RS dominates annual awards event held by leading producer of highly affordable test and measurement equipment, garnering three accolades including 'Distributor of the Year'

Oxford, UK, 12 November 2015 - RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has announced it has won multiple awards from Pico Technology, a leading vendor of PC-based oscilloscopes and data loggers. RS won three of the ten awards handed out at the recent annual awards event held by Pico Technology for its key distribution partners.

Pico is recognised as a leading supplier of innovative and cost-effective alternatives to traditional test equipment and data-acquisition products, thereby making high-quality instrumentation highly affordable. RS won the overall Pico Technology 'Distributor of the Year' award, as well as winning in 'Growth Excellence' and 'Highest Unit Volume' categories. The awards were primarily a result of the excellent performance demonstrated by RS for selling Pico products and technologies over the past 12 months, which represented sales growth of 15% year-on-year.

'RS has been one of our leading distributors of our test equipment for some time now,' said Trevor Smith, Business Development Manager at Pico Technology. 'Over the past 12 months, RS has been very effective in penetrating target markets and connecting our products to leading customers.'

'These awards are yet another recognition of our leading position as a worldwide distributor of test and measurement equipment,' said Graham Cave, Global Category Manager at RS Components. 'Pico Technology is a fast-growing British company and is one of the most innovative emerging companies in the test and measurement field. We are very proud to continue to play a role in their success story.'

Photo caption (left to right):
Kieran Winstanley, Distribution Sales Manager, Pico; Graham Cave, Global Category Manager, RS; Trevor Smith, Business Development Manager, Pico.

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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 more than 500,000 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 electronic components, electrical, automation and control, and test and measurement equipment, and engineering tools and consumables.

Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2015 had revenues of £1.27bn.

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

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