Newark Announces Exclusive North American Distribution Agreement with BLOCK
BLOCK’s transformers, reactors, EMC filters and switch mode power supplies now in stock and available on Newark.com
September 25, 2014 – CHICAGO – Newark, a high-service distributor of technology products and engineering solutions, has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with BLOCK, a long-standing presence in the field of coiled products. Newark was identified as a key player in BLOCK’s effort to expand its footprint in the Americas.
“We’re proud that BLOCK has partnered with us on this exclusive distribution agreement,” said Jimmy Seifert, SVP, product, supplier, asset and pricing at Newark. “They’re executing an aggressive sales engagement plan in North America and conducting regional sales training initiatives which will allow us to make a wider variety of products and solutions more accessible to customers in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.”
“We are thrilled to be establishing our relationship with Newark,” said Paul Ganvik, North American sales manager, BLOCK. “We’ve worked together successfully with Premier Farnell in other regions, and we’re confident this partnership will lead to success in North America moving forward.”
The BLOCK brand stands for reliability and on-time delivery, which aligns well with Newark’s same-day ship guarantee – the industry’s strongest dependability promise. BLOCK has invested heavily in in-house production facilities which, together with its increasingly powerful development center, enable fast customization and product redevelopment in addition to a large off-the-shelf product range. The company has four offices in Europe and the United States.
To view and purchase the products now available through this exclusive distribution agreement, visit Newark.com.
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About the Premier Farnell Group
Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) is a global leader in high service distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, production, maintenance and repair. It trades as Farnell element14 in Europe, Newark in North America and element14 across Asia Pacific. With sales last year of £968m, the Group is supported by a global supply chain of more than 3,500 suppliers and an inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers’ needs.
Premier Farnell works with key strategic suppliers to bring to market development kits in a variety of applications, enabling it to support the customer from design concept through to production.
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Premier Farnell Key facts
- Operations in 36 different countries
- More than 4,300 employees
- More than 3,500 leading suppliers
- More than 500,000 products stocked with access to over four million more on demand
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North America Contact:
William Polk
PR and Social Media manager
Tel: +1 773 907 5199
Email: wpolk@newark.com