Farnell is electronics company of the year

A Farnell product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Nov 28, 2006

Farnell InOne has won top acclaim at the Elektra 2006 European Electronics Industry Awards.

Farnell InOne has won top acclaim at the Elektra 2006 European Electronics Industry Awards.

The prestigious Company of the Year award was presented to Farnell InOne's parent company, Premier Farnell, which was chosen by the judging panel of industry experts from all the winners of the 13 individual awards.

In the double award win, Farnell InOne also picked up the Online Business Award, which recognises excellence in strategic business activity in the online world.

Farnell InOne is dedicated to ensuring that the very latest electronic components are available on its website.

431,000 components are available through its online catalogue, translated into 11 languages.

With over 300,000 visits every week, Farnell InOne's website provides truly international reach for suppliers and quick, easy access for customers to latest technologies.

Farnell InOne's dedicated RoHS website has also been providing invaluable information and support for the electronics industry, design engineers, suppliers and manufacturers alike as the new legislation has taken hold.

Another popular section of the website is Electronics Design World, a rapidly growing online community for design engineers.

Here, experts write about the latest industry trends and design engineers can learn about developments in leading edge technologies such as optoelectronics and microprocessors.

Ferdinand Leicher, Director of Product, Procurement and Segments, Europe and Asia Pacific, at Premier Farnell comments: "To win top honours at Elektra 2006 is fantastic".

"The powerful supplier portfolio and relations that we've developed, the expertise of our people in areas of new technology and the commitment we've put into our online support services means that we provide excellent service all around and it is extremely gratifying for this to be recognised by our industry peers in distribution and by our suppliers".