Our History Our Leadership Our History Join Our Team The Story Of Mid-South Wire From the time that John T. “Killer” Johnson, Sr. started Mid-South with a single “side-winder” machine, the company has continued to grow and improve its operations each and every year. There have been a lot of changes since our humble beginnings in 1967 but through it all Mid-South Wire remains true to its family values and steadfast in our commitment to customer service. 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's 2010's Previous 1964 The first wire-drawing machine still sits outside of Mid-South’s offices today as a tribute to what started it all David Rollins travels to Chicago Wire Sales outside Chicago to learn how they could start drawing their own wire instead of buying it from the integrated steel mills. While there, he purchases an old used "sidewinder" bull block wire-drawing machine from a company in Chicago’s south side on 179th St. between Western Ave. and Cicero. 1967 David Rollins After a few years of David experimenting and learning firsthand how to draw wire in the basement of Nashville Display, the decision was made to create a stand-alone company. Next 1070 VISCO DRIVE | NASHVILLE, TN 37210 MSW PHONE: (615) 743-2850 | TOLL FREE: (800) 714-7800 | FAX: (615) 256-5836 CONTACT EMPLOYMENT POLICY © 2021 Mid-South Wire Company. All rights reserved.