A new back-order management service will provide Farnell's customers with up-to-the-minute information regarding the status of their back-ordered product. .

Farnell has continued the process of evolving and enhancing its industry- leading website with the introduction of several new initiatives and processes to speed and ease the selection and ordering of products..

Distributors have an important role in driving
new technology adoption says global technology
development manager at Premier Farnell, Jamie Furness.

Farnell has received Panasonic’s Demand Creation Award 2008 for Passive components. The two companies have enjoyed a relationship that extends to over 10 years during which Farnell has successfully leveraged Panasonic’s strong brand name and market-leading product range to a widening customer base..

Farnell’s marketing director, Kevin Yapp, looks at the role of catalogues and highlights the customer benefits of integrating catalogues in a multi-channel model including the web, field sales teams, call centres and other procurement resources

As recently as the 1990s it was relatively easy for industry analysts to segment electronic component distributors into neat categories such as broadline, specialist and catalogue. Now, thanks both to the changing needs of an increasingly fragmented market and the ever-increasing importance of the online world, such broad generalisations are no longer applicable. In particular, the term ‘catalogue distributor’ is a misnomer as companies associated with traditional catalogue-style distribution expand their channels of communication to benefit their customers.


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Multi-channel distributor, Farnell, has added dedicated pages to its website to enhance access to new products, with approximately 700 new products added every week, plus new technologies and new manufacturers. The initiative also includes a monthly e-newsletter that will bring product and technology news direct to subscribers. .

Farnell and Omron have launched a one-touch web referral programme, which will take customers direct to Farnell's site to purchase products once they have made their selection on the Omron website..

Premier Farnell invites all manufacturers of CAD tools to contact them directly to discuss implementing the DesignLink interface with their design environment. The Group will be rapidly increasing its global capability to interface with a wide range of CAD platforms this year as they expand their support to meet the unique needs of their electronic design engineering customers..

Premier Farnell has announced that scholarships applications are now being accepted from individual students worldwide who are registered in a full time Electrical and Electronics Engineering course in the 2009 entry year. Applications will be accepted through the 31st of August 2009 and winners will be announced on the 1st of October 2009.

Farnell held a Customer Day on Tuesday 30 June as part of the celebrations to mark its 70th anniversary. The event, held at the company’s headquarters in Leeds, was attended by representatives from many of Farnell’s customers and suppliers and featured a range of events aimed at making the day both enjoyable and educational..

An agreement with Farnell is set to give purchasers access to 900 new products from TDK, all backed by fast delivery and technical data from the multi-channel distributor..

The latest online purchasing management tools that dovetail with a distributor’s website can give procurement professionals much greater control and streamlining of company-wide spending with minimum stress. Quintin Komaromy, Commercial Marketing Director at Farnell, explains the new instrument..

Farnell now offers Harwin’s range of Mix-Tek Datamate connectors that combine high performance power and signal capabilities in one compact package. The new connectors add to the comprehensive range of over 800 Harwin product lines already stocked by Farnell from the leading manufacturer of high reliability and application-specific interconnect devices. .

Farnell has added over 800 of Linear Technology’s newest products to its existing portfolio. The devices cover a broad line of standard high performance analog integrated circuits for use in applications such as telecoms, networking products, industrial instrumentation, video & multimedia, automotive, and military and space systems..

Farnell has underlined its continuing commitment to providing information and support on legislation affecting the electronics industry by launching its new ‘60 Second Guides’. The guides focus specifically on legislation that impacts electronics companies and give an at-a-glance understanding of key legislative areas..