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When purchasing an industrial strength hose, cord, or cable reel, it may come as a surprise that many of the big-name manufacturers do not sell direct. It is all too common to be referred to a local or online distributor. This may seem like a hassle at first, but there are actually many advantages to purchasing through a distributor to include flexibility, lower overhead, and better sales support.

Distributors are in the business of being competitive, especially when working with manufacturers that sell directly. As a result, sales costs are generally transferred from...

A family business is a commercial venture in which family members are involved. A family business can include many different types of combinations, such as parents and children, husbands and wives, siblings, and multi-generation owned ventures. Most family businesses are operated...

The reel industry is established and well developed, with reels maintaining their fundamental design for over 60 years. As with any long-standing industry, trends cycle and response can be slow. For the last few years the major trends seen in the reel market have been a demand for...

In the ninth decade under the third generation of family ownership, Coxreels proudly manufactures the industry’s highest quality and widest variety of hose, cord, and cable reels. The Coxreels family takes great pride in our growth and innovation as a U.S. manufacturer. We...

Hose reels are a relatively simple piece of machinery, yet they serve a pivotal function in a variety of different industrial applications, providing safety and added efficiency to any business requiring the use of hose, cord, or cable. Because of the many different circumstances and...