Engineers Rank Arrow Top in China and Asia for Third Year Running
Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), announced today that it received top rankings for the third consecutive year in China and Asia in EDN Magazine's 2007 Worldwide Branding Study. For the third consecutive year, Arrow was ranked top in the study conducted by, EDN, a worldwide design information publication covering the electronics industry. Conducted annually, EDN's market research study examines worldwide customer awareness of, usage of, and the preferences for distributors and suppliers in a total of 31 different product categories. These categories include components/power sources/interconnection and packaging services; computers, computer boards and peripherals; embedded development tools; EDA, and test and measurement.
"We are delighted to receive this top ranking by engineers and research and development (R&D) professionals," said Peter Kong, president, Arrow Asia Pac. "Such recognition adds to our already strong credentials as being one of the leading distributors in China as well as the rest of Asia. The study is a clear testament to how well we stand out in key areas considered important by those surveyed. These included meeting delivery expectations, product technical information, and product availability. We pledge to continue delivering world-class solutions and services in meeting the dynamic and complex needs of our customers and to being the clear Distributor of Choice for our customers and suppliers."
This year, the study generated more than 3,270 responses from EDN subscribers, consisting primarily of R & D engineers, engineering staff, project managers and research and development (R&D) management in North America, Europe and Asia. Respondents were presented with a list of electronics distributors in their regions and asked to rank them by "awareness of the distributor", "would recommend to industry peers", and "prefer to do business with".
About Arrow Asia Pac
A business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), Arrow Asia Pac is one of Asia Pacific's leading electronic component distributors. In addition to its regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Arrow Asia Pac operates 50 sales offices, four primary distribution centers and 12 local warehousing facilities in eleven countries/territories across Asia.
Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive, electromechanical and connector products from over 60 leading international suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac serves more than 10,000 original equipment and contract manufacturers and commercial customers in Asia Pacific. Visit us at www.arrowasia.com.
About EDN
Reed Business Information Asia has been publishing leading business to business electronic titles in Asia since 1990. The current portfolio of market-leading regional publications includes EDN Asia and Electronic Manufacturing Asia, published in association with the Reed Electronics Group headquartered in the United States. EDN is part of the EDNWorldwide network of publications and websites comprising the premier source of design information for the worldwide electronics industry.
Media Contact:
Ray Leung
Marketing Communications Director
Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.
Tel: (852) 2484-2484
e-mail: marcom.asia@arrowasia.com
Grace Kung
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: (852) 2484 2682
Email: grace.kung@arrowasia.com
