos-Surprenant is a legacy manufacturer name connected to RSCC Wire & Cable. Marmon's manufacturer history documents that connection, while its nuclear brochure identifies RSCC Wire & Cable doing business as Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure. The brochure lists East Granby, Connecticut; Marmon Utility identifies Kerite Power Cable in Seymour, Connecticut. These are manufacturer locations, not Ohio Wire Buyers locations.

Marmon Holdings is a Berkshire Hathaway company. Marmon's electrical group includes Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure and Marmon Utility, whose utility brands include Kerite and Hendrix. Check the specific product designation rather than treating every Marmon-related reel as equivalent; our wire and cable brand overview explains why the manufacturer name is only part of identification.

Brand names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Ohio Wire Buyers is not affiliated with, endorsed by or an authorized dealer of these manufacturers. We buy surplus product that sellers already own.

0200 FTWhat product are you actually offering?

Use this checklist to separate the major families before making a footage list. The descriptions come from Marmon's nuclear literature, utility catalog and location listings; they are identification clues, not approval for a new installation.

Power and multiconductor control cable should be listed separately even when they share a brand. A matching jacket color does not establish matching conductor count, insulation or shielding.

0300 FTWhy does Kerite's insulation system matter?

Kerite's DR-EPR designation means discharge-resistant ethylene propylene rubber insulation. Its power cable catalog distinguishes the Permashield nonconducting stress-control layer at the conductor from the semiconducting insulation shield outside the insulation. Permashield is not simply another name for the outer jacket or copper tape.

The catalog includes Kerite power cable with copper or aluminum conductors, copper tape shielding and PVC jackets. It also describes underground residential distribution constructions with concentric neutral wires. Photograph accessible cut ends so the layers can be compared with the tag, but do not cut into intact insulation just to expose them.

For a medium-voltage cable offer, preserve the stated voltage and insulation level exactly. The catalog distinguishes 100% and 133% insulation constructions. Do not combine these into a single inventory line merely because the conductor size matches; the receiving specification must determine which construction is suitable.

0400 FTHow should nuclear and Firezone records stay with the reel?

The RSCC nuclear brochure describes traceability through raw materials, in-process testing and final electrical testing. It identifies qualified product lines assessed against IEEE 383 and IEEE 323. Those manufacturer qualifications do not mean an unidentified surplus reel is acceptable for a nuclear safety application.

Keep certificates of conformance, purchase specifications, qualification references and factory test reports with their matching reel or lot identifiers. If a partial reel was transferred to another spool, retain the original identification and record the transfer. State plainly when documents are unavailable rather than reconstructing a certificate from a similar product sheet.

Firezone MC1 and Firezone 3HR are separate constructions in the brochure, with different described fire-endurance performance. Do not advertise an unlabeled piece as generically fire-rated. A receiving project's responsible engineer must evaluate the exact construction and installation requirements; Ohio Wire Buyers does not certify nuclear qualification or fire performance.

0500 FTWhat condition helps you sell Rockbestos cable as reusable product?

Keep continuous lengths intact. A full factory reel with matching records is easier to identify than loose coils assembled from unrelated jobs. A partial reel can still be reviewed, but the original tag's shipped length must not be presented as the remaining footage.

Record any exposed ends, jacket cracks, crushed sections, damaged armor, repairs or splices. For medium-voltage material, tell us whether ends remained sealed and whether storage or service history is unknown. Appearance alone cannot establish the condition of the insulation system, and photographs do not replace application-specific testing.

For uncertainty about length, use our guide to measuring cable left on a reel and label estimates as estimates. Leave material on sound reels when possible. If it is no longer reusable, our surplus-versus-scrap explanation can help clarify why a scrap metal recycler may be the appropriate buyer.

0600 FTWhat should you send for a specialty-cable offer?

Build one inventory entry per distinct construction, not one entry headed “Marmon cable.” Photograph the whole lot first, then connect each tag photo to its reel with a temporary identifier. Our reel-tag reading guide helps distinguish manufacturer footage from reel identification.

Include these details with each entry:

• The printed manufacturer name and complete product designation, including suffixes.
• Conductor material, size and count; shielding or concentric-neutral construction where documented.
• Voltage rating, insulation level and any listed temperature rating from the actual tag or legend.
• Remaining continuous footage, with the method used to measure or estimate it.
• Whole-reel, jacket-print and accessible cut-end photos, plus close-ups of damage.
• Available certificates, test records, purchase documents and storage or service history.

We verify the seller and proof of ownership and keep a written purchase record. An invoice, purchase order, closeout paperwork or company letter can support ownership review; see our seller paperwork guidance. Keep ownership evidence distinct from technical qualification records, since neither replaces the other.

0700 FTHow do mixed utility lots and Ohio pickup work?

Ohio utilities, co-ops, plants, contractors and distributors can submit their surplus for review without stripping it first. List Hendrix overhead material separately from Kerite underground cable. For a mixed storeroom lot, our utility surplus cable page provides related selling guidance.

Owl Wire requires a different ownership description: International Wire Group acquired Owl Wire and Cable from Marmon in December 2019, according to the transaction adviser. An old Marmon association should not be presented as current ownership or used to infer a cable's specifications.

Ohio Wire Buyers arranges pickup at the seller's jobsite, warehouse, plant or yard anywhere in Ohio; we have no Ohio street address, office or yard. We review the inventory and reply with questions or a written offer before pickup. Payment method and timing are confirmed in writing before pickup, and the count is checked against the written terms. Our selling process explains those steps.

Send your identified Rockbestos-Surprenant, RSCC or Kerite lot through get an offer, or call 951-403-5738. Include loading access and any damaged reels so pickup planning reflects the actual material.