Our Company

Black Box Network Services - the world's largest technical services company dedicated to designing, building and maintaining today's complicated network infrastructure systems. Black Box services clients of all sizes in 141 countries throughout the world.

Black Box Corporation

When the first Black Box Catalogue rolled off the presses in early 1977, it had just 6 pages, containing 9 products and it generated $170,000 in sales. Today the Black Box Catalogue-an enormous 700+ page book-features more than 10,000 products and has international versions published in 8 languages.

Headquartered in scenic Lawrence, Pennsylvania, 20 miles south of Pittsburgh, Black Box is now a leading worldwide distributor of computer communications equipment and technical support services with representatives in more than 140 countries.

Worldwide revenues exceed $1 billion, and the team of 4,500 employees serves more than 175,000 clients in 141 countries throughout the world. In 1990, the Black Box catalogue had just 145 pages containing 500 products. Now, the latest Black Box catalogue has over 700 pages featuring more than 12,000 networking & datacommunication solutions!

The company employees around 4000 employees around the world in Europe, South America and the Far East.

Key to Success

The company's success is firmly rooted in the original vision. To create a "central, reliable source for hard-to-find products and technical skill".

Black Box is unique, distinguished by its superior technical support and customer services. Black Box has also merged with onsite communications cabling companies throughout America and Western Europe, making them the largest infrastructure provider in the world. Black Box's services now include not only FREE hotline technical support but also on-site network infrastructure and structured cabling, design, installation, and maintenance. Black Box is poised for excellence in this millennium and beyond.

The Past

2008
Black Box acquires AT&T’s Southeast Region NEC CPE Base; UCI Communications, LLC;
and Mutual Telecom Services Inc.

2007
A new 24/7/365 Technical Support Call Center opens in Murfreesboro, TN. Black Box wins “Catalog of the Year” at the Multichannel Merchant awards for an unprecedented third time in four years. Black Box exceeds the $1 billion revenue mark. Black Box acquires ADS Telecom, Inc.; B&C Telephone, Inc.

2006
Black Box acquires the USA Commercial and Government, and Canadian Operations of NextiraOne, LLC, as well as Nu-Vision Technologies, LLC and Nortech Telecommunications Inc.

2005
Black Box wins “Catalog of the Year” at the Multichannel Merchant awards for the second consecutive year. The product mix grows, and the company now offers more than 118,000 products in its catalogs and on-line. Black Box acquires Norstan, Inc.; Converged Solutions Group, LLC; and Communication is World Interactive Networking, Inc.

2004
Black Box wins “Catalog of the Year” at the Multichannel Merchant awards.

2003
The number of Team Members hits 3000.

2002
BusinessWeek recognizes Black Box as one of the “Best 100 Small Companies.”

2001
The BLACK BOX® Catalog grows to 1488 pages.

2000
On-site capabilities expand to include telephony services.

1999
Black Box begins offering on-site data/infrastructure services in the United Kingdom. On-site services then quickly expand throughout Europe and the Pacific Rim. Black Box is named one of the “200 Best Small Companies in America” by Forbes. A new state-of-the-art distribution center opens at the Company’s headquarters in Lawrence, PA.

1998
Black Box offers its first on-site data/infrastructure services in the Pittsburgh, PA area. Later that year, Black Box expands its on-site offerings to Florida.

1994
Black Box goes on-line and within the first two weeks, visitors from 36 companies visit the site.

1992
Black Box goes public.

1987
In recognition of continued outstanding export trade, Black Box earns the U.S. President’s “E Star Award.”

1982
The company changes its name to Black Box. In recognition of outstanding export trade, Black Box earns the U.S. President’s “E Award.”

1978
Product requests come in from around the world, and the company establishes the first of many international partnerships in Canada.

1977
The first BLACK BOX® Catalog rolls off the presses. It has six pages, contains nine products, and generates $170,000 in sales.

1976
Expandor, Inc. opens for business, selling connectivity devices, the “little black boxes” that clients need to connect their primary data communications products.