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词条 Premier Farnell
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  1. History

  2. Operations

  3. Products

  4. Awards

  5. References

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}{{Infobox company
| name = Premier Farnell Ltd
| logo = Premierfarnelllogo.PNG
| type = Subsidiary
| location = Leeds, UK
| key_people = Chris Breslin, President
| industry = Electronics
| products =
| revenue = £960.1 million (2015)[1]
| operating_income = £83.1 million (2015)[1]
| net_income = £47.5 million (2015)[1]
| num_employees =
| parent = Avnet
| homepage = www.premierfarnell.com
| foundation = 1939
}}Premier Farnell Ltd is a British distributor of products for electronic system design, maintenance and repair throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific with operations in 36 countries and trading in over 100.[2] On 17 October 2016, the entire firm was purchased by Avnet in a deal valued at approximately £691 million.[5]

History

The firm was founded by Alan Farnell and Arthur Woffenden in 1939 in Leeds as A.C. Farnell Limited.[3] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1966.[3] The company was located next to the Wetherby railway station: later moving into larger offices on the town's Sandbeck Industrial Estate, and in 1995, into offices in Armley.[4]

In 1995 it acquired Combined Precision Components.[5] As it focused on distribution, its manufacturing operations were sold the same year.[3] In 1996 it bought the United States distributor, Premier Industrial Corporation, [6] and changed its name to Premier Farnell.[3]

In 2001 the firm acquired Buck & Hickman,[7] a company which it sold in 2007.[8] In 2006, the firm sold Kent, its specialist automotive consumables business.[9]

In the mid-2000s, the firm developed from a catalogues and trade counter business into an e-commerce operation, under the direction of Harriet Green, CEO, who joined the business in 2006.[10][11]

In 2007 the firm launched its Greater China business, Premier Electronics, with a warehouse and distribution centre in WaiGaoQiao.[12]

Towards the end of 2008 the group began the closure of Cadillac Electric (part of the group's Industrial Products Division).[13] During the course of 2008 thegroup acquired Hynetic Electronics,[14] an Indian distributor, and in early 2009 it acquired Microdis Electronics, an electronics distributor based in Poland.[15] On 24 September 2009, it announced the acquisition of CadSoft Computer GmbH, developer of EAGLE electronic design automation software,[16] which it later sold in 2016.[17] On 17 March 2016, the group sold its Akron Brass subsidiary to IDEX Corporation for $224.2 million.[18]

On 17 October 2016, Avnet completed its acquisition of Premier Farnell in a deal valued at approximately £691 million.[19]

Operations

The group trades globally under the following company names:[20]

element14 Group
  • Farnell element14 in the UK and Europe
  • Newark element14 in the United States, Canada and Mexico
  • element14 in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, China and Singapore
  • element14 community, an online information hub and forum for electrical engineers.
Non Core Brands
  • CPC in the UK
  • Shenzhen Embest Technology
  • MCM Electronics in the United States
  • AVID Technologies

Products

Premier Farnell stocks 600,000 products across its regional warehouses.[2] It also sells about half of the Raspberry Pi computers distributed worldwide.[21]

Awards

ECMOD Direct Commerce Award for the best online business B2B 2012 [22]

  • BiTC Corporate Responsibility Index – Platinum status 2012 [23]
  • Ethisphere Institute – Worlds Most Ethical Companies List 2012 [24]

