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Reel Return Program (conduit reels)

Blue Diamond Industries reel return program

Blue Diamond takes back its metal conduit reels from 50 flanges up: free pickup with no credit, or customer-paid freight with a per-inch credit.

Source: Blue Diamond Industries: Reel Return Program. Last verified .

Run by
Blue Diamond Industries
Reels accepted
Blue Diamond metal conduit reels, 48 to 120 in (96 in is the most common), assembled or taken apart.
Material rules
Metal reels. Wooden or missing staves make a reel unacceptable.
Minimum load
At least 50 flanges.
Cost
Free pickup or credit. Option A: Blue Diamond arranges and pays for the truck, with no credit. Option B: you pay freight and get a credit ($1.00 per inch for an assembled reel, $0.50 per inch for a disassembled flange, more for segmented reels, $3 per disassembled stave).
Service area
Plants in Kentucky, Texas, South Carolina and Utah; the pickup contact is listed for Kentucky.

Condition rules

  • Ready for production use with no repairs.
  • Rolls freely, not warped; 96 in reels have 8 spokes.
  • All bars included and usable.
  • Empty, no conduit left on the reel.
  • Not accepted: flattened or bent flanges, cracked welds, wooden or missing staves.

How to schedule

Option A: email Blue Diamond shipping with reel count, pickup address, contact and hours. Option B: get an RMA number first; the driver brings it and the completed inspection form to the plant.

Notes

Credits go to an existing account, or by check to new customers after a W-9, within 30 days of return.

Unacceptable reels are unloaded without credit and disposed of at no charge.

Before you call

  1. Empty every reel

    Programs want empty reels. Leftover cable can cost a fee or get the reel refused.

  2. Count Blue Diamond Industries reels only

    Other brands don't count toward the minimum. Check the count against the minimum above. Yard math shows how much of a truck it fills.

  3. Inspect against the condition rules

    Set aside reels that fail. They go to a buyer or a recycler instead.

Reels Blue Diamond Industries won't take?

Other brands, short loads, plywood and reels that fail inspection can all go in one pickup.

Request a pickup