 |  | Corporate History 2001 - Telecommunications Cable Plant in Hickory, N.C., received certification and registration for ISO 14001
- Corning increased ownership in Brazilian optical fiber cable manufacturer FICAP-Optel>
- Corning Cable Systems awarded North Carolina Governor's New Product Award for its UniCam® QuickPress™ MT-RJ connector
2000 - Corning Incorporated acquired Siecor's remaining 50 percent of its business and Siemens' worldwide cable and hardware businesses
- Siecor named a finalist of MC ICON Gold Award in Integrated Marketing Campaign category for Consultant LinkUpsm Program
- Siecor awarded TELUS Quality Award of Excellence
- Siecor received SBC Quality Supplier Gold Award
- Siecor transitioned to Corning Cable Systems. The company includes the former Siecor Operations, Siemens Communications Cables, Corning Cables and Siemens RXS businesses
- Corning Inc. acquires Cook Electric in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and integrates it into Corning Cable Systems
- Corning Inc. acquires Champion Products Inc. and integrates it into Corning Cable Systems
- Corning Cable Systems enters into equity venture agreement with Chengdu Telecommunications Cable Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Posts and Telecom Industrial Corp., one of the largest telecommunications cablers in China Omega One Communications integrated into Corning Cable Systems
Back to top 1999 - Joseph D. Hicks retired as Siecor President and CEO; Sandy Lyons elected President and CEO
- Siecor received second consecutive Supplier Excellence Award for Manufacturing from Bell Atlantic
- Republic Cable and Wire/Siecor division acquired by Draka USA
- Siecor implemented Excellence in Action vision, mission, values program
- Siecor received InfoVision industry award for MT-RJ connector
- Siecor award for Top Customer Service Company of the Year from NCEITA
- Siecor earned GTE Quality Award of Excellence (Fiber Products)
- Siecor awarded Accu-Tech Most Valuable Vendor
- Siecor received BC TEL Superior Quality Award
Back to top 1998 - Siecor completed expansion of its Telecommunications Cable Plant in Hickory, N.C.
- Siecor completed expansion of its Reynosa Hardware and Equipment Plant in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Siecor received Supplier Excellence Award for Manufacturing from Bell Atlantic
- Siecor awarded North Carolina Governor's New Product Award for its DUALCOM™ composite cable
- Siecor awarded Cabling Product News IQ Readers' Choice Award for MT-RJ connector
- Siecor awarded Fiberoptic Product News Technology Award for MT-RJ connector
- Siecor awarded 3M Excellent Quality Performance Award
- Siecor received SBC Quality Partner Gold Award, Equipment Division
- Siecor awarded BC Tel Superior Quality Award
- Siecor earned Accu-Tech Most Valuable Vendor
- Siecor received NorthwesTel Supplier Quality Excellence Award
- Siecor received TELUS Supplier Quality Excellence Award
Back to top 1997 - Siecor opened state-of-the-art telecommunications hardware products manufacturing facility in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Siecor received the New Quality Assurance System Certificate from NTT; Siecor is only the second United States company to receive such an honor
- Siecor awarded GTE Telephone Operations Quality Award of Excellence, Fiber Products as well as CO and OSP Protection
- Siecor's Cable Division (TCP, SCP and WCP) and Equipment Division (KP) achieved Bellcore CSQP Registration
- Siecor earned GTE Decade of Excellence Award
- Siecor received Newtel Superior Quality Award
- Siecor received Bell Atlantic Supplier Excellence Award (Cable)
- Siecor Saskatoon earned Achievement in Business Excellence Award for Innovation
Back to top 1996 - Jan H. Suwinski retired as Siecor Chairman; John W. Loose elected Siecor Chairman
- Helmut von Deimling elected Siecor Vice Chairman
- Siecor completed expansion of its Specialty Cable Plant in Hickory, N.C.
- Siecor celebrated 10 years of service in the Japanese communications market
- Siecor achieved $1 billion sales
- Siecor customer base was 12,350; a 77 percent increase from 1992
- Siecor launched its new Internet website to offer valuable information to site visitors
- Siecor introduced ALTOSÂ fiber optic cable with state-of-the-art waterblocking technology for outside plant applications
- Siecor received Pacific Bell Gold Quality Partner Award, Equipment Division and Silver Quality Partner Award, Cable Division
- Siecor received AGT Limited Supplier Quality Excellence Award
- Siecor earned ED TEL Quality Supply Partner
- Siecor awarded Cargo Transporters Drivers Choice Award
- Siecor received GTE Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence (Optical Products) and Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence (Connection/Protection Products)
- Siecor received British Columbia Telephone Superior Quality Award
Back to top 1995 - Siecor sold 745,682 miles of fiber optic cable for CATV-enough to go around the world 32 times
- Siecor sold approximately 15 million Network Interface Device lines-that is one for every man, woman and child in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Corning, N.Y., and Hickory, N.C.
