Company Snapshot

Anixter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of communications and specialty wire and cable products and fasteners, and other small parts. Its communications products include voice, data, video, and security products used to connect personal computers, peripheral equipment, mainframe equipment, security equipment, and various networks. The company also provides industrial wire and cable products, including electrical and electronic wire and cable, control and instrumentation cable, and coaxial cable that used in various maintenance, repair, and construction-related applications. It also offers electrical and electronic wire and cable products, fasteners, and other small components that are used by original equipment manufacturers in manufacturing various products. In addition, Anixter International provides inventory management services, which include procurement, just-in-time delivery, quality assurance testing, advisory engineering services, component kit production, small component assembly and e-commerce, and electronic data interchange to a broad spectrum of customers. The company distributes its products primarily to international, national, regional, and local companies that cover various industry groups, including manufacturing, telecommunications, Internet service, finance, education, healthcare, transportation, utilities, and government. It also serves contractors, installers, system integrators, value-added resellers, architects, engineers, and wholesale distributors in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company was founded in 1957 and is based in Glenview, Ill.

No. of Employees

5,600

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