Product category: Plugs and Sockets
News Release from: Abacus Group
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 23 April 2002
Harting distribution deal
adds up for Abacus
Abacus Group has been appointed as a UK distributor for German interconnection manufacturer Harting
The two companies have worked together since long-term Harting distributor CCS Electronics was acquired by Abacus Group in 2001. The announcement extends the relationship to the Abacus Group in the UK and Ireland. "This agreement consolidates the Abacus portfolio of standard-compliant interconnection solutions", said Graham McBeth, Managing Director of Abacus ECD.
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"We can now continue to enhance support for Harting customers, and promote the brand persuasively in the UK market".
Simon Asbury, Distribution Manager of Harting said, "We have worked with CCS for a number of years and are pleased that CCS staff who have supported Harting products so effectively are now working with us as part of the Abacus Group.
Combining that continuity with Abacus Group's extensive market coverage now creates a strong foundation for future growth".
Abacus will support the full Harting electronic connector range, inclusive of the Harting DIN41612 portfolio, 2.5mm connectors, 2mm hard metric connectors, mini coax, VME64, IDC connectors for DIN41651 flat cabling, standard and combination D-sub connectors, fibre-optic interconnects, the har-mik (SCSI) microelectronic connector system for future bus standards and the har-link I/O connector system for various computer communications, professional electronics and telecommunications applications.
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