Our Company

Corporate Summary

Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, TTI, Inc. is a world-leading authorized distributor and specialist in electronic components, offering inventory from hundreds of the world's leading manufacturers. TTI’s extensive product line and supply chain solutions have made it the distributor of choice for industrial, military, aerospace and consumer electronic manufacturers worldwide.

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Corporate Profile

  • Company Name: TTI, Inc.
  • Status: A Berkshire Hathaway Company
  • Type of distribution: Specialized
  • Subsidiaries: 3
  • Employees: 8,000+
  • Year Founded: 1971
  • Locations Worldwide: 136+
  • Distribution Centers: 13 major distribution centers globally, over 3,000,000 ft²
  • ISO Registration: AS9100 and ISO 9001

Social Responsibility

Our culture has grown to embrace our responsibility to our planet and our fellow man — we simply call it The TTI Way.

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Environmental Responsibility

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Our Story

Fort Worth native Paul Andrews graduated from Arlington Heights High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin and Texas Christian University. It was in 1964, that Andrews started what he deemed his first real job, working in the shipping department at Howell Instruments. In 1966, he moved to Arco Electronics in Arlington, Texas, and then to General Dynamics in 1968. In 1971, along with 20,000 others, Andrews was laid off from when the F-111 jet fighter/bomber project was grounded.

Almost immediately Andrews started Tex-Tronics with the idea that it would be a temporary source of income until he could find permanent employment. (The name Tex-Tronics was later changed to TTI). As a buyer at General Dynamics, Andrews had difficulty procuring certain types of electronic components. With that in mind, he started brokering those parts, providing better service and delivery than the large, established distributors.

In 2000, Mouser Electronics, in Mansfield, Texas, caught Andrews’ attention and the purchase served to propel TTI into the catalog distributor segment. Subsequently, 11 more acquisitions would follow, adding to TTI’s global presence in the distribution market.

Over the years Andrews had numerous offers to sell his company to publicly owned companies and competitors. In 2006, he began to explore various options and was introduced to investment icon Warren Buffett. The following year TTI and subsidiary Mouser Electronics joined the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies.

History & Awards

1970's office photo
  • 1970's

  • 1971
    Paul Andrews forms Tex-Tronics.
  • 1974
    Tex-Tronics becomes TTI, Inc.
  • 1975
    TTI reaches $1 million in sales.
  • 1976
    TTI installs first computer.
  • 1978
    TTI enters capacitors business.
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  • 1980's

  • 1981
    TTI celebrates its 10 year anniversary and opens Headquarters in Fort Worth, TX.
  • 1983
    TTI installs IBM Mainframe system.
  • 1985
    TTI reaches $50 million in sales and awarded first top 25 distributors ranking by Electronic Business News.
  • 1986
    TTI moves into the military connector market.
  • 1988
    Paul Andrews requires all employees to learn to type 35 WPM.
  • 1989
    TTI passes $100 million in sales and launches Total Quality Management system.
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  • 1990's

  • 1990
    TTI becomes top Passives distributor in US.
  • 1991
    TTI celebrates 20 year anniversary.
  • 1992
    First European office opens in Munich, Germany.
  • 1994
    TTI installs Warehouse Control System.
  • 1995
    TTI passes $500 million in sales.
  • 1998
    TTI opens first Mexico office in Guadalajara, MX.
  • 2000's

  • 2000
    TTI acquires Mouser Electronics, passes $1 billion in sales, and expands to Asia with first office in Singapore.
  • 2001
    TTI enters the electromechanical market and celebrates its 30 year anniversary.
  • 2004
  • 2007
    TTI Inc. acquired by Berkshire Hathaway.
  • 2008
    TTI acquires NTI and Mateleco.
2010 corporate building
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