About Parker

About Parker

About Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin

Parker is a Fortune 250 global leading manufacturer of motion and control technologies. For more than 100 years the company has engineered the success of its customers in a wide range of industrial and aerospace markets. Strong competitive advantages, a clear strategy and goals, consistent execution and performance, and opportunities for growth have allowed the company to consistently deliver success.

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Leading with Purpose

Parker has defined its unique contribution to the world through a purpose statement: Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow. As the global leader in motion and control technologies, Parker plays a pivotal role in applications that have a positive impact on the world.

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Leading with Purpose
The Win Strategy - Engineering Your Success

STRATEGY

Winning Together


Continued success requires Parker to build on the company's strong foundation while setting a new course with strategies to take performance to the next level.

The Win Strategy is built on the established goals of engaged people, premier customer experience, profitable growth and financial performance, and will position Parker to achieve top quartile financial performance among its diversified industrial proxy peer companies.

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History

Arthur L. Parker founded the Parker Appliance Company on March 13, 1917, in a small loft in Cleveland, Ohio, along with his business partner, Carl Klamm. In the early days, the company built pneumatic brake systems for trucks, trains, buses and industrial machinery, as well as leak-free fittings for the pioneers of aviation. Through staggering setbacks and impressive achievements, Parker solutions have enabled countless technology leaps over the past century.

Click the link below to launch Parker's interactive timeline that traces the events of its rich history.

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Parker Culture

Parker Culture

 

Our culture is more than collaboration and innovation. It's a culture of ethics and integrity. It's also one about people-focused engagement and inclusion being ingrained in everything we do, resulting in empowered team members who continue to grow and develop.  

Parker offers a variety of world class services to 55 countries in 6 continents
Worldwide Locations

Global Operations

Parker operates in 43 countries around the world. Parker's unrivalled industrial distribution network extends to more than 10,000 locations globally. Through this extensive network of local, independent businesses, Parker brings its products and services to customers in 104 countries. This includes continued penetration of the ParkerStore™ network of industrial retail outlets, which has more than 3,000 locations around the world.

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Operating Groups

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BIS Affiliates Rule Statement

Working With Parker

Parker partners with organizations who help us remain competitive in the marketplace and achieve our growth objectives. With that partnership comes a responsibility to maintain high standards of excellence and integrity.

BIS Affiliates Rule Statement

California Transparency in Supply Chains Act

Export Compliance

Parker Aerospace Suppliers

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Parker's Supplier Code of Conduct

Products Statement - Aerospace & Defense Market

Supplier Diversity Program

Supplier Quality Requirements Manual

General Terms and Conditions - USA

Meet Parker’s Leadership Team

Parker prides itself on its ability to develop and sustain a strong leadership team that has extensive experience in its business.

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