Tripp Lite is an American manufacturer of power protection and connecting electrical devices. It was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in

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. The company employs more than 450 people and maintains a sales presence in over 80 countries worldwide. Tripp Lite manufactures a variety of product categories, including UPS systems, UPS replacement batteries,

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s and connectors,

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es,

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s, PDUs,

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and rack cooling systems, power management software, laptop accessories, and audio/video equipment. Tripp Lite is ISO 9001 certified.

History

Tripp Lite grew along with the

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industry with their products widely used in data centers. In 2020 Tripp Lite filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the

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on Chinese goods. By April 2020, Tripp Lite executive

Barre Seid Barre Seid (born 1932) is an American businessman from Chicago. He was the owner of Tripp Lite, an electrical products manufacturer. Seid donated the company to Marble Freedom Trust, a funder of conservative causes, which in 2021 sold Tripp Li ...

had acquired a 100% stake in the company. Seid donated the company to the newly created nonprofit organization the Marble Freedom Trust. The Marble Freedom Trust is headed by

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, a longtime leader of the

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and the primary architect of the movement to reshape the U.S. federal judiciary with conservative judges. In March 2021, the Marble Freedom Trust sold Tripp Lite to the

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for $1.65 billion, a transaction that resulted in significant tax savings.

References

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