Global Industrial
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| Subsidiary | |
| Founded | New York City (1949) |
| Founder | Michael Leeds Paul Leeds |
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Key people
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Bob Dooley (President) |
| Products | Industrial supplies, office supplies, electrical supplies and equipment, plumbing supplies and hardware, HVAC supplies and parts, storage equipment, safety equipment |
| Parent | Systemax |
| Website |
www.globalindustrial.com www.globalindustrial.ca |
Global Industrial is a business unit of Systemax Inc, a Fortune 1000 company, listed on the as : SYX. Global Industrial is incorporated in New York as Global Equipment Company Inc., and conducts business under the names Global Industrial, Global Industrial Equipment, Globalindustrial.ca and GlobalIndustrial.com. The company sells industrial products and office supplies through direct to business channels and its retail store in Robbinsville, New Jersey, with headquarters in Port Washington, New York.
Global Industrial was established in 1949 by Michael and Paul Leeds in Queens, New York as a material handling equipment supplier. 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.
According to the company website, it sells over 1,000,000 products via online sales, catalogs, and physical retail stores. In May 2013, Global Industrial opened up its first retail store. The company also has an online market place that allows third party sellers to sell products on its website.
According to Systemax annual reports and web articles the company has seen double digit growth for the past 5 years.
Global Industrial has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau since June 2002.
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