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Agreement will result in easier access to a wide range of PR electronics' products via the RS website
SINGAPORE, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has signed a global distribution agreement with PR electronics, a leading manufacturer of signal conditioning solutions for factory automation and process industries.
The partnership between the two companies has been formed to strengthen PR electronics' globalisation strategy, which aims to serve a broader spectrum of process and automation customers worldwide, and to introduce a wide selection of PR electronics' devices to the RS online catalogue, including: I.S. interfaces; temperature transmitters; communication enablers; isolators, multifunctional devices; and displays.
"As a leading industrial automation and electronics distributor, RS has the experience to successfully support a wide range of PR electronics' products online," states Simon Bisbo, CSO, PR electronics. "We are excited about this new partnership. It is an addition to our existing global network of partners and distributors, and the RS eCommerce solution will give us the opportunity to deliver our products and solutions to an even wider range of customers."
"PR electronics uses high-precision technology to design and manufacture cutting edge products that make signal conditioning smarter and simpler," said Kevin Shield, Global Category Manager, Automation and Control, at RS Components. "Our intention with this agreement is to make it easier for process and maintenance engineers around the world to source and purchase highly innovative and accurate devices that eliminate downtime and help them to manage the process more intuitively at minimum cost."
PR electronics' devices are available to order from RS for same-day despatch from the company's global distribution centres.
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 550,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping around 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronics, automation and control, test and measurement, electrical and mechanical components.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2013 had revenues of GBP1.24bn.
For more information, please visit the website at www.rs-components.com.
About PR electronics
PR electronics is the leading technology company specialized in making industrial process control safer, more reliable and more efficient. Since 1974, PR has been dedicated to perfecting its core competence of innovating high precision technology with low power consumption. This dedication continues to set new standards for products communicating, monitoring and connecting our customers' process measurement points to their process control systems.
PR's innovative, patented technologies are derived from the company's extensive R&D facilities and from having a great understanding of its customers' needs and processes. PR electronics is guided by principles of simplicity, focus, courage and excellence, enabling some of the world's greatest companies to achieve PERFORMANCE MADE SMARTER.
About PR electronics' globalization strategy: www.prelectronics.com/about-pr/news-and-events/news/expanding-prs-global-presence. Follow PR electronics on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/pr-electronics-a-s
Further information is available via these links:
@RSElectronics; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS
RS Components on Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components
RS Components on Weibo
http://e.weibo.com/u/3206377000?type=0
Relevant Links:
Electrocomponents plc
www.electrocomponents.com
RS Components
www.rs-components.com
DesignSpark
http://www.designspark.com
RS Components
Tan Soo Chun
Public Relations Manager - Asia Pacific
Email: soochun.tan@rs-components.com
Telephone: +65-6391-5745
Edelman Public Relations (Singapore)
Yvette Yeo
Manager
Email: yvette.yeo@edelman.com
Telephone: +65-6347-2355
