RS Components has signed a new global trading agreement with SMC, a world leader in pneumatics. The agreement furthers the partnership initiated between the two companies in 2009 by incorporating several new territories and giving RS access to SMC’s complete range of pneumatic control equipment.
The new agreement is an example of how RS is working with its key strategic suppliers to meet customer needs and anticipate future requirements. The agreement will enable RS to provide a more comprehensive product range worldwide, a key element of its overall maintenance strategy, and to maintain a high standard of product availability for its customers. It will also enable RS to offer the best possible price and service for the SMC product range, which includes actuators, connectors and control valves and pressure regulators.
Kevin Thompson, general manager maintenance at Electrocomponents, commented: “This new agreement reinforces the importance of the partnership to both RS and SMC, not only in Europe but now globally. The combination of our worldwide distribution capability with SMC’s technological leadership will enable us to serve our customers needs better by giving them access to the latest pneumatic control technology. This strengthens our offering in the automation and control market, our primary technology focus for the maintenance sector.”
Steve Bangs and Kevin Thompson at the signing ceremony
Steve Bangs, managing director of SMC Pneumatics (UK), said: “We are delighted to be furthering our relationship with RS. This agreement will give us even greater market access, helping us to develop our customer base globally and increase the sales of our industry leading pneumatic control products.”
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