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FCI-BURNDY® PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF WIRE MANAGEMENT, INC. ASSETS

Company will now offer THE SMART CART® line of wire spool storage and feeding solutions.

FCI-BURNDY® Products, a leading manufacturer and provider of connector solutions and application tooling, announces the asset purchase of Wire Management Inc., on October 31, 2008. Wire Management Inc. is a niche provider of wire caddies and wire spool storage equipment. Wire Management products are manufactured under the name, THE SMART CART®. FCI-BURNDY® Products will now offer this complete line of unique solutions for wire spool storage and feeding with Wire Management’s patented caddy design. According to Alan Beck, FCI-BURNDY® Product’s Director of Application Tooling, "This product line is an excellent addition to our tooling portfolio. The innovation of the patented design will offer many time saving solutions for our customers." With the addition of THE SMART CART® line, FCI-BURNDY® Products will now be able to offer an expanded product line to electrical contractors in the commercial, industrial, OEM and residential markets. Press Contacts: Amelia DeCesare 617.367.0100 ext. 118 adecesare@gr2000.com

About FCI With operations in 30 countries and sales of 1.3 billion euros in 2007, FCI is a leading manufacturer of connectors. Our 14,200 employees are committed to providing customers with high-quality, innovative products for a wide range of consumer and industrial applications. For more information: www.fci.com About FCI-BURNDY® Products FCI is the fourth largest connector manufacturer in the world. FCI -BURNDY® Products, located in Manchester, N.H. provides reliable connection systems and solutions to the telecommunications, data, industrial and instrumentation, energy, automotive, and military/aerospace industries. For additional information, contact FCI-BURNDY Products at 47 East Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, NH, 03109, call Customer Service at (800) 346-4175 or visit the website: www.burndy.com

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BURNDY® Products

TYPE BSC2L

The SmartCart™ WireManagement System

2 Wheeled Light-Duty Carts

BURNDY® The SmartCart™ is a versatile wiremanagement system consisting of a twoand/or four wheeled cart, various size wireracks for carrying spools of wire and station-ary storage units to store racks when not inuse. The SmartCart™ wire management sys-tem will assist the electrical contractor withwire installations, improves wire storage andwill save time and labor. These light-dutycarts are rated for 300 lbs. capacity.

The SmartCart™ wire management system isprovided with a 1-year limited warranty.

Features and Benefits

• Order as standard configuration or cus-tomize to your needs with various sizeracks

• Two holders provided for up to 1� conduitbenders

• Built-in tray to hold fish tapes and tools• Handles are pre-dimpled for mounting

material toolboxes (MTB and MTX)• Base plate is pre-punched to accommo-

date mounting of the wire guide andextension base plate

• Spools are easily changed by placing rackon its side, removing hitch pin and shaft,roll-out and roll-in desired new spool

• Motionless vise attached to the back ofthe carts for cutting 1/2�, 3/4� and 1�

conduit• These light-duty carts are rated for 300

lbs. capacity

Catalog Approx.Number Description Ship WeightBSC2L 2 Wheeled Light-duty SmartCart without racks 31 lbs.BSC2L5A 2 Wheeled Light-duty SmartCart with five R17A racks 58 lbs.BSC2L3A2B 2 Wheeled Light-duty SmartCart with three R17A and two R22B racks 62 lbs.BSC2L5B 2 Wheeled Light-duty SmartCart with five R22B racks 65 lbs.

For more information, contact FCI - BURNDY ProductsIn the U.S. call: 1-800-346-4175 International: 1-603-647-5299

Canada call: 1-800-361-6975 (Quebec) 1-800-387-6487 (All Other Provinces)

BSC2L

2 wheeled Light Duty Cart, standard cartwithout racks.

BSC2L3A2B

Cart equipped with three 17� and two 22�

wide removable racks for 7-1/2� diameterwire spools. The racks allow for a capacity tocarry up to twenty-two 14 ga. wire spools.Excellent cart for both service work andinstallation work.

ACCESSORIES

EBP Extension Base Plate

MTB Standard Material Tool Box, 11� L � 6� W � 5� D

MTX Standard Material Tool Box withDividers, 6-pockets, 3-5/8� L � 3� W � 3� D.

WRC Wire Rewind Crank and five powerwires.

R22B 22� wide removable rack for 7-1/2�

diameter reels with 1/2� EMT shaft.

R17A 17� wide removable rack for 7-1/2�

diameter reels with 1/2� EMT shaft.

R17A

R22B

BURNDY® Products

TYPE BSC2H

The SmartCart™ WireManagement System

2 Wheeled Heavy-Duty Carts

BURNDY® The SmartCart™ is a versatile wiremanagement system consisting of a twoand/or four wheeled cart, various size wireracks for carrying spools of wire and station-ary storage units to store racks when not inuse. The SmartCart™ wire management sys-tem will assists the electrical contractor withwire installations, improves wire storage andwill save time and labor. These heavy-dutycarts are rated for 600 lbs. capacity.

