Aug. 25, 2022 - RS Components, a trading brand of RS Group plc, a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, today announced it is the recipient of TDK Corporation’s European Distribution Gold Award 2022 in the category of High Service Distribution. TDK’s distribution awards are based on Senten Manten which is a Japanese term that represents the perfect result, and each year TDK presents its Senten Manten distributor performance awards based on a strict evaluation programme across several criteria including business performance, inventory management, contractual terms and operational excellence.
“RS has proven excellence by delivering highest levels of performance to us as a supplier and to its extensive customer base," said Dietmar Jaeger, head of TDK's Global Distributor Division. “To win TDK’s distribution award for ‘High Service’ following on from its success in previous years is showing the close partnership and willingness for continuous improvement we require from our best-in-class distributors.” “We have a long-term commitment to the partnership with the excellent team at TDK," said Andy Keenan, vice president for product and supplier management electronics at RS.
“The TDK brand is synonymous with excellence and therefore this relationship is a perfect fit as we look to deliver a best-in-class service to our customers to provide them with fast and easy access to the latest products and solutions.”
About RS Components
RS Components is a trading brand of RS Group plc (formerly Electrocomponents plc), a leading global omni-channel industrial product and service solutions provider to customers who are involved in designing, building and maintaining industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably. We stock more than 700,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers, and provide a wide range of product and service solutions to over 1.2 million customers. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship over 60,000 parcels a day.
We support customers across the product life cycle, whether via innovation and technical support at the design phase, improving time to market and productivity at the build phase, or reducing purchasing costs and optimising inventory in the maintenance phase. We offer our customers tailored product and service propositions that are essential for the successful operation of their businesses and help them save time and money.