Enclosed infrastructure solutions for telecom, wireless, and broadband networks
Charles Industries manufactures network enclosures and infrastructure equipment for wireline, wireless, broadband, utilities, and industrial customers. The company operates seven manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and Mexico and is actively hiring across manufacturing and sales roles, with a notable recent addition of product leadership—signaling a shift toward product-driven strategy alongside traditional operations. Current focus areas span lean manufacturing, supplier optimization, and process control improvements.
Notable leadership hires: Product Director
Charles Industries is a diversified manufacturer and infrastructure provider headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, with roots tracing to 1968. As a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, the company serves five primary markets: wireline, wireless, broadband cable/MSO, utilities (energy), and industrial. The product portfolio centers on environmentally protected enclosures—including universal broadband cabinets, fiber and copper terminals, buried distribution pedestals, small cell concealment shrouds, and transmission equipment. Operations span seven facilities (five U.S., two Mexico-based) and maintain ISO 9001:2015 and TL 9000-H certifications. The company has grown through 25+ strategic acquisitions and internal engineering innovation over five decades.
Charles Industries produces enclosed network infrastructure solutions: universal broadband enclosures, fiber and copper cabinets and terminals, buried distribution pedestals, small cell and DAS shrouds, below-grade enclosures, and T1/E1 transmission equipment for telecom and broadband operators.
Headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, with seven manufacturing facilities: five in the United States and two in Mexico.
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