- Electrocomponents
Infobox Company
company_name = Electrocomponents plc
company_
company_type = Public (lse|ECM)
foundation = 1937
location =Oxford , UK
key_people = Helmut Mamsch, Chairman
Ian Mason,CEO
industry =Electronic component s
products =
revenue = £877.5 million (2007)
operating_income = £91.1 million (2007)
net_income = £56.2 million (2007)
num_employees =
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.electrocomponents.com www.electrocomponents.com]
slogan =
footnotes =Electrocomponents plc (lse|ECM) is a leading British-based distributor of
electronic component s. It is headquartered inOxford and is a constituent of theFTSE 250 Index .History
The company was founded by J.H. Waring and P.M. Sebestyen in 1937 as "Radiospares" selling spare parts for
radio s inLondon . In 1967 it was first listed on theLondon Stock Exchange as "Electrocomponents". In 1999 it acquired Allied Electronics, a leading US-based distributor. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EKF/is_24_45/ai_55202436 Avnet Loses Allied, Gains Alliance - Company Business and Marketing] ]Operations
The Group operates under different names in different countries:
*RS Components - operations in the UK and most ofEurope andAsia
* Radiospares - operations inFrance
* Allied Electronics - operations inNorth America
* Radionics - operations in the Republic Of IrelandReferences
External links
* [http://www.electrocomponents.com Official site]
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