The SmartCart™ wire management system isprovided with a 1-year limited warranty.

Features and Benefits

• Order as standard configuration or cus-tomize to your needs with various sizeracks

• Two holders provided for up to 1� conduitbenders

• Built in tray to hold fish tapes and tools• Handles are pre-dimpled for mounting

material toolboxes (MTB and MTX)• Base plate is pre-punched to accommo-

date mounting of the wire guide andextension base plate

• Spools are easily changed by placing rackon its side, removing hitch pin and shaft,roll-out and roll-in desired new spool

• Motionless vise attached to the back ofthe carts for cutting 1/2�, 3/4� and 1�

conduit• Rated for 600 lb. capacity

Catalog Approx.Number Description Ship WeightBSC2H 2 Wheeled Heavy-duty SmartCart without racks 31 lbs.BSC2H5A 2 Wheeled Heavy-duty SmartCart with five R17A racks 58 lbs.BSC2H3A2B 2 Wheeled Heavy-duty SmartCart with three R17A and two R22B racks 62 lbs.BSC2H5B 2 Wheeled Heavy-duty SmartCart with five R22B racks 65 lbs.

For more information, contact FCI - BURNDY ProductsIn the U.S. call: 1-800-346-4175 International: 1-603-647-5299

Canada call: 1-800-361-6975 (Quebec) 1-800-387-6487 (All Other Provinces)

BSC2H

2 wheeled Heavy-Duty Cart, standard cartwithout racks.

BSC2H3A2B

Cart equipped with three 17� and two 22�

wide removable racks for 7-1/2� diameterwire spools. The racks allow for a capacity tocarry up to twenty-two 14 ga. wire spools.Excellent cart for both service work andinstallation work.

ACCESSORIES

EBP Extension Base Plate

MTB Standard Material Tool Box, 11� L � 6� W � 5� D

MTX Standard Material Tool Box withDividers, 6-pockets, 3-5/8� L � 3� W � 3� D

WRC Wire Rewind Crank and five powerwires

R22B 22� wide removable rack for 7-1/2�

diameter reels with 1/2� EMT shaft

R17A 17� wide removable rack for 7-1/2�

diameter reels with 1/2� EMT shaft

R17A

R22B

For more information, contact FCI - BURNDY ProductsIn the U.S. call: 1-800-346-4175 International: 1-603-647-5299

Canada call: 1-800-361-6975 (Quebec) 1-800-387-6487 (All Other Provinces)

BURNDY® Products

TYPE BWC04EHC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Economy Hand Caddy

The BWC04EHC Economy Hand Caddy is designed for 500� spoolsof # 10 AWG and smaller. No hitch pins to lose, retaining washerskeep spools on spindles.

Spool capacity: 8 - 500� spools of #12 AWG4 - Spools of #10 AWG

TYPE BWC06FHC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Folding Hand Caddy

The BWC06FHC Folding Hand Caddy is designed for 500� spoolsof #10 AWG and smaller. No hitch pins to lose, retaining washerskeep spools on spindles. Caddy folds down to 2-1/2� for compactstorage.

Spool capacity: 6 - 500� spools of up to #10 AWGSize: 10� high; 18� wide

TYPE BWC46CWD

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Caddy Wire Dispenser

The BWC46CWD is designed for spools up to 9� diameter, no hitchpins to lose; retaining washers keep spools on 1/2� solid steel spin-dles. The caddy has a removable handle with built in wire guide, and2 locking swivel casters and 2 swivel casters.

Spool capacity: 12-1/4� traverse, six 9� diameter spools

TYPE BWC01CDC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Compact Data Caddy

The BWC01CDC Compact Data Caddy is designed for medium sizereels like Cat 5 or even 1000� NM-B mounted on a 5/8� solid steelspindle. No hitch pins to lose, and folds down for compact storage.

Reel capacity: 24-1/2� traverse; 20" diameter; 250 lbs.Size: 16� high: 28-1/2� long

BURNDY® Products

For more information, contact FCI - BURNDY ProductsIn the U.S. call: 1-800-346-4175 International: 1-603-647-5299

Canada call: 1-800-361-6975 (Quebec) 1-800-387-6487 (All Other Provinces)

TYPE BWC24MTHTC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Multi-Task Hand Truck Caddy

The BWC24MTHTC Multi-Task Hand Truck Caddy is designed for500� spools of #10 AWG and smaller. No hitch pins to lose with 4 - 1/2� solid steel spindles, 8 x 1-1/2� semi pneumatic tires.

Base platform to carry (2) BWC04EHC, or (2) BWC01FFMC, or (1)BWC01CDC.

Spool capacity: 14� traverse; 6-3/4� diameter (per spindle)Size: 46� high; 21� wide; 16� deep

TYPE BWC28FAC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Folding A-Frame Caddy

The BWC28FAC Folding A-Frame Caddy is designed for 500�

spools of #10 AWG and smaller. No hitch pins to lose with 8 - 1/2�

solid steel spindles, 8 x 1-1/2� semi pneumatic tires. Folds down forcompact storage, wire can be left on caddy when folded for stor-age.

