Fort Worth, Texas – Allied Electronics was recognized with the Business Award from Electrocomponents, its parent company, for making the most significant contribution to the business in 2007.

“Allied is very proud to be recognized by Electrocomponents and our colleagues across the globe for our contribution to the business,” said Lee Davidson, president of Allied.

Allied competed with 11 other nominees from around the world, each representing an operating company or special department under Electrocomponents. Allied was chosen based on its highest absolute growth year on year, highest absolute profit growth year on year and the highest absolute profit performance against budget.

For more information, visit Allied online at: www.alliedelec.com.

About Allied Electronics

Allied Electronics' headquarters are located in Fort Worth, Texas with 55 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.

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