Abstract: Reel (10) to wind packages of wire, which reel comprises two heads (11-12) having a substantially circular periphery (17) and a central hub portion (18), each head (11-12) consisting of a plurality fo basic elements (14) having a U-shaped portion (15) provided with a first leg (115) and a second leg (215), such basic elements (14) comprising a circumferential portion (16), at least part of the periphery (17) of the heads (11-12) being formed by continuity of the circumferential portions (16) of the basic elements (14).