Replying, John Bowman, Anglia’s Marketing Director added: “It’s an honour to receive this prestigious award. At Anglia we work very hard to build and grow real, effective partnerships with our supplier partners, and this award is a vindication of this philosophy.”
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David Pearson, Technical Director at Anglia explained: “Adam Tech’s commitment to delivering high-quality products, exceptional service and competitive pricing aligns perfectly with Anglia’s own values and customer-first philosophy. Their extensive connector portfolio further strengthens our offering, enabling us to provide customers with a broader range of reliable interconnect solutions. We are particularly excited to make Adam Tech products available through our pan-European e-commerce platform, Anglia Live, giving customers fast, convenient access to the latest technologies, backed by Anglia’s renowned technical support and logistics expertise.”
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| Magen Rigdon - Adam Tech |
Adam Tech is a diversified manufacturer with locations and facilities spanning the globe. Its worldwide headquarters is in New Jersey, USA and its Asia headquarters is in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Both locations are fully staffed with sales and engineering support personnel.
During the past decades, Adam Tech has expanded its manufacturing and product development footprint across numerous countries and locations in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Malaysia.
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Delivering fibre optic transceivers proven in industrial, defence and networking environments.
Anglia Components has signed a new franchise agreement with Taiwanese manufacturer OptoMedia, expanding its offering to include a comprehensive range of fibre optic transceivers for industrial defence and video applications.
Allen Ho, CEO at OptoMedia added: “Our products are a perfect fit for many customers in this region. We chose Anglia as our partner, because they have demonstrated they can provide the perfect combination of innovative 21st Century online supply chain management, hands on technical support, and traditional, personal customer service.”
OptoMedia is a specialist in high-performance optical communication solutions, supplying robust, cost-effective transceivers designed for demanding environments across industrial, video, defence and data infrastructure fibre communication markets. The product portfolio includes a wide range of transceivers including SFF, SFP, Mini-SFF, and SDI data modules, alongside optical converters, HDMI, and KVM solutions. With a strong focus on performance and reliability, OptoMedia products are well suited to demanding environments and are already widely used across defence, industrial, professional broadcast and networking markets. OptoMedia is also a member of both the Profibus & Profinet (PI) and CC-Link organisations and actively works with other members around the world to ensure its solutions are inter-operable with those from other global leaders.
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Pin-compatible ADCs with up to 30% cost savings and long-term price stability.
Anglia Components has signed a pan-European franchise agreement with Silanna, makers of laser driver products and configurable analog-to-digital (ADC) converters that are pin-for-pin compatible with industry standard parts from major global analog IC suppliers, offering comparable or enhanced performance with up to a 30% cost saving.
Says John Bowman, Anglia’s Marketing Director: “These high quality, cost-effective ADCs are the latest addition to Anglia’s burgeoning linecard of analog parts. We have been designing in similar parts for many years and have invested in stock and FAEs to support the market. So, we know there will be a big demand when customers learn about the performance and incredible pricing of these value-disruptive products.”
“It’s great to have such a knowledgeable distribution partner as Anglia as part of our supply chain." said Patrick Moore, Vice President, Global Sales & Apps, Silanna Semiconductor. "They offer very innovative services and so do we: recently, for example, we announced a two-year price freeze on our parts – place a production order today and we’ll hold that price for two years. We’ve done this to counter the huge price hikes that the leading names in the analog IC world are enforcing. In this way we are providing stability for our customers in this challenging market.”
Silanna’s proprietary Plural™ architecture enables multiple devices to be created from the same chip platform. This means that design costs can be minimised, new, optimised chips can be brought to market quickly, and supply chain shortages, obsolescence and bottlenecks can be avoided.
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| LtoR:Debbie Marriott, Supply Chain Manager; John Bowman,Marketing Director, Anglia; Patrick Moore,Vice President, Global Sales & Apps, Silanna; David Pearson, Technical Director; Sarah Porter, Strategic Marketing Manager, Anglia |
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Blurred lines can lead to lack of transparency and independence.
Anglia Components which is one of Europe’s longest-established, independent, authorised distributors of electronic components, has warned of a looming potential imbalance in the supply chain, where traditional lines may become blurred, leading to a lack of transparency and compromised independence.
Steve Rawlins, Anglia’s CEO reasons: “Last week, the news sneaked out that one of the leading electronic component brokers had been bought by a major CEM, confirming rumours that had been floating about for months. This is concerning because it places too much buying power in the control of one organisation, leaving the supply chain at risk. If this were to become a trend, with other Tier 1 CEMs buying brokerage companies, it could easily result in artificial shortages and price hikes.”
Steve Rawlins
Anglia is speaking from experience. 25 years ago, the company set up its own CEM operation, which was in Rawlins words ‘a disaster’ as customers were confused and worried by the potential conflict. The experiment was swiftly terminated.
The issue really centres on how increasingly blurred lines between manufacturing, distribution, and open-market sourcing affect company governance. Anglia believes in forging strong, three-way supply chain partnerships between component manufacturer, the customer and the distributor. “We operate with full transparency in the best interests of our customers”, concludes Rawlins.
