Global Industrial

{{Infobox company

| name = Global Industrial

| logo = GlobalBlueSmall.gif

| type = Subsidiary

| foundation = {{start date and age|1949}}, in New York City, New York, US

| founder = {{ubl|Michael Leeds|Paul Leeds}}

| hq_location = Port Washington, New York

| products = {{ubl|Industrial supplies|Office supplies, Electrical supplies and equipment|Plumbing supplies and hardware|HVAC supplies and parts|Storage equipment|Safety equipment}}

| website = {{url|http://globalindustrial.com}}

| key_people = Bob Dooley (president){{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=340260&ticker=SYX |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141202231551/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=340260&ticker=SYX |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2014 |title=Robert Dooley: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek |accessdate=December 2, 2014 |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}

}}

Global Industrial is a business unit of Systemax Inc, 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.,{{cite web |url=https://www.globalindustrial.com/aboutUs |title=About Us |publisher=Global Industrial |accessdate=December 2, 2014}} and conducts business under the names Global Industrial, Global Industrial Equipment, Globalindustrial.ca{{cite web |url=https://www.internetretailer.com/2011/06/02/systemax-subsidiary-beefs-its-canadian-web-site |title=International Marketing - Systemax subsidiary beefs up its Canadian industrial products web site |date=June 2, 2011 |accessdate=December 2, 2014 |work=Internet Retailer}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.systemax.com/about_us.html |title=About Us |publisher=Systemax |access-date=2014-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209153350/http://www.systemax.com/about_us.html |archive-date=2014-12-09 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/18/nyregion/systemax-rides-an-online-sales-wave.html |title=Systemax Rides an Online Sales Wave |date=July 18, 2004 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=December 2, 2014}}

According to the company website, it sells over 1,000,000 products via online sales and call center. {{cite web|url=http://www.grabe.com.br/|title=Industrial Equipment Supply|accessdate= 12 July 2015}}

According to Systemax annual reports and web articles the company has seen double digit growth for the past 5 years.{{cite web |url=http://syx.client.shareholder.com/index.cfm |title=Systemax Inc. - Systemax Investor Relations |publisher=NASDAQ |accessdate=December 2, 2014 |archive-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208112744/http://syx.client.shareholder.com/index.cfm |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.internetretailer.com/2014/10/06/upgraded-web-site-helps-global-industrial-grow-global-sales |title=B2B Company News - An upgraded web site helps Global Industrial grow global sales |work=Internet Retailer |date=October 6, 2014}}

Awards and honors

Global Industrial has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau since June 2002.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/computers-supplies-and-parts/systemax-inc-in-port-washington-ny-18598 |title=Systemax Inc. Review - COMPUTERS-SUPPLIES & PARTS in Port Washington, NY | publisher=Better Business Bureau |accessdate=December 2, 2014}}

Global Industrial was ranked number 21 on Modern Distribution Management's Top 40 Industrial Distributors in 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.mdm.com/2017-top-industrial-distributors |title=The 2017 List of Top Industrial Distributors |publisher=Modern Distribution Management |accessdate=October 31, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

References

External links

[http://www.globalindustrial.com/ Global Industrial]
[https://www.globalindustrial.ca Global Industrial Canada]

Category:Industrial supply companies

Category:Companies based in Nassau County, New York

Category:Business services companies established in 1949

Category:1949 establishments in New York City

Category:Retail companies of the United States