Wisbech, Monday, 4 June 2018 - Anglia Components and STMicroelectronics have celebrated 20 years of working together with a special event at Tower Bridge, London. STMicroelectronics were Anglia Components first Tier 1 semiconductor franchise and two decades on the relationship is stronger than ever.

Commenting Steve Rawlins, CEO Anglia said "We are thrilled to have been working with ST for 20 years now. They are one of the world's largest and most innovative semiconductor manufacturers, and signing the franchise was a major step for Anglia at the time. ST is continually bringing fantastic new products to the market, and our FAE team is always excited about the many ways these solutions can really make a difference to customer designs."

Paul Cihak, Executive VP and General Manager, Sales & Marketing for STMicroelectronics EMEA, added "Anglia has been an authorised distributor for STMicroelectronics in the UK since 1998 and I'm incredibly pleased to present Steve and the team at Anglia with an award to recognise the longevity of our working relationship. Anglia continue to lead the field in the UK on project registrations, lines registered, design wins registered, and turning these design wins into revenue and we applaud their success."

Paul presented Steve, with a special award to mark the momentous milestone at the event at Tower Bridge, where the team from both companies toasted the winning partnership whilst enjoying breath-taking views.

Anglia stocks a wide range of STMicroelectronics’ semi-conductors.  STMicroelectronics provides a comprehensive portfolio of robust 8-bit microcontrollers and high-performance 32-bit ARM-based microcontrollers with a wide range of peripherals. Extensive support through a combination of flexible and powerful development tools, training courses, consultancy and web support, facilitate faster time to market. A full inventory can be found at www.Anglia-Live.com  

Photo caption: Steve Rawlins, CEO Anglia (holding award) and Paul Cihak, Executive Vice President, STMicroelectronics (directly behind) with the teams from the two companies celebrating a successful 20-year relationship.

About Anglia
Anglia is the UK’s leading independent authorised distributor of semiconductors, optoelectronics, interconnect, and passive and electromechanical components. A signatory of the ADS SC21 programme, the company holds AS9120, ISO9001 & ISO14001 accreditations and IECQ-CECC qualification.

Technically adept, with an experienced team of staff, Anglia supports OEM and EMS companies in every sector of electronics manufacturing. Anglia's suppliers include some of the world's leading electronic component brands, complemented by many smaller companies with leadership in their chosen technologies.

Anglia stocks over 1 billion components from over 900,000 product lines in the UK. Components from every supplier are stocked in depth and breadth for same-day dispatch. Anglia aims to streamline logistics and reduce customers' transaction costs through services that include KAN-BAN, EDI, and customer-dedicated inventory, while an accurate, on-time delivery performance is a vital goal for the company.

Technical support spans a sampling service that delivers over £150,000 worth of free evaluation parts each year and expert technical advice from well-trained product specialists and face-to-face guidance from field applications engineers. Both commercially and technically, management of industry legislation and component obsolescence are recognised as areas of vital importance to customers.

Anglia is driven by an ethic of ever-improving customer understanding and, as a privately owned business, aims to provide a fast, consistent and highly responsive service. Further information can be found at www.anglia.com

For further details please contact:
Michelene Hircock at Anglia, Sandall Road, Wisbech, PE13 2PS, UK.
Phone: +44 (0)1945 47 47 47; Web: www.anglia-live.com; Email: michelene.hircock@anglia.com

Press contact:
Peter van der Sluijs
Neesham PR
peterv@neesham.co.uk
+44 (0) 1296 628180

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