References

1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.premierfarnell.com/sites/default/files/reports/Premier-Farnell-Prelim-Results-FY2015-FINAL.pdf |title=Preliminary Results 2015|publisher=Premier Farnell|accessdate=1 April 2015}}
2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.premierfarnell.com/our-company/what-we-do |title=Our Company -what we do |year=2016 |publisher=Premier Farnell |accessdate=15 October 2016}}
3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.premierfarnell.com/our-company/history|title=History|publisher=Premier Farnell|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/farnell-armley-office-workers-give-school-makeover-1-2767485 |title=Farnell: Armley office workers give school makeover |publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post |date= |accessdate=23 March 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.readabstracts.com/Business/Farnell-Electronics-Farnell-pays-top-dollar.html|title=Farnell Electronics|publisher=FT Business|date=1995|accessdate=10 October 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/pounds-19bn-premier-buy-to-propel-farnell-into-footsie-1325559.html|title=pounds 1.9bn Premier buy to propel Farnell into Footsie|publisher=The Independent|date=24 January 1996|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/business/buck--hickman-celebrate-180-3063334|title=Buck & Hickman celebrate 180 years of success|publisher=Coventry Telegraph|date=14 May 2010|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/buc/buc118.html |title=Engineering Products, Services & Suppliers | Source |publisher=Engineeringtalk.com |date= |accessdate=23 March 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.electronics-eetimes.com/en/premier-farnell-sells-kent-auto-business.html?cmp_id=7&news_id=190900089|title=Premier Farnell sells Kent auto business|date=20 July 2006|publisher=EE Times|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/may/24/thomas-cook-harriet-green-chief |title=Thomas Cook's Harriet Green: 'My challenge in life is achieving balance' |publisher=The Guardian |accessdate=12 March 2015}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.premierfarnell.com/media-centre/harriet-green-ceo-premier-farnell-awarded-obe-services-electronics-industry |year=2013 |title=Harriet Green, CEO Premier Farnell awarded O.B.E for services to the electronics industry |publisher=Farnell UK |accessdate=12 March 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Premier+Farnell+Heads+East+With+Launch+of+New+Business+in+China.-a0161549945|title=Premier Farnell Heads East With Launch of New Business in China|publisher=PR Newswire|year=2007|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://ewweb.com/news-watch/michigans-cadillac-electric-closes-doors|title=Michigan's Cadillac Electric Closes Doors|year=2008|publisher=Electrical Wholesaling|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=24567 |title=Premier Farnell Acquires Assets of Hynetic Electronics |publisher=Efytimes.com |date=5 February 2008 |accessdate=23 March 2014}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.channel-e.biz/no_cache/news-en/article/premier-farnell-buys-part-of-microdis-electronics.html|title=Premier Farnell buys part of Microdis Electronics|publisher=E-biz|date=8 January 2009|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/eda-and-ip/premier-farnell-buys-design-software-firm-cadsoft-2009-09/|title=Premier Farnell buys design software firm CadSoft|date=September 2009|publisher=Electronics Weekly|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1467033618704220400/premier-farnell-completes-sale-of-cadsoft-to-autodesk-.aspx/|title=Premier Farnell Completes Sale Of Cadsoft To Autodesk| date=June 2016|publisher=Morningstar|accessdate=8 October 2016}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.akronbrass.com/about-press-releases-akron-brass-2016-idex-completes-acquisition-of-akron-brass/|title=IDEX Corporation Completes Acquisition of Akron Brass| date=March 2016|publisher=IDEX Corporation|accessdate=15 October 2016}}
19. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/9005246-avnet-completes-the-acquisition-of-premier-farnell-plc|title=Avnet completes the acquisition of Premier Farnell PLC| date= 17 October 2016 | publisher=Wall Street online|accessdate=17 October 2016}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.premierfarnell.com/our-company/what-we-do|title=What we do|publisher=Premier Farnell|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cityam.com/article/1379637528/raspberry-pi-sales-fail-turn-around-premier-farnell-s-luck|title=Raspberry Pi sales fail to turn around Premier Farnell’s luck|date=20 September 2013|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.catalog-biz.com/news/ECMOD-Direct-Commerce-Award-Winners_3363.asp |title=ECMOD Direct Commerce Award Winners|publisher=Direct Commerce|date= 28 March 2012|accessdate=23 March 2014}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2012/03/19/6198112.htm |title=Premier Farnell retains Business in the Community Platinum status for third year running |publisher=Callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com |date=19 March 2012 |accessdate=23 March 2014}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.electronics-sourcing.com/2012/03/19/premier-farnell-retains-business-in-the-community-platinum-status-for-third-year-running/ |title=Premier Farnell retains Business in the Community Platinum status for third year running | Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, UK News |publisher=Electronics-sourcing.com |date=19 March 2012 |accessdate=23 March 2014}}

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