Spool capacity: 18� traverse; 6-3/4� diameter (per spindle)Size: 47� High; 28-1/4� wide; 15-1/2� deep

(when folded)

TYPE BWC410RC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Reel Caddy 10 Spindle

The BWC410RC Reel Caddy 10 Spindle designed for 2500� reels of#10 AWG and smaller. No hitch pins to lose with 10 - 3/4� solid steelspindles under 1� tubing sleeves for easy pay out. Retaining wash-ers to keep reels on spindles, Folds down for compact storage 2 - 4� locking swivel casters; 2 - 8� mold on rubber wheels.

Reel capacity: 14-3/4� traverse; 15� diameter (per spindle)Size: 51-1/2� high; 34-1/2� wide

BWC24MTHTC Multi-Task Hand Truck Caddy

BWC28FAC Folding A-Frame Caddy

BWC410RC Reel Caddy 10 Spindle

BURNDY® Products

For more information, contact FCI - BURNDY ProductsIn the U.S. call: 1-800-346-4175 International: 1-603-647-5299

Canada call: 1-800-361-6975 (Quebec) 1-800-387-6487 (All Other Provinces)

TYPE BWC01FSMC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Folding Stud Mount Caddy

The BWC01FSMC Folding Stud Mount Caddy is designed for dis-pensing coiled NM-B or MC while attached to wood studs. Caddyoffers a universal mounting devise for 2 � 4 or 2 � 6 studs. CaddyFolds down for compact storage, accepts add on 2 BWC01FAR foradditional coils.

Capacity: 2 - 250� coils of NM-B; 1 - 250� coil of MCSize: 16� high; 20-3/4� (open), 5� (folded) wide

TYPE BWC01FFMC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Folding Floor Mount Caddy

The BWC01FFMC Folding Floor Mount Caddy is designed for dis-pensing coiled NM-B or MC. Caddy Folds down for compact stor-age, accepts add on BWC01FAR for additional coils.

Capacity: 2 - 250� coils of NM-B; 1 - 250� coil of MCSize: 16� high; 20-3/4� (open), 5� (folded) wide

TYPE BWC01FAR

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Folding Add on Reel

The BWC01FAR Folding Add on Reel is designed for dispensingcoiled NM-B or MC while attached to BWC01FSMC/BWC01FFMC.Caddy Folds down for compact storage

Capacity: 2 - 250� coils of NM-B; 1 - 250� coil of MCSize: 16� high; 20-3/4� (open), 5� (folded) wide

BWC01FSMC Folding Stud Mount Caddy

BWC01FFMC Folding Floor Mount Caddy

BWC01FAR Folding Add on Reel

BURNDY® Products

For more information, contact FCI - BURNDY ProductsIn the U.S. call: 1-800-346-4175 International: 1-603-647-5299

Canada call: 1-800-361-6975 (Quebec) 1-800-387-6487 (All Other Provinces)

TYPE BWC24HTC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Hand Truck Caddy

The BWC24HTC Hand Truck Caddy is designed for 500� spools of#10 AWG and smaller. No hitch pins to lose with 4 - 1/2� solid steelspindles, 10� � 4� wheels with pneumatic tube tires.

Spool capacity: 18� traverse; 6-3/4� diameter (per spindle)Size: 47� High; 28-1/4� wide; 15-1/2� deep

TYPE BWC25LHTC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Large Hand Truck Caddy

The BWC25LHTC is designed for 500� spools of #10 AWG andsmaller or larger spools with 2006 ADP attached. No hitch pins tolose with 5 - 1/2� solid steel spindles, 8� � 1-1/2� semi pneumatictires.

Spool capacity: 17-1/2� traverse; 7� diameter (per spindle)With 2006 ADP: Max: 5 � 17-1/2� traverse; 4 � 15�; 1 � 12�

diameterSize: 48� high; 27� wide; 16-1/2� deep

TYPE BWC46RC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Reel Caddy 6 Spindles

The BWC46RC Reel Caddy 6 Spindle designed for 2500� reels of#10 AWG and smaller. No hitch pins to lose with 6 - 3/4� solid steelspindles under 1� tubing sleeves for easy pay out. Retaining washersto keep reels on spindles, Folds down for compact storage 2 - 4�

locking swivel casters; 2 - 8� molded rubber wheels.

Reel capacity: 14-3/4� traverse; 15� diameter (per spindle)Size: 40-1/2� high; 33� wide

TYPE BWC420MSC

BURNDY® Wire Caddies

Multi-Spool Caddy

The BWC420MSC Multi-Spool Caddy designed for 500� reels of#10 AWG and smaller. No hitch pins to lose with 20 - 1/2� solid steelspindles. Retaining washers to keep reels on spindles, Folds downfor compact storage, 2 - 4� locking swivel casters; 2 - 8� moldedrubber wheels.

Reel capacity: 14-3/4� traverse; 7� diameter (per spindle)Size: 45� high; 34-1/2� wide