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“We don’t want to be the biggest, we want to be the best – to be able to provide each individual customer, no matter how small, with the best in service and selection.”
A. W. “Gus” Loos
Founded in 1958, Loos and Co., Inc. evolved from a three-car garage business, originally situated behind the home of owner A. W. “Gus” Loos and his wife Joan, to a 220,000 square foot plant located in picturesque Pomfret, Connecticut.
Starting out in business as a manufacturer’s representative for hardware concerns Mr. Loos simultaneously imported wire rope and cable from Germany and Japan. He was soon stocking cable, tools and fittings, as well as re-reeling and packaging cable.
In 1962, Loos and Co., Inc. began manufacturing cable assemblies. Following its success in that area, in 1964, Mr. Loos added facilities to produce plastic-coated cables. Since 1971, with the acquisition of its own stranding and closing machines, Loos has been able to make all of the wire rope it sells.
Today, the company can draw wire, strand cable, extrude plastics, design and manufacture hardware and tools for mechanical cable, custom design and manufacture cable assemblies, as well as test and package all of the above.
Old Hands In The Wire Business
For 51 years Loos & Co. Inc. has pioneered and thrived in the highly critical profession of cable and wire rope manufacturing for use in aerospace flight controls, elevators, rigging and scaffolding where human lives are directly at stake. This valuable experience has taught us "the ropes" about what a difference wire makes. We can help make the difference for you too.