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Cole-Parmer is a scientific and industrial instrument distributor located at 625 E. Bunker CT, Vernon Hills, Illinois. ==History== Jerry Cole and John Parmer founded Cole-Parmer in 1955 and took up shop in a loft on West Illinois Street in downtown Chicago. One of the largest contributions Cole-Parmer made to the industry was in marketing and advertising. The Cole-Parmer catalog was the first in 4-color at a time; most catalogs, at the time, were still black and white. This change made the business an industry leader within the direct mail business model. The company’s steady growth allowed Cole-Parmer to expand to a location in 1960, and to a facility eight years later. That same year, Cole-Parmer acquired Masterflex® peristaltic pumps, followed shortly by the purchases of Gilmont® Instruments and Manostat® Pumps. They were acquired by Fisher Scientific, now Thermo-Fisher Scientific, in 2001 On July 17, 2014, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. agreed to sell one of its lab units, Cole-Parmer, to private-equity firm GTCR for $480 million in cash. The company has previously said its $13.6 billion acquisition of Life Technologies Corp. would allow it to cut costs while gaining from next-generation genetic-sequencing machines. It has also sought to expand in Asia-Pacific markets.〔http://online.wsj.com/articles/thermo-fisher-to-sell-cole-parmer-unit-for-480-million-1405605487 Thermo Fisher to Sell Cole-Parmer Unit for $480 Million〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cole-Parmer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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