Award recognises the growth achieved by RS in EMEA on Keysight's test and measurement range through strong customer loyalty

OXFORD, UK, 12 February, 2015 - RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has received the Keysight Technologies partner award for strong performance in customer loyalty and engagement as a distributor in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The award was given in recognition of the high levels of engagement and loyalty that RS has cultivated with the engineering community, drawing trust and respect from Keysight's customers throughout EMEA.

Keysight and RS have a longstanding business relationship that delivers expertise in electronic test and measurement equipment to a broad array of industrial and electronic design customers across the EMEA region. This strategic channel partnership also extends across the globe through RS in Australia, China, Japan, and South-East Asia, and through Allied Electronics in North America.

Working together, the two companies provide customers with fast, easy access to the Keysight product range via the RS website, with quick delivery guaranteed thanks to the world-leading logistics infrastructure in place at the distributor.

¨RS is one of our key global distributors", said Alessandro Pino, Head of Indirect Sales, Keysight Technologies EMEA. "This award recognises the great value that RS provides to our customers through the highest levels of service, and is a symbol of our appreciation for the growth our product range has achieved as a result of this partnership. ¨

¨Our strategic business partnership with Keysight Technologies enables us to deliver superior service value in electronic test and measurement equipment," said Valerie Ramon, Global Head of Electrical, Test & Measurement at RS Components. "This award is an indicator of how collaboration leads to success, for the ultimate benefit of our customers."

Photo captions (left to right):
Photo 1: Valerie Ramon, RS Components; Fabien Fournier, RS Components; Marc Cashmore, Keysight Technologies; Alessandro Pino, Keysight Technologies
Photo 2: Benoit Neel, Keysight Technologies; Didier Goguelin, RS Components

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About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.

Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2014 had revenues of £1.27bn.

For more information, please visit the website at www.rs-online.com.

Editorial Contacts:                                                            
Lisa Townsend                                                                    
PR Manager - EMEA                                                        
RS Components                                                                 
lisa.townsend@rs-components.com
+44 (0)1536 209026                                                           

Aakriti Kaushik
Product Marketing PR Manager
RS Components
aakriti.kaushik@rs-components.com
+44 (0) 1865 207546

PR Agency Contact:
Janice Fenton
Account Director
Publitek Technology PR
janice.fenton@publitek.com
+44 (0) 1225 470000

Further information is available via these links:

Twitter: @RSComponents; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS
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http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components

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