Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

General Cable Corporation

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-28965, 333-31865, 333-31867, 333-31869, 333-51812, 333-51818, 333-51822, 333-58792, 333-125190, 333-152035, 333-152037, and 333-161323 on Form S-8; Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-59125 on Form S-8; Registration Statement Nos. 333-150273 and 333-162239 on Form S-3 ASR; and Registration Statement No. 333-162688 on Form S-4 of our reports dated February 25, 2011 (which reports express an unqualified opinion and include an explanatory paragraph relating to the change in its method of accounting for its North American inventories and non-North American metal inventories effective January 1, 2010 and the retrospective application of the new accounting guidance on accounting for convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement), determining whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities, and noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which became effective January 1, 2009), relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of General Cable Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of General Cable Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2010.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 25, 2011