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What did you want to be when you were young?

As children, we grew up with big ideas and active imaginations that led us to think we could do anything we wanted. We were inspired by the world around us and driven by a belief that anything was possible. As the leading global distributor of industrial and electronics products, we work with our customers’ of today to turn dreams into reality and support the engineers of tomorrow. Discover the stories we’ve shared so far which bring ‘for the inspired’ to life. This is just the beginning, though; join us for this incredible journey. If you have an inspiring story then get in touch, we’d like to hear it.

A1 Steam

Amazing engineering

How The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust undertook incredible engineering to breathe life into a classic design

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A1 Steam

SeaQuest

3D Printed boat challenge

Follow the crew on their watery quest

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SeaQuest

Tour de Branch

Charity cycle challenge

Find out how we embarked on our biggest challenge yet for Children with Cancer UK

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Tour de Branch

OrthoSole

Thinking on your feet

Find out how Ronnie Irani's fight with pain led to a revolutionary new insole.

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