Allied Electronics Recognized as Top Distributor by Manufacturers
Fort Worth, Texas - Allied Electronics, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), was recognized as a top distributor by several manufacturers at the Electronic Distribution Show (EDS) held in Las Vegas this month.
Cherry Electrical named Allied as its Distributor of the Year for 2005. Schurter named Allied as its Catalog Distributor of the Year. In addition, Dialight recognized Allied as a Top Performing Distributor and product manager Bert Johnston for contributing to 69% sales growth in 2005.
Allied also received the following recognitions from other manufacturers:
Presidential Elite Award for consistent sales growth from Ohmite
Million Dollar+ Supplier for surpassing $1 million in sales from NKK Switches
30% Growth Club from Abbatron
Excellent Support from ITT
"It is always an honor to receive recognition from our supplier partners," said Lee Davidson, president of Allied Electronics. "Allied's growth and success can be attributed to our focused approach of putting the customer first. We intend to continue this success throughout 2006."
Allied stocks over 135,000 electronic and electromechanical products from over 300 world-class manufacturers. For more information, visit www.alliedelec.com.
About Allied Electronics
Allied Electronics' headquarters are located in Fort Worth, Texas with 56 sales branches across the United States and Canada. Allied is a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the world leading catalog component distributor. Electrocomponents has operations in six continents and headquarters in Oxford, England.
Roxanne Martinez
817-595-8566
Marketing Campaign Manager
Allied Electronics Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
