Electrocomponents Plc, the Knightsbridge, London-based electronic and electrical distribution company, has expanded its Corby-headquartered RS Components subsidiary into Germany with the launch today of RS Components GmbH in Frankfurt. The new operation, which starts with a headcount of 26, opens with 50,000 catalogues, each bearing 15,600 products, said UK finance director Robert Tomkinson. In Germany, RS Components joins Misco Europe, Electrocomponents’ other catalogue company, also based in Frankfurt. Meanwhile, Verospeed – the components distributor acquired from BICC Plc last September – remains an independent company in Germany, although plans are afoot to amalgamate this subsidiary with RS Components GmbH in the near future.
