FORT WORTH, TX--(Marketwire - May 25, 2012) - [ Allied Electronics ], a trading brand of [ Electrocomponents plc ] (LSE: ECM), was recognized by Ohmite Manufacturing Company with the 2011 Chairman's Award. Ohmite, one of the 300-plus trusted brands Allied is authorized to distribute, is a leading provider of thermal solutions, including heat sinks and resistors for high-current, high-voltage and high-energy applications.

"The Chairman's Award is our highest honor for sales excellence," says Gregory Pace, Ohmite President. "Sales growth is a leading criterion for recognition, but we also consider mind share from the executive level to the field sales team."

Allied received the distinguished honor for sales growth over two years, ease of doing business, and overall mind share gained through working with the headquarters and sales teams. The award was accepted by several Allied Electronics representatives at the EDS Show in Las Vegas, Nev., May 7-10, 2012.

About Allied Electronics
Allied Electronics is a small order, high service level distributor of electronic components and electromechanical products with over 50 sales offices across the United States and in Canada. With more than two million parts online and 110,000 products featured in the Allied Catalog, engineers and purchasers often look to Allied for a broad range of product solutions from over 300 world-class suppliers. Allied Electronics and RS Components are trading brands of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products headquartered in Oxford, England. [ www.alliedelec.com ]

About Ohmite Manufacturing Company
Founded in 1925, Ohmite Manufacturing Company continues to offer a broad selection of Power Resistors to worldwide customers in the industrial, medical, military and aerospace industries. Ohmite's full complement of products includes wirewound, wire element, thick film and ceramic composition resistors, variable voltage controls and heat sinks. [ www.ohmite.com ]