Fort Worth, Texas, 20 June 2017 - Allied Electronics, a trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), received the 'New Customer Growth' award from HARTING at EDS 2017, the premier electronics distribution show held last month in Las Vegas, NV.

The 'New Customer Growth' award is given to the distributor that generates the most new HARTING customers during the fiscal year.

'We are honored to receive this award, especially after the double-digit growth we have seen consistently year over year with HARTING,' said Product Manager Megan Winkler, Allied Electronics. 'Our sales teams find it easy to sell HARTING connectors to customers who are looking for quality components for their facilities and designs.'

'With the HARTING reputation for trademarks and patents for NPI, industrial automation customers turn to Allied for the latest in interconnect products,' said Rebecca Weiser, Product Director, Allied Electronics.

'Obtaining and retaining new customers for HARTING is key for our success and continued growth in North America,' said Jon DeSouza President and CEO of HARTING Americas. 'Allied Electronics has proven its commitment to that. We are very pleased with its partnership and are looking forward to continued successes for years to come.'

Photo caption (left to right):
 Edgar Dunning, Managing Director, HARTING; Jon DeSouza, President and CEO, HARTING Americas; Megan Winkler, Product Manager, Allied Electronics; Steve Newland, President, Allied Electronics; Phillip Harting, Chairman of the Board, HARTING; and Matt Baker, Director of Distribution, HARTING N. America.

About Allied Electronics
 Allied Electronics is a high-service level, authorised distributor of industrial automation, interconnect, cabling, and electromechanical products with sales offices serving the Americas. With more than 3.5 million parts online, engineers and purchasers often look to Allied for a broad range of product solutions from more than 300 world-class suppliers. Allied Electronics is a trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers headquartered in Oxford, England.

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