No great product is possible without a great team. Along the way, our clients, colleagues and communities are at the heart of everything Top Cable has accomplished.
Four brothers have built a leading company in the manufacture of electric cables. They have worked together seamlessly since 1985 and have done so under the watchful eye of their father, Albert Parera Amposta, who has provided them with experience, encouragement to start new projects, and a passion for mechanics.
Year after year, we have been building a passionate team, a group of people that work together to do their best and succeed in the challenging and changing environments that are common for the cable business.
Today, Top Cable supplies Low, Medium Voltage and Fiber Optic cables to more than 80 countries. The company’s success rests on three key pillars: focus on service, cable quality and performance, and the determination to develop international markets.
Albert Parera Amposta (Martorell, Spain, 1929) emigrated to Venezuela in 1954 in search of better job opportunities than those offered by post-war Spain. He started as salesman of Berliet machinery and trucks for large electric and oil companies that were starting up in the country. He saw that his clients were growing fast, installing new systems but leaving old cables lying around.
So, he decided to start a precarious business collecting these cables, recycling them to sell them again. Soon, he built a small warehouse in the industrial part of Caracas. Albert was a savvy entrepreneur with a strong mechanical background. So, he bought a small machine from a big hardware store. Then, he adapted it to make new cables because he couldn’t find any available in the market.
In 1985, Albert and the four young brothers—Albert, Alex, Jordi, and Josep—teamed up with two workers and created Alcabe, the industrial seed of what was to become the commercial Top Cable company.
They bought a plot of land in Rubí (Barcelona) and, in 1986, they built the first factory there. A year later, they began to sell cable, which was very well received in the market. After two years, they had already doubled the warehouse to be able to serve the growing demand. From the beginning, they had a clear will to grow internationally. They also had the firm conviction to specialize in cables with a higher added value than those intended for the general market (mainly construction).
Albert Parera Amposta (Martorell, Spain, 1929) emigrated to Venezuela in 1954 in search of better job opportunities than those offered by post-war Spain. He started as salesman of Berliet machinery and trucks for large electric and oil companies that were starting up in the country. He saw that his clients were growing fast, installing new systems but leaving old cables lying around.
So, he decided to start a precarious business collecting these cables, recycling them to sell them again. Soon, he built a small warehouse in the industrial part of Caracas. Albert was a savvy entrepreneur with a strong mechanical background. So, he bought a small machine from a big hardware store. Then, he adapted it to make new cables because he couldn’t find any available in the market.
In 1985, Albert and the four young brothers—Albert, Alex, Jordi, and Josep—teamed up with two workers and created Alcabe, the industrial seed of what was to become the commercial Top Cable company.
They bought a plot of land in Rubí (Barcelona) and, in 1986, they built the first factory there. A year later, they began to sell cable, which was very well received in the market. After two years, they had already doubled the warehouse to be able to serve the growing demand. From the beginning, they had a clear will to grow internationally. They also had the firm conviction to specialize in cables with a higher added value than those intended for the general market (mainly construction).
- 1985 Alcabe was founded in Barcelona.
- 1987 A second building is set for the Alcabe factory.
- 1988 Top Cable opened branches in Valencia and Madrid.
- 1991 Alcabe becomes too small, so Orbitel Cables is set up.
- 1992 First Subsidiary is set as Top Cable France.
- 1995 Growing export activities led to a new Export Department.
- 1997 New big factory in Rubí (Barcelona).
- 1998 Start-up of Top Cable Chile.
- 1999 Construction of a big warehouse for Top Cable in Barcelona.
- 2002 World’s first fully automated warehouse for big drums in Barcelona.
- 2003 Investment in Scankab cables, a Danish cable distributor start-up.
- 2004 Relocation of the Logistics center and Offices in Madrid.
- 2007 New Akan Cables factory in Sallent for Medium Voltage Cable manufacturing.
- 2009 New Top Cable Chile warehouse in Santiago de Chile.
- 2014 Constitution of Iconel in Binaced for the DiY market and special cables.
- 2016 Big expansion of Medium Voltage and Aluminum cable capacity.
- 2017 Expansion of Orbitel Cables’ facilities.
- 2017 Construction of a fully automated warehouse.
- 2017 The “Satellite Building” was built in Barcelona. It serves as a meeting point for the Team.
- 2020 Start-up of Akan Compounds (high-tech compounding) during the COVID year.
- 2021 Start-up of Akson factory (rubber and PV cables) in post-COVID year.
- 1985 Alcabe was founded in Barcelona.
- 1987 A second building is set for the Alcabe factory.
- 1988 Top Cable opened branches in Valencia and Madrid.
- 1991 Alcabe becomes too small, so Orbitel Cables is set up.
- 1992 First Subsidiary is set as Top Cable France.
- 1995 Growing export activities led to a new Export Department.
- 1997 New big factory in Rubí (Barcelona).
- 1998 Start-up of Top Cable Chile.
- 1999 Construction of a big warehouse for Top Cable in Barcelona.
- 2002 World’s first fully automated warehouse for big drums in Barcelona.
- 2003 Investment in Scankab cables, a Danish cable distributor start-up.
- 2004 Relocation of the Logistics center and Offices in Madrid.
- 2007 New Akan Cables factory in Sallent for Medium Voltage Cable manufacturing.
- 2009 New Top Cable Chile warehouse in Santiago de Chile.
- 2014 Constitution of Iconel in Binaced for the DiY market and special cables.
- 2016 Big expansion of Medium Voltage and Aluminum cable capacity.
- 2017 Expansion of Orbitel Cables’ facilities.
- 2017 Construction of a fully automated warehouse.
- 2017 The “Satellite Building” was built in Barcelona. It serves as a meeting point for the Team.
- 2020 Start-up of Akan Compounds (high-tech compounding) during the COVID year.
- 2021 Start-up of Akson factory (rubber and PV cables) in post-COVID year.
- 2021 First solar self-consumption installation at Akson.
- 2022 Solar self-consumption at the remaining production plants.
- 2023 Start-up of Fiber Optic cable manufacturing in Binaced.
- 2024 New corporate building at the central headquarters.
- 2024 Solar self-consumption car park and chargers for electric vehicles.
- 2026 ILaunch of TopCast Copper factory with 100% green energy.
- Today, Top Cable’s reputation for high-quality cables and top-notch worldwide service keeps growing, driving your energy on electric cables.
- 2021 First solar self-consumption installation at Akson.
- 2022 Solar self-consumption at the remaining production plants.
- 2023 Start-up of Fiber Optic cable manufacturing in Binaced.
- 2024 New corporate building at the central headquarters.
- 2024 Solar self-consumption car park and chargers for electric vehicles.
- 2026 ILaunch of TopCast Copper factory with 100% green energy.
- Today, Top Cable’s reputation for high-quality cables and top-notch worldwide service keeps growing, driving your energy on electric cables.