Legrand Announces Major Investments in People, Processes & Plants for Cablofil Business to Support Demands of Data-driven World  

WEST HARTFORD, CT (December 8, 2025) - Legrand®, a global leader in electrical and digital building infrastructures, recently announced multi-million-dollar investments in its people, processes and plants to support its growing Cablofil business. The Cablofil portfolio offers a one-stop shop for innovative, fast, and dependable cable management systems including wire mesh tray, ladder cable tray, prefab assemblies, fasteners, and assemblies. These include significant enhancements to its Mascoutah, Illinois and Monterey, Mexico facilities in three key areas: manufacturing capacity, talent development, and process optimizations. 

“At Legrand, our Cablofil business is rising to meet this scalability challenge. Our commitment to an efficient and resilient service model to enable growth both domestically and abroad is evident in the strategic investments we have made,” said Kevin Major, VP & General Manager, Cablofil at Legrand, North & Central America. “Today’s data centers demand more than just speed. They require scale, reliability, and adaptability. As these facilities continue to grow in both size and complexity, timelines shrink, and expectations rise. For our Cablofil portfolio, that meant taking decisive steps by making significant investments to expand our product capacity and reinforce our supply network. By investing in automation, infrastructure, and logistics, we’re building a more resilient supply network and one that can meet aggressive timelines without sacrificing quality or precision.” 

Building in Redundancy & Automation in Mascoutah, IL 

“Our facility in Mascoutah, Illinois continues to be the cornerstone of our production in North America, and staying competitive meant rethinking how we work, from the tools we use to the way we move materials across the floor,” said Major. “As a result, we have upgraded this site, which will more than double the size of the facility, to operate with greater speed, flexibility and capacity.” 

Recent investments focused on automation and operational excellence include: 

• New machinery designed for high-speed, high-precision wire cable tray production, offering added capacity and creating a built-in redundancy model to mitigate risk, 
• Robotic auto-feeding brake pressures which enable more efficient, repeatable, and scalable forming processes with fewer labor bottlenecks, and 
• A revised plant layout that improves material flow and reduces production downtime. 

“These updates help our Mascoutah facility respond quicker to fluctuating data center needs and reduce lead times on complex or high-volume orders,” said Major. 

Doubling Capacity in Monterey, Mexico 

“At our Monterey facility, we’ve doubled down – literally. By investing in both infrastructure and logistics, we’ve created a faster, more robust supply chain for our U.S. and Latin America customers,” said Major. 

Recent investments include: 

• Twice the trucking capacity, supporting more frequent shipments and faster regional distribution, 
• Twice the warehouse space, creating room for inventory, staging and streamlined fulfillment, and 
• New equipment and a reimaged, optimized layout to increase throughput, reduce material handling time and accommodate growth for product offerings. 

“This facility plays a pivotal role in delivering scalable support for hyperscale and colocation data center builds, where product availability and speed-to-site are critical,” said Major. 

Enterprise-Wide Initiatives Driving Efficiency 

Facility-level upgrades are only part of the story. To support long-term scalability for the Cablofil product line, Legrand is executing enterprise-wide, cross-functional initiatives that align our manufacturing operations and boost efficiency across the board, including: 

• Smart factory upgrades and ergonomic layout enhancements to increase productivity across facilities,  
• Strengthening logistics infrastructure to support better flow of raw materials and finished products, and 
• Strategic sourcing improvement to reduce supply risk and increase resilience in a time of global material volatility. 

“Together, these initiatives represent more than just expansion. They reflect our long-term commitment to being a reliable, agile partner for our customers as they build out the future of digital infrastructure,” said Major. 

The Market Development Group: A Unique Advantage 

Scalability isn’t just about producing more. It’s about doing it efficiently, consistently, and with fewer surprises as complexity increases. That’s one of the ways Legrand is delivering real value to customers with its Cablofil portfolio.  

One of the standout capabilities of the Cablofil portfolio in the data center space is the Demand Creation Group, a specialized team that works directly with end users, consultants, and contractors to bridge the gap between customer needs and product design. Led by industry sales veterans this team provides technical guidance on everything from system layouts to code compliance and long-term standardization.  

The Demand Creation Group doesn’t stop at design, as they remain dedicated and involved across the project lifecycle to support execution and alignment. The team is also backed by product development experts, whose deep knowledge of the Cablofil product portfolio helps turn complex requirements into effective, scalable solutions. Together, this team ensures customers are supported from concept to completion.  

Empowering the Front Lines to Drive Real Results 

Customer-centricity isn’t just a phrase we reserve for meetings or strategy decks. It’s something we operationalize at every level of our business, including the people on the front lines of our organization. From machine operators to customer service teams, Legrand is scaling its impact by equipping its employees with the training, tools, and autonomy to act in the best interest of the customer. 

Legrand has implemented a range of initiatives designed to strengthen frontline capability for the Cablofil business, including: 

• Training programs focused on agility and quality. Legrand is investing in ongoing education that emphasizes not just technical proficiency, but also situational awareness. The team is learning how to spot potential bottlenecks, flag issues early, and suggest proactive solutions that keep projects moving forward. 
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication. Legrand is actively breaking down silos so that product development, production, planning, sales, and service teams are tightly connected. 
• Feedback loops that reach the factory floor. Feedback from customers doesn’t just stay with the sales team. Legrand is actively sharing insights across departments so that frontline workers understand how their work directly impacts customer satisfaction, timelines, and project success. 

“We’ve worked to implement these initiatives because we believe when everyone in our organization is connected to the customer, we’re not just delivering a product. We’re delivering efficiency at scale,” said Major. 

Modernizing with SAP: A Strategic Leap Forward 

Legrand is also investing in technology to improve visibility across the entire value chain, from order intake to delivery. Central to its process transformation is the transition to SAP, a best-in-class enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. This investment represents a major step forward in how the company operates, bringing: 

• End-to-end visibility across inventory, production, and fulfillment, 
• Integrated planning tools that unify departments and streamline decision-making, and 
• Real-time insights that improve agility and customer responsiveness. 

“With SAP, we’re not just improving how we work. We’re building the infrastructure for a smarter, more connected future. It’s a foundational shift that will allow us to scale with confidence and continue delivering the reliable service our customers expect,” said Major. 

Scaling Smarter to Power What’s Next 

As the digital world continues to accelerate, so must the infrastructure that supports it. Legrand has accepted the challenge head-on by investing in the systems, people and processes needed to keep pace with an industry that’s evolving every minute. 

“From doubling production capacity and embracing automation, to developing customer-first talent and implementing intelligent forecasting, every move we make is about building a business that’s not only bigger, but better,” said Major. “With our transition to SAP, Legrand is laying the groundwork for a more connected, responsive and resilient future, one where the company can continue to scale with confidence, support its customers, and lead the way in powering the next generation of digital infrastructure.” 

About Legrand and Legrand, North and Central America  

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and datacenter markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. The Group harnesses technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical, digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Drawing on an approach that involves all teams and stakeholders, Legrand is pursuing a strategy of profitable and responsible growth driven by acquisitions and innovation, with a steady flow of new offerings that include products with enhanced value in use (energy and digital transition solutions: datacenters, digital lifestyles and energy transition offerings). Legrand reported sales of €8.6 billion in 2024. The company is listed on Euronext Paris and is a component stock of the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG and CAC SBT 1.5 indexes. (code ISIN FR0010307819). www.legrand.us 

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