Allied Electronics Releases 2006 Catalog

Fort Worth, TX – Allied Electronics, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), released its 2006 catalog featuring 1,936 pages of electronic and electromechanical products from 300+ world-class manufacturers.

The latest catalog features over 135,000 products within 30 sections, all in stock and available for same day shipping. With almost 20,000 new products, a better page layout and more product images and relevant data, the latest Allied catalog will help engineers and purchasers find the parts even easier than ever before.

The catalog also includes a completely redesigned semiconductor section with a complete index by technology for quick reference and new pages that focus on Allied’s franchise semi-lines. As in previous years, the Allied catalog includes its exclusive manufacturers’ part number index.

Allied distributes over 550,000 catalogs annually. With more than 300,000 parts online and more than 135,000 products in the Allied Catalog, engineers and purchasers often look to Allied for prototyping due to its broad range of available technology solutions.

For information on Allied Electronics or to request your free 2006 catalog, visit: www.alliedelec.com.

About Allied Electronics
Allied Electronics’ headquarters are located in Fort Worth, Texas with 57 sales branches across the United States and Canada. Allied is a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the world leading catalog component distributor. Electrocomponents has operations in six continents and headquarters in Oxford, England. For more information, visit www.alliedelec.com.

CONTACT:
Roxanne Martinez, Marketing Campaign Manager
817-595-8566

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