James C. White Co. Inc Information

The James C. White Company was established in June of 1952. Jim White moved to Greenville, SC from his home in Tennessee and his job with Union Carbide Nuclear - Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His distributorship of compression tube fittings began as a 1934 Hupmobile, the basement of a rented house, and a five state territory. However, the new enterprise also began with a number of major accounts including the Oak Ridge Lab and the Savannah River Plant in Barnwell, SC. Two years later the company also became a manufacturer, designing a new product line and making the simple, early versions TUBETRACK. In doing so, Jim White created the industrial category of Instrument Support Tray. He trademarked the brand name and patented elements of the system. The new idea proved to be a good idea. In addition to government nuclear work, early customer lists soon included power generation utilities, paper mills, chemical plants and the contracting companies that provided mechanical installations for those companies. The young manufacturing operation moved out of the house and into to a rented warehouse building. The product line expanded from simple angle to several sizes of channel in a variety of metals, splices and connecting bends of all patterns, and clamps to fit all tube and tray sizes. In the 70's the product line further expanded to incorporate the requirements of new nuclear plant construction which was reaching a peak in the U.S. at that time. The operation expanded again in 1977-78 as the company built its own 54,000 sq. ft. facility which remains the company base and operations center today. And after years as a partnership, James C. White Co. incorporated in 1985. James C. White, the founder and president of James C. White Co., Inc., passed away in December of 2005, a few days before his 85th birthday. He was active in company operations and planning and product planning until the last week of his life. Since that time the company has fully completed the transition of ownership and management and is continuing business and expansion in the directions established under James White's leadership. The company remains a closely held, private corporation. It remains independent while doing business in a friendly, professional, and open manner with all the different types of companies that are involved with the process industry and instrumentation and control, including endusers, A/E Firms, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and fellow manufacturers. You will find that this independent status allows us to think 'long term' in relation to all of our business relationships. And presently, in 2007, the company is announcing CABLE-RACE™, a new tray system for electronic and fiber-optic instrumentation and control. Thank you for your interest in our company and thank you for being part of our proud history. We look forward to a long and productive future together.