Newark became part of Avnet family when its parent company Premier Farnell was acquired in 2016. Brands within Avnet's overall ecosystem have been brought together to provide a simple and cohesive proposition for both customers and suppliers alike.
Who is Farnell owned by?
Type Subsidiary
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Parent Avnet
Website www.farnell.com
Who bought Premier Farnell?
Avnet Bidco Limited
Is Farnell part of Avnet?
Farnell has over 950,000 products in stock covering 2,000 manufacturer brands and supplying over two million customer contacts in more than 150 global industries. As part of Avnet since October 2016, customers can now also access the latest products in stock from across Avnet.
Is CPC owned by Farnell?
CPC is a British end-user and business-to-business distributor of electrical and related products. Since 1995 it has been a brand of Farnell, which itself was acquired by Avnet in 2016.
Where is element 14 based?
Newark element14 is headquartered in Chicago, but its warehouse, used to serve customers throughout the Americas, is based in Gaffney, South Carolina. The company is one of only two U.S. distributors of the Raspberry Pi microcomputer.