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Wooden spools and reel pickup in McKinney

McKinney is where a lot of the Metroplex's building wire is made, and where reels for wire and cable like it are built. It's also one of the fastest-growing cities in the region, which means subdivisions, schools and shopping centres wired with that same wire. Reels move through McKinney in both directions.

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Side of the Metroplex
North corridor, along US-75 north of Plano
County
Collin County
ZIP codes
75069, 75070, 75071, 75072
Highways and ring
US-75, SH 121 (Sam Rayburn Tollway), US-380, SH 5
Distance
About 31 miles north of downtown Dallas, and about 52 miles north-east of downtown Fort Worth, in a straight line
Where the reels come from
Wire and reel manufacturing, subdivision construction, contractors, utility work
Pickup note
Plant sites have their own gate rules; new subdivisions need site access
Map of McKinney in Collin County along US-75, with SH 121 to the south and US-380 to the north
McKinney stretches from SH 121 in the south past US-380 in the north.

Encore Wire

Encore Wire was founded in McKinney in 1989 in a 68,000 sq ft warehouse. Its single-site campus on Millwood Road, in the 75069 ZIP code, now covers 460 acres with just under 3.5 million sq ft under roof, making copper and aluminium building wire and cable. Prysmian completed its acquisition of Encore Wire on 2 July 2024, and Encore is now privately held. Its wire is on almost every electrical job in the Metroplex.

Encore Wire reels have no published take-back

Contractors often ask whether Encore takes its reels back. We could find no published reel take-back program from Encore Wire. So plan to clear Encore reels yourself, unless your supplier confirms a return arrangement in writing. We take Encore reels with any other reels, sound ones for reuse and damaged ones for recycling. Our guide, does Encore Wire take reels back, explains what we checked.

Reels made in McKinney

Lone Star Reel, a maker of plywood and nailed wood reels with plants in McKinney and Bonham, joined the Carris Reels group in 2016. Reel plants like it supply cable makers across the region. A reel built in McKinney may come back to McKinney empty on a contractor's truck years later.

Growth and contractors

McKinney's four ZIP codes, 75069, 75070, 75071 and 75072, take in the old downtown square, the industrial land along US-75 and SH 5, and miles of new subdivisions to the west and north. Electrical contractors on those subdivisions empty building-wire reels by the hundred over a development's life, and their yards are a big source of sound 24 to 42 in reels.

Pickup notes for McKinney

  • Industrial sites along US-75 and SH 5: plant gate procedures apply; tell us when booking.
  • Subdivisions: reels usually come back to a contractor's yard; collecting from individual lots isn't practical.
  • Downtown: narrow streets around the square; a smaller truck suits.
  • Routes: shared with Allen, Frisco, Prosper, Plano and Princeton.

Buying spools in McKinney

Homeowners in McKinney's newer neighbourhoods buy patio and garden spools; businesses around the square buy display and table spools; contractors buy reels for storage. Deliveries go with north corridor routes.

McKinney National Airport and the east side

East of US-75, around McKinney's municipal airport and the industrial land along SH 5 and the rail line, small manufacturers, contractors and aviation businesses produce steady small loads of reels. Their sites are mostly built for trucks.

A subdivision contractor's year

An electrical contractor wiring houses in McKinney's western subdivisions might empty a few reels per house, across hundreds of houses in a year. Without a plan, those reels pile up in the yard until they're too weathered to sell. A pickup every month or two keeps them moving while they're still sound, and turns a nuisance into something closer to break-even.

US-380 growth

The US-380 corridor through McKinney and on toward Princeton and Prosper is one of the fastest-growing stretches in Texas. New retail, schools and subdivisions line it, and the contractors building them are a constant source of building-wire reels.

Allen and Prosper

South and west of McKinney, Allen and Prosper share the same growth pattern: new homes, schools and retail, wired by contractors whose yards hold reels from all three cities. One pickup often clears reels from projects across the whole area.

Collin College and McKinney's school districts also refit buildings regularly, adding small, dry batches of reels to McKinney routes.

Stonebridge and Craig Ranch

McKinney's master-planned communities in the west, around Stonebridge Ranch and Craig Ranch, combine homes, offices, medical buildings and sports venues. Their ongoing construction feeds contractors' yards with reels, and their residents are frequent spool buyers.

Questions about McKinney

Does Encore Wire take back its empty reels?

We could find no published reel take-back program from Encore Wire. Plan to clear them yourself unless your supplier confirms otherwise in writing.

Do you collect from subdivision building sites?

From a contractor's yard or a central laydown area, rather than individual lots.

Which McKinney ZIP codes do you cover?

All four: 75069, 75070, 75071 and 75072.

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