Distribution


Foremost celebrates 30 years of Electronic Component Distribution in the UK


square feet to hold increased stock and provide a bonded warehouse for customers and launched new website. 2019 – Sales continue to increase as


new products are sourced to meet demand of emerging markets. Key markets for Foremost now include, audio and broadcast, security, communications and telecoms, electric vehicles, railway industry, instrumentation, medical electronics, defence and aerospace, power, automotive, marine electronics and domestic appliances. Alan Cook, managing director of


Foremost Electronics, comments, “After thirty years of effort we have a very well established place in the UK electronic component distribution market and are


looking forward to new opportunities in markets such as 5G and the advances in AI, IIOT, robotics, 4K/8K broadcast, electric vehicles, smart grid, autonomous cars and more. Our success has been made possible by knowing our strengths and our place in the market, offering incomparable customer service and having the wholehearted support of an outstanding team whose hard work has helped us achieve our goals. Without them we would not be where we are today.” Products sold by Foremost include,


enclosures and accessories, switches and keypads, connectors, thermal fuses, optoelectronic components and joysticks.


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ovember 2019 is a milestone for Foremost Electronics, the engineering-led Essex based importer and specialist distributor of electromechanical components, as they celebrate 30 years of Electronic Component sales in the UK. Foremost Electronics Ltd was founded in 1989 as a direct importer and specialist distributor of switches, keypads, joysticks, connectors and other electro-mechanical products. They represent a truly global supplier base of more than 20 manufacturers from around the world, having strong partnerships with market leaders including Schroff, NKK Switches, Binder, Thermodisc and Elma. Their product offering is niche, offering true specialisation in the E-Mech sector and includes products suitable for extreme conditions suiting military and aerospace customers and provide commercial grade components for less arduous applications. Opening their doors for the first time on November 21st 1989, Foremost had sales of £10,000 in their first month. They started life with a predominately electromechanical product portfolio including MEC switches, C&K switches, CH Joysticks, Accord Keypads, Marquardt switches, Foremost was also part of the Quiller network of distributors and a Roxburgh distributor. Foremost has achieved the position of the most dominant distributor of Multimec switches in the UK for many years. MEC Switches, one of the leading European manufacturers of high-quality switches and their leading-edge design and the use of top-quality materials has been a major factor in the continued success of their sales via Foremost.


40 September 2019 Foremost successfully weathered the


recession of the early 90’s and has maintained a steady growth over the subsequent years leading the way in specialist component distribution. They provide a winning a mix of extensive knowledge about the requirements of the UK electronics market, the capability to source high quality components, the flexibility to take advantage of new technologies and markets and the ability to provide customer specific modifications using the latest 3D modelling. Some milestones in Foremost’s evolution include; 2006 - high sales growth as new franchises including Thermodisc, Binder, OCS Joysticks and Elma are signed 2007 – a major relocation to new 10,000 sq. ft. premises.


2012 – became a UK channel partner


for Schroff the leading 19” cabinet and rack manufacturer.


2013 – became part of the Foremost


Electronics Technology group Ltd “FETGL” along with EVConnectors.com. 2013 – saw the birth of micro web shops for enclosures4u.com and vertical markets ipjoysticks.com and rotaryswitchesonline.com, all part of the Foremost range of Buy Online product shops for product specific and niche markets 2014 – Increased premises by an additional 5000 sq. ft. of warehouse space to accommodate the growth in Schroff Pentair and EV Connectors products. Became distributor for NKK the world leading switch manufacturer. 2015 – Group sales exceed £4M, further increased size of premises by 5,000


Components in Electronics


Avnet Silica recognised by NXP as fastest growing distributor in the EMEA region in 2018


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vnet Silica, an Avnet company, has been presented with the


award for the fastest growing distributor in 2018 across the EMEA region by NXP Semiconductors N.V., one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. Avnet Silica garnered the


award for achieving outstanding sales growth in 2018 by growing more than twice as much as NXP’s overall distribution business in the EMEA region. In addition, Avnet Silica made important inroads in the area of demand creation, as well as driving sales in key vertical markets. NXP products and technologies are widely used across a diverse range of embedded markets and applications including advanced secure connectivity solutions. Avnet Silica offers an extensive selection of NXP components including: microcontrollers, analogue and mixed- signal devices, and advanced embedded development solutions. “It is with great pleasure that I bestow this award to the Avnet Silica team in recognition of its outstanding performance in 2018,” comments Olivier Cottereau, vice president sales EMEA at NXP, while attending a recent distribution event held


by the company. “Each and every team member at Avnet Silica should be very proud of their contribution in achieving more than twice the market growth with NXP products.”


“This is a highly prestigious award from a top semiconductor company,” says Mario Orlandi, president at Avnet Silica. “It represents our successful and close working relationship with NXP, leveraging an extensive and leading-edge semiconductor portfolio that addresses a host of applications across many communications, automotive and industrial market sectors.”


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