ANIXTER is the world’s leading distributor of communication products used to connect voice, video, data and security systems. We are also the leading provider of electrical and electronic wire and cable, fasteners, and other small components to build, repair, and maintain a variety of systems and equipment. We bundle our products with our innovative supply chain services to take costs out of our customers' business processes and ensure they get the right product, at the right time, throughout the world. The company adds value to the distribution process by providing customers access to more than 400,000 products and $1 Billion in inventory. 

We have an expansive global distribution network, which encompasses some five million square feet of distribution space in 197 facilities in 52 countries, reaches 99 percent of the world's major markets within 24 to 48 hours. Founded in 1957, Anixter trades on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AXE.