Anixter Acquires Two Companies

Anixter International Inc., Glenview, Ill., said it acquired the assets and operations of QSN Industries Inc. and all outstanding shares of Quality Screw de Mexico SA. QSN, based near Chicago, distributes and manufactures fasteners for original equipment manufacturers. QSN operates 13 facilities in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Its manufacturing facility is located in Wood Dale, Ill. Quality Screw de Mexico, headquartered in Aguascalientes, Mexico, distributes fasteners and has five operational sites in Mexico. “These acquisitions leverage our existing infrastructure and bring an important new critical mass to our North American OEM Supply business by adding locations in Mexico as well as manufacturing capacity,” said Bob Eck, president and CEO of Anixter.