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Press Releases Archive

 

2005

September 06, 2005: Newark Hosts Europe's First Weee Compliance Guide On Its Website

August 22, 2005: Newark Producing Free On-Demand Lead-Free Soldering Webinars

July 12, 2005: Newark Acquires R&R Instrumentation

June 23, 2005: Newark Receives Five Manufacturer Awards Including 'Distributor Of The Year'

May 19, 2005: Newark Adds New Test Equipment from Pulse Research Lab and Specialty Extech Instruments

May 03, 2005: Newark launches "RoHS Express" to Help Design Engineers, Component Buyers Comply with EU Green Law

March 29, 2005: Newark named XP Power's exclusive broadline distributor in North America

March 22, 2005: Newark Adds Amphenol MIL-Spec Connectors To Offering

March 08, 2005: Newark Recruits Senior eCommerce & Product VPs

February 01, 2005: Newark's New Custom Cut Re-reeling Service A First

2004

October 28, 2004: Newark Wins Five NEDA Channel Marketing Awards

October 12, 2004: Newark Rolls Out Catalog 122, Adds 28,000 Products

September 20, 2004: Newark Launches Powerful Search Capabilities

August 17, 2004: Newark Selected As Full-Line Distributor For Littelfuse/Teccor

June 25, 2004: Newark Appoints Chief Financial Officer

May 5, 2004: Newark's expanded GSA contract now covers 500,000 products

May 4, 2004: Newark Expands Its Technical Support Team

March 29, 2004: Newark Continues Its Huge Product Expansion

2003

December 1, 2003: New President Named at Newark

September 2, 2003: Newark Raises Bar for Electronics Catalogs. Again.

August 19, 2003: Another Product Expansion For Newark

May 12, 2003: Newark Expands Its Semiconductor Selection By 50%

April 24, 2003: Newark To Launch Dedicated Website For Federal Government Customers

March 17, 2003: Newark Fills New VP Position

February 11, 2003: Newark Names New Senior Vice President Of Marketing

 

About Newark

Newark, a subsidiary of global distributor Premier Farnell plc, is North America's leading small-quantity distributor of electronic components and test equipment, and its #1 source for RoHS compliant parts and information. RoHS is the acronym for the European Union's Restrictions of certain Hazardous Substances directive, which took effect July 1, 2006.

Visited by thousands of engineers and electronics buyers each week, Newark's RoHS Express site at www.newark.com/rohs provides critical information to help companies transition to compliance, including: the latest news, on-demand lead-free soldering webinars, downloadable step-by-step guides to compliance and updates on US and Canadian green laws.

In addition to offering the broadest electronics selection from 440+ top manufacturers for same-day shipping, Newark provides a unique range of value-added services at no charge, including, RoHS Bill of Materials updates, eProcurement implementation and support, and automatic re-reeling for components.

With multiple sales channels, customers do business with Newark through contact centers, a local branch network in the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, a dedicated field sales force and a world-class website at www.newark.com. The holder of a General Services Administration schedule (#GS-06F-0044M,) Newark also supports federal government customers through a dedicated website, www.teamgov.com, and a specially trained team of representatives.

Newark's parent company, Premier Farnell plc, is a leading global marketer and distributor of electronic, maintenance repair and operations (MRO) and specialist products and services, trading in more than 100 countries with a database of 2 million customer contacts. For general information, visit www.newark.com and www.premierfarnell.com. Also, you can reach Newark's media contact, Janice Fleisher, at 773.907.5941 and at jfleisher@newarkinone.com.

© Copyright 2007. Newark is a service mark of Premier Farnell Corp. All other trademarks, product or service names displayed in this release, registered or unregistered, constitute the intellectual property of their respective holders.