September proved another sparkling month for UK distributors as billings grew 14% up compared with August and 13% up year on year. The only caveat is lengthening lead ties which will extend into the foreseeable future. By product group, semiconductors increased by 16%, Passives grew 12%, Electro-mechs rose by 8%, Component Assemblies increased by 21% and Other products were up 11%. These figures from authorised distributor (afdec) members of the professional supply chain community the Electronic Component Supply Network (ecsn) confirm the Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI findings that manufacturers are continuing to experience solid growth in new orders, output and staffing levels. September also saw overall Bookings (net sales entered) increase by 23% when compared to August ’17 and increasing by 23% on the same period last year, however the Sales by Month ‘three month moving average’ for all electronic components suggests a slowing of growth into Q4. According to…
Aiming high: Steve Rawlins, Anglia CEO
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Simms International has been appointed sole UK distributor for Apricorn. Apricorn manufactures FIPS 140-2 USB encrypted storage devices ranging from 4GB to 8TB capacity. The company’s Aegis range…
Acal BFi has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Fujitsu covering a range of wireless modules and beacons including the complete family of Bluetooth low energy modules across…
Digi-Key Electronics has expanded its distribution engagement with ARM to include all of Asia. “ARM DS-5 and Keil MDK are industry-leading software tools for devices utilizing ARM technology,”…
Thomas Staudinger (left), VP Technical Development & Vertical Segments EBV Elektronik accepts the trophy from Jens Kahrweg, FAE Director EMEA Atmel
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