Our History

Founded in 1980 by Charlie Peters, New England Wire Products is a fourth generation family-owned business. Over the past 38 years, the company has transformed into an innovator in the retail display business and has expanded into other retail products. Today, New England Wire Products employs nearly 550 people across over 600,000 sq ft of strategically located production and warehouse facilities across four U.S. locations in Leominster, Massachusetts, Kingfield, Maine, and Greensboro, Georgia.

NEWP TIMELINE

1954

George Karchenes opens Watertown Wire. WW specializes with a few products

1980

Charlie Peters, Sr. opens New England Wire Products in 800 sq ft of space in Framingham, Massachusetts

1988

Chuck Peters, Jr. joins NEWP full time

1994

Chuck Peters, Jr. purchases NEWP from Charlie Peters, Sr.

Growing fast, NEWP expands to 45,000 sq ft in Worcester, Massachusetts

1995

John Dedian COO joins NEWP, Expands Leadership

1997

NEWP moves to Fitchburg, MA to create new HQ with 100,000 sq ft

2004

NEWP opens new plant in Kingfield Maine

2006

NEWP opens in Greensboro, Georgia with 100,000 sq ft facility

2014

Purchase 9 Mohawk Drive, Leominster 215,000 sq ft, NEWP National Headquarters

2015

Charlie Peters, III joins the team full time and the fourth generation begins!

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