When Kris-Tech Wire opened its Houston facility in 2022, it sought to bring the “Kris-Tech Way” to as many customers as possible.
Well, mission accomplished.
Three years later, the Houston location is thriving, boasting a massive warehouse with ample room to grow. Houston stocks millions of feet of ready-to-ship wire and is positioned as a partner for project-based customer needs, including staging for releases. The building is also strategically located near the Beltway 8 and I-45 interchange, allowing nearby customers to grab materials and go.
“Our satellite stocking facility provides solutions to the need-it-now requirements our customers have,” Kevin Cheek, said. “Just as they always have, our partners can rely on their orders being available and accurate.”
As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas–the same is true for Kris-Tech. From the Gulf Coast to the West Coast, the Northwest, and the Midwest, many shipments can arrive in as little as 1-2 days. Customers may also be surprised by how quickly the Houston branch moves, with same-day/next-day shipping for critical storm stock items.
“For us, building strong foundational relationships with partners in the region is critical to creating an open line of communication and trust,” Cheek explained. “This creates a reliable value stream where we can support stocking and project needs at the snap of a finger.”
The strategic plan to build up the Houston warehouse isn’t solely about fast shipping. The facility’s location is pivotal to supporting legacy and emerging industries throughout Texas and beyond. Kris-Tech is supporting an unprecedented wave of innovation, manufacturing the wire and cable needed to move America forward.
Texas is the number two state in the nation for solar energy development but led the country in 2024. All told, the state supports nearly 300,000 solar projects across residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
Today, solar power accounts for more than 8% of the Lone Star State’s power – roughly 5 million homes. But Texas isn’t the only state with wide-reaching solar aspirations. The Southwest and West Coast are leading the charge, including:
With new federal laws taking effect, some solar developers are racing to complete projects before tax incentive deadlines. As those dates approach, having in-stock PV wire is one less thing to worry about.
Houston’s central location offers fast direct-to-site shipping or pickup, reducing project delays.
The Gulf Coast was built on the back of the oil and gas industry. Of the nearly 540 active oil rigs in the U.S., many are in Texas and surrounding states.
Texas is, by far, the largest player in the space. New Mexico is also a major crude oil producer, though Oklahoma, Louisiana, and North Dakota also sit on massive oil basins. West Texas and New Mexico extract oil from the Permian Basin, while the Gulf Coast Basin supports rigs in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and offshore.
But oil rigs and drilling operations are harsh environments, as severe weather, chemicals, and seawater constantly threaten installations. Drilling equipment, platforms, pipelines, and storage tanks face corrosion risks coming from every direction, including:
The United States currently produces more than 13 million barrels of oil per day (BPD), reaching all-time highs earlier in 2025.
That’s welcome news to the energy industry, which is facing ever-increasing demand from citizens, businesses, and utilities. To meet rising needs, the country is producing more energy than ever, with oil and natural gas leading the way. But both require cathodic protection cable to protect pipelines, rigs, and other components from corrosion.
Drilling rigs and oil platforms need constant protection from the elements to prevent damage. Kris-Tech Houston stocks several critical wire and cable products ready to meet those needs, including:
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and ever-advancing technology is making data more important than ever.
But with so much data and computing power, where do we store it all? Enter data centers, which maintain, store, and process virtually endless amounts of digital data.
Data centers rely on servers and other network devices to process, store, and send data back and forth. These massive facilities don’t sound impressive at first, but they support the tech industry’s burgeoning AI development and application.
With so much data flowing through these facilities, they rely on specialized infrastructure. From powerful air conditioning systems and high-capacity fiber networks to backup energy systems, they need constant power. But what about the fiber optic lines carrying the data itself?
Although fiber optic cables aren’t nearly as fragile as you might think, they can still break if damaged. To prevent accidents, crews use orange tracer wire to help find underground fiber optic and other telecom lines.
And don’t worry, orange tracer wire suits other types of communication lines as well, including telephone and cable.
Tracer wire is crucial to protecting underground assets.
Cloud data centers are more than a massive heap of wires and cables moving sensitive information back and forth. Power cables keep the facility running, while air conditioning systems and water pipes maintain cool temperatures.
Depending on the need, there’s an APWA-approved color of tracer wire ready to tackle the job.
No matter what underground material needs protection, there’s a tracer wire ready for the task.
When Kris-Tech’s Houston facility opened, the goal was to become a partner to companies across the South, West, and Midwest.
“We encourage our partners to utilize our Houston warehouse, or Space City Outpost, for projects where we can stage wire for timed releases,” Cheek said. “This frees up precious warehouse space on their end and lets them “Set it and Forget it” – letting us take care of the wire part of their project. Our experienced warehouse team can work with their timeline to make sure the wire is delivered to the job site or ready for will-call, right when it’s needed.”
Since then, the team has worked with many partners to identify region-specific needs and develop project staging zones. But what about those times when customers need a custom-made wire or cable produced? Kris-Tech handles those jobs at its Rome, NY, manufacturing facility.
Companies expand and add new locations all the time, so what makes Kris-Tech different?
The answer hides in the company’s commitment to people and doing things the right way. For decades, the company has done what’s right for its team and customers, building strong relationships and being there when needed most.
“We are a values-driven company that cares about what we do, and how we can provide the best level of service and product for our partners,” Cheek explained.
That commitment explains why the Houston facility has room to grow, with enough stock to support current and future partners. But being a people-first company extends beyond our business partners. When disaster strikes, it means quickly shipping materials to help restore power and normalcy to lives.
Upgrading the Houston facility isn’t just an investment in expanding Kris-Tech’s reach into untapped regions. If anything, it’s the company’s latest step toward bringing world-class service and support to customers nationwide.
If you’d like to see in person what we’re doing to support the Gulf Coast and beyond, call, visit, or send us an email. Come see the facility, meet the team, and see what investing in the right relationship can do.
