Avnet Honors AVX Corporation With Award for Largest Sales Volume |
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AVX Corp.
3900 Electronics Dr.
Raleigh, NC, 27604
USA
Press release date: January 6, 2006
MYRTLE BEACH S.C. (January 6, 2006) - AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced electronic components, has been named by Avnet, a world leader in electronics distribution, as the Top Passives Supplier for 2005. AVX received the honor at a Senior Executives Strategy Meeting recently in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The component manufacturer was recognized as an integral partner in the electronic components distribution market. "Avnet Electronic Marketing Americas is pleased to present AVX with its inaugural award of Top Overall Passive Supplier for 2005," said Pat Wastal, senior vice president of IP&E for Avnet Electronics Marketing. "This award is based on the market position that AVX has within Avnet. Avnet and AVX have maintained a very strong relationship for over 40 years. For each of those years AVX has been our largest partner for passive components." According to Wastal, "AVX is a leader in passives technology and Avnet is pleased to acknowledge their commitment with this award. We see this as a solid legacy and one we are confident will continue well into the future." AVX designs and manufactures passive components to serve a wide variety of industries, ranging from telecommunications to military and automotive, while striving to facilitate programs that are environmentally friendly to reduce the impact of its activities on nature.
AVNET RECOGNIZES AVX CORPORATION FOR LARGEST SALES VOLUME , P. 2 "We are delighted to receive this award from our distribution partner Avnet," said Marshall Jackson, executive vice president, sales and marketing. "We are the largest supplier of passive components in North America and Avnet has been instrumental in our achieving this position." For more information, contact AVX at 801 17th Avenue South, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29578; by calling 843-448-9411, by fax at 843-444-2864 or on the Web at www.avx.com.
About AVX AVX Corporation is a leading international supplier of electronic passive components and connectors with 28 manufacturing and customer support facilities in 14 countries around the world. AVX offers a broad range of devices including capacitors, resistors, filters, timing and circuit protection devices and connectors. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:AVX).
About Avnet Avnet Inc. is one of the world's largest B2B distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, enterprise network and computer equipment and embedded subsystems from leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 68 countries, Avnet markets, inventories, and adds value to these producers and provides supply chain management and engineering services.
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