Systemax

Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) is a leading retailer of brand name and private label products, including industrial, and material handling supplies.

Our tiered marketing and distribution platform includes e-commerce websites, catalogs, social media, and direct sales representatives. The 1500+ people we employ are dedicated to serving our customers across the United States and Canada.

Our Strategy

We provide businesses with top quality, private label, brand name industrial equipment and supplies as well as critical facility services. We promote innovation and a collaborative spirit in all our dealings and we cultivate long term relationships for all constituencies.

Our Customers

Our clients include major corporations, small-to-medium sized businesses, value added resellers, government organizations, educational and financial institutions and individual consumers.

History Timeline

• 2010s2018

  France businesses and Inmac Wstore sold to Bechtle AG.

  2017

  EMEA Technology Group, excluding France businesses, sold to Hilco.

  2016

  Misco Germany sold to Cancom.

  2015

  North American Technology Group sold to PCM.

  2015

  Plant Equipment Group consisting of C&H Distributors, Products For Industry, IS.com, Avenue Supply (Canada), and C&H Productos (Mexico) acquired.

  2014

  SCC NL acquired (founded in 1970s in the Netherlands; renamed Misco Solutions in 2015).

  2010

  Employees exceed 5,000.

• 2000s2009

  2009 WStore Europe acquired (founded in 1980s in France and UK).

  2009

  Circuit City assets acquired (founded in 1949 as Wards Company in Richmond, Virginia).

  2008

  Sales exceed $3 billion.

  2008

  CompUSA assets acquired (founded in 1984 as Soft Warehouse in Addison, Texas).

  2005

  Sales exceed $2 billion.

  2000

  TigerDirect opens first stand-alone retail store in Miami, Florida.

• 1990s1999

  Global Directmail changes name to Systemax

  1999

  Employees exceed 4,000.

  1998

  Employees exceed 3,000.

  1998

  Dabus acquired (founded in 1963 in Lidkoping, Sweden; renamed MISCO Sweden).

  1998

  Company listed in Fortune 1000 for first time.

  1997

  Sales exceed $1 billion.

  1997

  Midwest Micro and Infotel acquired (founded in 1982 in Fletcher, Ohio; Midwest Micro renamed Systemax Manufacturing).

  1997

  06 Software acquired (founded in 1985 in Amsterdam, Netherlands; renamed MISCO Holland).

  1996

  Employees exceed 2,000.

  1995

  TigerDirect acquired (founded in 1987 in Miami, Florida as Tiger Software).

  1995

  IPO on NYSE.

  1995

  Global Directmail founded as parent company in preparation for IPO.

  1993

  Employees exceed 1,000.

  1992

  MISCO acquired (founded in 1980s in UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Canada; Canada subsequently renamed TigerDirect.ca).

  1991

  Computer supply business founded in Paris, France (now MISCO France).

  1990

  Computer supply business founded in Scotland (now part of MISCO UK).

• 1980s1989

  Corporate headquarters established in Port Washington, New York.

  1987

  Sales exceed $100 million.

  1986

  Dartek acquired (founded in 1981 in Chicago and now part of TigerDirect).

  1982

  Richard Leeds joins company after college graduation.

  1981

  Global Computer Supplies founded and begins selling computer equipment and supplies.

• 1970s1977

  Bruce and Robert Leeds join company after college graduation. Annual sales approximately $3 million.

  1972

  Direct marketing begins with first mail order catalog distributed as Global Industrial Products.

• 1940s1949

  Global Equipment Company founded by Michael and Paul Leeds in Queens, New York as a materials handling business.