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Anixter

Anixter International is a company based in Glenview, Illinois, United States and founded in 1957. The company supplies communications and security products and electrical and electronic wire and cable. Anixter is a Fortune 500 company. In 2011, the company had $6.15 billion in revenue, operating in 260 cities in 50 countries.

The company operates with three major divisions: Network & Security Solutions, Electrical and Electronic Solutions, and Utility Power Solutions. Aerospace Hardware, once considered the fourth division, was sold by Anixter in 2011 to Greenbriar Equity.

In 2002 Anixter was named as a Forbes "Platinum 400" company. In 2013, Fortune ranked Anixter 405 in the Fortune 500 list. Revenue for 2012 was at $6.2 billion.