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formed a strategic partnership with a sales
genius known as James Heacock, the com-
pany soon complemented its capabilities by
becoming a leading provider of industrial
supplies. Heacock went on to assume full
ownership of the company and later directed
further expansion of operations. Upon estab-
lishing a new foundry, Talladega Castings &
Machine Co., Inc, he oversaw acquisition of
a fabrication company which led to the de-
velopment of SpecialtiesManufacturing Co.,
Inc. The Specialties Manufacturing division
has since combined services of machining,
fabrication and assembly within a three-bay
plant that encompasses more than 125,000
square-feet of material resources which in-
cludes ten 15-ton bridge cranes. Since the
forming of TMS Wire and Cable Group in
the 1980s, this division has become one of
America’s fastest growing wire and cable ser-
vice centers in the nation. This TMS facility
can entirely rebuild or refurbish equipment,
from annealers, accumulators and bunchers
to spoolers, stranders, rewinders, etc. With
help from its manufacturing divisions, TMS
is able to manufacture replacement OEM
parts whether it is gears and shafts or sheaves,
pull blocks and much more. On-site cost es-
