Kerite Company
TypeSubsidiary
Founded1854 (1854)
FounderAustin Goodyear Day
Headquarters
Seymour, Connecticut
,
United States
ProductsManufactures and installs power cables
ParentBerkshire Hathaway
Websitewww.kerite.com

Kerite is an American manufacturing company, which manufactures and installs power cables.[1][2] The company is based in Seymour, Connecticut.[3][4]

Products

Kerite products include high voltage and specialty cable for applications such as underwater use and areas with high ground water levels.

High voltage cable is Kerite's flagship product, made for voltages ranging from 46kV through 138kV. This cable is used for power transmission applications.

Specialty cable includes medium and high voltage cable for subsea installations such as the Panama Canal. It is also used in other harsh environments such as flooded vaults, water-soaked conduits, and high-ground water applications.

Kerite manufactures Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP), which is designed for use in high temperature environments, wells and down-hole applications, and the mining and drilling industries.[5]

History

Kerite Company was founded in 1854 by Austin Goodyear Day, nephew of Charles Goodyear. The company installed the a power cable under New York Harbor in the late 1800s, and cable for the Panama Canal in the early 1900s.[6]

Henry C. Spencer began working at Kerite in 1951 and retired as vice president in 1978.

Ownership

In 1969, Kerite was purchased by the Hubbell Company. In 1999, Kerite was purchased by the Marmon Group. It later became owned by Berkshire Hathaway.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Comptroller: NES awarded $17M in business without proper bids". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Power transmission: High voltage shielded power cables from Kerite". Utility Products (press release). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Seymour Police Cruiser Ends Up In River During Chase". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kerite and RSCC to showcase cable solutions at ADIPEC 2015". Penn Energy. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "USA to put up biggest country pavilion at ADIPEC". Oil Review Middle East. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Kerite Company history". Kerite. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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