RS Components to Expand Warehouse Production in China and Asia Pacific

RS Components, a high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, announced the opening of a newly expanded warehouse in Shanghai, China, to enhance its product and service offering to customers in one of the key growth markets for the company in the Asia Pacific region. This substantial stock up will provide an extensive and fully stocked inventory within China of over 135,000 product lines, 3.5 times more than the nearest competitor.

RS Components business in China has achieved robust growth with strong sales of both electronics and maintenance products for the past year. To meet growing demand in China, which is the largest electronics components market in the world, the company has doubled the size of its warehouse to 4,942sqm, which is strategically located at Shanghai’s only free trade zone, the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. The new warehouse will combine both non-bonded and bonded stocks in one location.

RS Components has also recently invested in a state of the art forecasting and web demand software to better track and anticipate customer demand. This enables RS Components to stock what customers want and need.

RS Components is also introducing in China 30,000 products from the Semiconductor, Passive, Connector and Electro-mechanical lines that will come in industry standard production packaging. Available in tape and reel, tube, tray and other industry standard packaging, it will be an added benefit for customers who are engaged in electronic production in China.

Richard Huxley, Regional Manager, Asia Pacific said, “We are the number one high service electronics distributor in China and Asia Pacific. We understand that in today’s fast and competitive world, operational excellence and speed to market are crucial. Our entire business model is focused on speed of delivery, as well as ease of selection, design, replacement and purchase. That is why we are known as the trusted and reliable source for engineers and procurement specialists worldwide.”