Systemax, Inc. markets and advertises brand names and private label products. It operates through the following segments: Industrial Products Group (IPG). Read More The IPG sells a wide array of industrial and general business hard goods and supplies and to a lesser extent products that would fall into the generally recognizable category of maintenance, repair and operational (MRO) products. The company was founded by Paul Leeds and Michael Leeds in 1949 and is headquartered in Port Washington, NY.