Farnell Receives EMEA Distributor of the Year Award from Honeywell Sensing & Control

March 10, 2010 - PRLog -- Farnell has been presented with the 2009 EMEA Distributor of the Year Award by Honeywell Sensing & Control. The important award recognises the high levels of sales and service performance achieved by Farnell during what was a challenging year for the electronics industry.
Farnell offers over 2,000 products from Honeywell Sensing & Control’s industry-leading range of electromechanical switches and electronic sensing solutions to support designs in sectors such as medical, aerospace & defence, industrial & transportation. Farnell’s website offers easily accessible product data backed by comprehensive technical support to help design engineers quickly choose the most suitable Honeywell Sensing & Control product for their applications. The element14 online technology portal and e-community for design engineers (http://www.element-14.com) also enables valuable design information and inputs to be gathered to support the design process.
“This award provides recognition of the great working relationship forged between Honeywell Sensing & Control and Farnell,” said Mike Buffham, Director of Product and Supplier Management, Farnell. “By aligning and focusing on the execution of our strategies, we have been able to provide excellent support and service to our design engineering customer base during what have undoubtedly been very challenging times for the industry as a whole.”
“Farnell’s sales in the Honeywell EMEA distribution channel outperformed in a down market,” said Sean Conley, Director of Global Distribution. “Honeywell is pleased to recognize Farnell for their new customer acquisition activities. Their innovations in online marketing serve as a great foundation for success as they serve the design engineering community.

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About Farnell
Farnell is the leading multi-channel, high service distributor of electronic components, electrical parts, industrial and maintenance, repair & operations products, supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals throughout Europe and Asia with the latest technologies. Farnell is celebrating 70 years, making a difference in the electronics industry in 2009. Farnell employs over 1200 people in more than 20 countries around the world and trades in over 100. With over 500,000 products in stock from over 3000 suppliers, our product portfolio continues to expand, offering our customers the very latest technologies.