- Siecor awarded Newfoundland Telephone Superior Quality Award
- Siecor received British Columbia Telephone Superior Quality Award
- Siecor received Red Hawk Outstanding Supplier Award
- Siecor earned GTE Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence (Optical Products) and Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence (Connection/Protection Products)
- Siecor received Pacific Bell Gold Quality Partner Award, Equipment Division and Gold Quality Partner Award, Cable Division
Back to top 1994 - Erwin Hardt elected Siecor Vice Chairman
- Siecor completed construction of its Winston-Salem cable manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Siecor acquired hardware and equipment business from GTE, including Dominican Republic Plant
- Siecor acquired cable operations from Northern Telecom Ltd., including a plant located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- Siecor completed expansion of its Keller Plant in Keller, Texas
- Siecor opened Canadian Business Office to provide administrative support for Siecor's Canadian operations
- Siecor's Telecommunications and Specialty Cable Division and Equipment Division Registered to ISO 9001-1994
- Siecor sold 556,709 miles of fiber optic cable for CATV-enough to go around the world 24 times
- Siecor awarded GTE Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence (Optical Products) and Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence (Connection/Protection Products)
- Siecor earned Corning's Accounting Supplier of the Year
- Siecor received Pacific Bell Gold Quality Partner Award, Equipment Division and Gold Quality Partner Award, Cable Division
- Siecor received Sprint/North Supply Appreciation of Support and Commitment
Back to top 1993 - Siecor received Award of Excellence in Manufacturing from International Customer Service Association
- Siecor earned three supplier quality awards from Pacific Bell Telephone Company: Gold Excellence in Quality Award for Network Interface Device product line, Silver Sustained Quality Performance Award for premises fiber optic cable line and Simply the Best Technology Award for the work of Siecor's Hardware Equipment Division
- Siecor acquired copper communications from GTE Control Devices Inc., including a Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic Plant
- Siecor sold 275,968 miles of fiber optic cable for CATV-enough to go around the world almost 12 times
- Siecor received Bellsouth Communications "Outstanding Support of BellSouth during Hurricane Andrew"
- Siecor earned GTE Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence (Siecor Optical Products) and GTE Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence (Control Devices)
Back to top 1992 - Richard Dulude retired as Siecor Chairman; Jan H. Suwinski elected Siecor Chairman
- Wolfgang Buchholz elected Siecor Vice Chairman
- Siecor joint venture US Conec established
- Siecor completed expansion of its Research, Development & Engineering in Hickory, N.C.
- Siecor completed expansion of its Telecommunications Cable Plant in Hickory, N.C.
- Siecor sold 121,982 miles of fiber optic cable for CATV-enough to go around the world 5 times
- Siecor customer base totaled 6,974
- Siecor earned Pacific Bell Gold Quality Partner Award, Equipment Division and Silver Quality Partner Award, Cable Division
- Siecor earned GTE Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence
- Siecor received Canadian Cable Plant registered as ISO compliant (QMI)
Back to top 1991 - Siecor selected by NTT as a Track III participant in cable development as part of NTT's long-term plans for fiber-to-the-home in Japan
- Siecor received Anixter Award of Excellence as a Total Quality Supplier/Partner
- Siecor sold 34,964 miles of fiber optic cable for CATV-enough to go around the world 1 1/2 times
- Siecor received Partners in Quality Award from Control Data
- Siecor Telecommunications Cable Plant selected as Cincinnati Bell VIP participant
- Siecor earned Pacific Bell Quality Partner Award (Level 1 - Cable) and Quality Partner Award (Level 3 - Hardware & Equipment)
- Siecor received GTE Telephone Operations Vendor Excellence
- Siecor awarded the Bell Atlantic Supplier of the Year (Cable)
- Siecor received three quarterly Ameritech Quality Awards (Cable)
- Siecor honored with North Supply Quality Award
- Siecor received Bell Canada Supplier of the Year (Saskatoon Plant)
Back to top 1990 - Siecor sold 20,506 miles of fiber optic cable for CATV-enough to go around the world almost once
- Siecor earned 4th Quarter Ameritech Quality Award (Cable)
- Siecor earned Anixter Award of Excellence as a Total Quality Supplier/Partner
- Siecor received Pacific Bell Quality Partner Award (Level 2 - H&E)
- Siecor earned GTE Telephone Operations Quality Vendor of Year
Back to top 1989 - Allen W. Dawson retired as Siecor Chairman; Richard Dulude elected Siecor Chairman
- Joseph D. Hicks elected Siecor President and COO
- Siecor received GTE Award of Excellence for second consecutive year
- Siecor received Bell Atlantic Excellent Supplier
- Siecor received Alltel Supplier Recognition
- Siecor earned Light Control Systems Inc. Quality Vendor Award
Back to top 1988 - Siecor fiber optic products selected for GTE fiber-to-the-home trial in Cerritos, Calif.
Back to top 1987 - Dr. Charles B. Wakeman retired as Siecor President and CEO Siecor completed its move to Corporate Headquarters to 321 Siecor Park in Hickory, N.C.
- Siecor moved splicing and interconnection from Hickory to Keller Plant
Back to top 1986 - Siecor completed construction of its Specialty Cable Plant in Hickory, N.C.
- Siecor International Corporation opened Tokyo, Japan office
- Siecor completed expansion of its Telecommunications Cable Plant in Hickory, N.C.
Back to top 1985 - Dr. Charles B. Wakeman elected Siecor President
- Siecor completed expansion of its Telecommunications Cable Plant in Hickory, N.C.
- Siecor implemented a Total Quality program
Back to top 1983 - Siecor produced first Network Interface Devices for commercial use
- Siecor installed first single-mode cable for commercial telephone traffic in the United States
Back to top 1982 - Siecor installed 33 fiber optic systems for a total of 63 systems installed in five years
Back to top 1981 - Siecor completed construction of its Telecommunications Cable Plant in Hickory, N.C.
Back to top 1980 - Allen W. Dawson elected Siecor Chairman
- Siecor Development Corp. purchased assets of Superior Cable Corp. that evolved into Siecor Corp. with Corporate Headquarters in Hickory, N.C.
- Siecor completed the longest continuous CATV optical cable installation of its time
Back to top 1979 - Siecor installed seven more fiber optic systems
Back to top 1978 - Siecor installed its first three fiber optic systems
Back to top 1977 - Siecor formed by Siemens AG of Munich, Germany, and Corning in Horseheads, N.Y.
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