We are delighted to introduce the newest member of the RS family, Distrelec B.V - Distrelec is a high-service, digital-led distributor of industrial and MRO products with c.400 employees and is headquartered in Manchester, UK with an additional 12 sales offices across Europe. It operates two distribution centres in Switzerland and the Netherlands and a shared service centre in Latvia, serving c. 180,000 customers, across 19 countries, offering 146,000 stocked and a further 104,000 unstocked products.
This acquisition will significantly expand our presence in key European markets, extending the RS Group further into continental Europeand will leverage our existing operations to drive value-accretive growth in these key markets.
RS and Distrelec have begun working together on how our companies provide you with the very best supplier experience. We’re excited to follow the progress and development in realising the true potential and significant value created from bringing the two companies together. Watch this space.