Global Industrial

Global Industrial
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded1949 (1949), in New York City, New York, US
Founder
  • Michael Leeds
  • Paul Leeds
HeadquartersPort Washington, New York
Products
  • Industrial supplies,
  • office supplies, electrical supplies and equipment, plumbing supplies and hardware, HVAC supplies and parts, storage equipment, safety equipment
ParentGlobal Industrial Company
Websiteglobalindustrial.com

Global Industrial is a business unit of Global Industrial Company, a Fortune 1000 company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange as NYSE: GIC. Global Industrial is incorporated in New York as Global Equipment Company Inc.,[1] and conducts business under the names Global Industrial, Global Industrial Equipment, Globalindustrial.ca[2] and GlobalIndustrial.com. The company sells industrial products and office supplies through direct to business channels with headquarters in Port Washington, New York.

History

Global Industrial was established in 1949 by Michael and Paul Leeds in Queens, New York as a material handling equipment supplier.[3] In 1985 the company began to deal with computer products. Through acquisitions of other computer-supply companies, the company expanded across the U.S. and into parts of Europe, with a revenue of nearly $180 million by 1990.[4]

According to the company website,[1] it sells over 1,000,000 products via online sales and call center.[5]

Awards and honors

Global Industrial has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau since June 2002.[6]

Global Industrial was ranked number 21 on Modern Distribution Management's Top 40 Industrial Distributors in 2017.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us". Global Industrial. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "International Marketing - Systemax subsidiary beefs up its Canadian industrial products web site". Internet Retailer. June 2, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "About Us". Systemax. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  4. ^ "Systemax Rides an Online Sales Wave". The New York Times. July 18, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Industrial Equipment Supply". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Systemax Inc. Review - COMPUTERS-SUPPLIES & PARTS in Port Washington, NY". Better Business Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "The 2017 List of Top Industrial Distributors". Modern Distribution Management. Archived from the original on September 17, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2017.


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