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Global Industrial

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Global Industrial
Company type
Subsidiary
NYSEGIC
Founded1949; 77 years ago (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, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. 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

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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]

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

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  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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