Electrocomponents
Encyclopedia
Electrocomponents plc is a leading British
-based distributor of electronic component
s. It is headquartered in Oxford
, England
and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
. Electrocomponents is the world’s largest high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products serving 1.6 million customers worldwide. Through operations in 32 countries and 17 warehouses, the Group distributes 550,000 products ranging from semiconductors and optoelectronics to power tools and protective clothing. The product and service portfolio supports the entire product lifecycle from R&D through pre-production to maintenance and repair, shipping 40,000 orders on the same day they are received.
s in London
. In 1967 it was first listed on the London Stock Exchange
as Electrocomponents. In 1999 it acquired Allied Electronics
, a leading US-based distributor.
Electrocomponents employs 5,800 people worldwide and helps deliver a market leading reputation for service excellence to 1.6 million customers worldwide. The product range currently comprises 550,000 different products, sourced from over 2,500 suppliers.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based distributor of electronic component
Electronic component
An electronic component is a basic electronic element and may be available in a discrete form having two or more electrical terminals . These are intended to be connected together, usually by soldering to a printed circuit board, in order to create an electronic circuit with a particular function...
s. It is headquartered in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
FTSE 250 Index
The FTSE 250 Index is a capitalisation-weighted index consisting of the 101st to the 350th largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. Promotions to and demotions from the index take place quarterly in March, June, September and December...
. Electrocomponents is the world’s largest high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products serving 1.6 million customers worldwide. Through operations in 32 countries and 17 warehouses, the Group distributes 550,000 products ranging from semiconductors and optoelectronics to power tools and protective clothing. The product and service portfolio supports the entire product lifecycle from R&D through pre-production to maintenance and repair, shipping 40,000 orders on the same day they are received.
History
The company was founded by J.H. Waring and P.M. Sebestyen in 1937 as Radiospares selling spare parts for radioRadio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
s in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. In 1967 it was first listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
as Electrocomponents. In 1999 it acquired Allied Electronics
Allied Radio
Allied Radio was an American radio manufacturer and retailer, which sold radio sets, tubes, capacitors , amateur radio equipment, citizen's band radios, miscellaneous communications equipment, electronic kits, and consumer audio systems through retail stores and mail-order.-History:Beginning in...
, a leading US-based distributor.
Operations
The Company operates in 32 countries and trade under the brands:- RS ComponentsRS ComponentsRS Components, commonly known as RS, is a global, world leading industrial component distributor headquartered in Corby in the United Kingdom. It distributes to the United Kingdom, most of Europe and Asia and is part of the Electrocomponents group....
- operations across the world - Allied ElectronicsAllied RadioAllied Radio was an American radio manufacturer and retailer, which sold radio sets, tubes, capacitors , amateur radio equipment, citizen's band radios, miscellaneous communications equipment, electronic kits, and consumer audio systems through retail stores and mail-order.-History:Beginning in...
- operations in North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
Electrocomponents employs 5,800 people worldwide and helps deliver a market leading reputation for service excellence to 1.6 million customers worldwide. The product range currently comprises 550,000 different products, sourced from over 2,500 suppliers.