PC Connection was founded in 1982 by Patricia Gallup and David Hall in Marlow, VT. They used savings of $8,000 to purchase inventory and take out one advertisement in a magazine.
The company began to grow quickly under the principles of excellent customer service and cultivating long-term customers.
In 1998 the company completed an IPO and became a public company traded on the NASDAQ.
In 1999 PC Connection acquired Comteq Federal and began to serve the computing needs of the Navy, the NSA, and the IRS.
In 2002 the company expanded its business in Florida through the acquisition of MoreDirect, in 2005 in New Hampshire with the acquisition of Amherst Technologies, Inc, and in 2011 in Chicago with the acquisition of ValCom technologies.
Today PC Connection is a leading direct marketer of computer products selling hardware, software, networking devices, and peripherals. It also provides a range of IT services. PC Connections has 2,000 employees and had $2.2 billion in revenue in 2012.
PC Connection
PC Connection was founded in 1982 by Patricia Gallup and David Hall in Marlow, VT. They used savings of $8,000 to purchase inventory and take out one advertisement in a magazine.
The company began to grow quickly under the principles of excellent customer service and cultivating long-term customers.
In 1998 the company completed an IPO and became a public company traded on the NASDAQ.
History
In 1999 PC Connection acquired Comteq Federal and began to serve the computing needs of the Navy, the NSA, and the IRS.
In 2002 the company expanded its business in Florida through the acquisition of MoreDirect, in 2005 in New Hampshire with the acquisition of Amherst Technologies, Inc, and in 2011 in Chicago with the acquisition of ValCom technologies.
Today PC Connection is a leading direct marketer of computer products selling hardware, software, networking devices, and peripherals. It also provides a range of IT services. PC Connections has 2,000 employees and had $2.2 billion in revenue in 2012.
