Feature: Components
of semiconductor, passive and electromechanical products. Orders placed up to 17:00 CET Monday to Tursday and 12:30 CET on Friday are despatched the same day. Tere is no minimum order value, and delivery is free for orders over €50/$60. In the six months since launch, Anglia Live Europe has been very
well received. Customers like the transparency of our site - they can be assured that we actually do have inventory on our shelves, rather than back-to-back ordering which will inevitably result in longer shipment times. Other benefits include a comprehensive parametric search engine, cross-reference database and all product change/termination notifications (PCN / PTN). Furthermore, a host of other digital tools to assist purchasing professionals and design engineers are also available, such as BOM+ which can fully cost and cross refer a Bill of Materials in under two minutes. Products are supplied with full lot traceability back to the original manufacturer’s pack, even for broken pack quantities such as cut tape and Ready Reel formats. Anglia Live Europe also supports the commitment that Anglia, its
suppliers and its customers is making towards a sustainable future. Shipping goods - in sustainable reusable and recyclable packaging - from a UK distribution centre to mainland Europe generates seven times less CO2 compared to shipping from the US. As a privately-held company, Anglia is free from the restrictions that
A new approach to Pan-European Distribution By John Bowman, marketing director, Anglia
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here are many interpretations of the term ‘service’ as applied to electronic component distribution. For example, ‘high service distribution’ - a term coined by the catalogue houses at the end of last century when the proliferation of the internet made printed catalogues redundant - could more accurately be
viewed as ‘self-service’ distribution. In stark contrast, at Anglia service is all about putting the customer first, offering choice, wide and immediate product availability, plus design-in and commercial support. But when we opened up our European operations, we realised that we would also have to match or exceed the best delivery terms the industry currently provided. Terefore, the Anglia Live eCommerce platform offers a one- or
two-day delivery service for European customers, with parts shipped Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) from Anglia’s UK distribution centre through FedEx’s Paris hub. We offer competitive pricing in multiple currencies coupled with ex-stock availability across a wide inventory
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tend to be imposed on outfits listed on international stock markets. Te biggest example of this is inventory - the finance departments of publicly traded companies oſten view stock as ‘dead money’ and a risk. At Anglia, we know that our customers do not have a perfect view of their upcoming production requirements, and sometimes they need immediate access to parts. Anglia has no shareholders to please, and we have developed our own IT systems and AI algorithms to ensure that we have stocks of parts that customers need. We are constantly refining those models to allow for the different requirements of individual EU countries: for example, Germany has a much bigger factory automation sector than the UK, and we have adjusted our stock profile to suit. Anglia is also able to introduce new services very quickly. For
example, we are just rolling out Ezysample, our commitment to supply sample quantities of every STMicroelectronics (ST) semiconductor NPI (New Product Introduction) free of charge to customers in the UK and EU countries. Samples are the lifeblood of designers, and samples of NPIs are even more vital as they enable our customers to differentiate their products from those of their competitors by using the latest technology. Anglia has a long-standing relationship with ST, so we are delighted to be able to offer this service. Troughout our 50+ year history, Anglia has always remained
independent, refusing - unlike many illustrious names that readers of a certain age will remember fondly - to become assimilated by the ‘Borg-like’ international groups. We believe that by delivering excellent service to customers and suppliers alike, and by treating our people well and listening to them, Anglia is fulfilling a vital part in the electronic components supply chain. Our view was endorsed recently by Supply Chain Connect which ranked us at #32 in the Global Top 50 Electronics Distributor list for 2024. Tis is the first time Anglia has appeared on the global list, and the company is the only privately owned UK distributor to make it into the Top 50. And we will continue to develop and evolve with our industry to meet the needs of customers
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