• See also: Warning: Chip shortage. (29/6/2026); Guarding against inventory disruption. (18/1/2019).
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A pan-European franchise agreement with BeRex Corp., a leading Korean producer of analog RF and microwave semiconductors has been agreed by Anglia Components. BeRex’s product range includes high quality and cost effective solutions for wireless applications, many of which are drop in alternative to industry standard devices from global semiconductor manufacturers.
Jae Won Kim, Senior Manager at BeRex added: “We are excited to be represented in the UK and EU countries by Anglia, which is renowned for technical support and customer service. Anglia has been trading for over 50 years so its market knowledge and understanding of what the customer needs is second to none.”
Founded in 2004, BeRex leverages over two decades of experience and expertise in developing the most reliable RF and microwave components in the industry that enable the efficient transmission of voice, video, and data traffic over leading communications networks worldwide.
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European customers no longer need fear being dictated to by ‘big brands.’
A distribution deal with 3PEAK Incorporated, semiconductor company focusing on high-performance, high-quality, and highly reliable ICs, including signal chain, power management, and mixed-signal front-ends has been agreed with Anglia Components. 3PEAK’s wide range of analog parts which are cost-effective, drop-in alternatives to devices from big brand US semiconductor makers will be attractive to customers.
Stella Duzsar, Senior Sales Director, EMEA at 3PEAK adds: “We are delighted to be working with experienced supply chain partners such as Anglia, who know the market and who demonstrate their commitment to offering technical design-in support by employing talented FAEs.”
3PEAK is leading fabless semiconductor company, offering a broad analog and mixed signal IC portfolio that includes thousands of replacements for parts from established competitors at the lowest 1000-off price points. However, 3PEAK is also committed to innovation and invests over 50% of its annual revenue in R&D, leading to the introduction of many ICs with performance benefits over other suppliers. The company partners with independent top-tier fabs in every major region, resulting in a robust supply chain, and most devices are still available on an 8 to 12 week lead time.
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A warning of a huge surge in demand for multi-layer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) has been issued by Anglia Components. The company is advising customers that they need to get order coverage in place ASAP to prevent supply issues later in the year as the situation is expected to tighten severely.
The surge in demand is being driven primarily by the AI datacentre buildout. Although this may seem counter-intuitive since data centres tend to use higher value MLCC products, the reality is that the production capacity for the more standard products that many customers do use is being shared with, or moved, to making the higher end products. Hence the constraint in capacity. For context, one AI data centre rack can use upwards of 440K MLCCs to manage the huge power delivery requirements of the boards.
“Don’t make it easy for a broker to buy his next Lamborghini”, says Rawlins. “Schedule your orders with us now, and we’ll flex with you as your demand changes.”
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Stocking ultra-low-noise JFETs and high speed DMOS analog switches.
A pan-European distribution partnership has been agreed between Anglia Components and Linear Systems, a Silicon Valley precision analog semiconductor manufacturer, to supply discrete semiconductor products including ultra-low-noise JFETs and high-speed DMOS analog switches.
“Linear Systems precision devices are engineered for exceptional performance in the most demanding industries”, says John Bowman, Anglia’s Marketing Director. “Their products can be used to create low noise amplifier circuits or used alongside integrated op amps to improve the performance of the circuit dramatically.”
Jaime Cook, VP of Operations & Market Development at Linear Systems comments: “The European market is very diverse and precision analog parts are integral to many applications. Anglia is very experienced in servicing this customer base and offers the level of technical design-in support that is required to achieve successful product development.”
Linear Systems provides precision, high-performance discrete analog components trusted by engineers developing leading-edge products where low noise, accuracy, and reliability are critical. Across the product line, special and custom electrical testing supports advanced and highly customised circuit requirements.
At the heart of the portfolio is the flagship LSK series of ultra-low-noise JFETs, including the monolithic dual LSK389 and LSK489, along with the single LSK170. These devices feature industry-exclusive 100% noise testing, giving engineers unmatched confidence in critical low-noise applications. The newest addition, the LSBF862, serves as an improved pin-for-pin second-source replacement for the discontinued NXP BF862.
Beyond JFET technology, Linear Systems delivers a broad portfolio of high‑performance analog solutions. Nanosecond‑class lateral DMOS analog switches enable ultra‑fast, precision switching, while low‑noise bipolar transistors, available in both monolithic dual and single configurations, open up new possibilities for advanced amplifier designs. A full range of small signal N & P channel MOSFETs supports both amplification and switching needs. For sensitive analog inputs, ultra‑low‑leakage picoamp diodes, offered as singles or monolithic duals, provide essential protection. The portfolio is rounded out with precision current regulating diodes, delivering wider current ranges with tighter performance control.
Linear Systems’ precision discrete analog components underpin advanced designs across low‑noise amplifiers (LNAs), discrete op‑amp architectures, photodiode and TIA stages, High-impedance probes, Acoustic and hydrophone preamps, battery powered instrumentation, and extend through to ultra‑sensitive sensors, medical electronics, audio front ends, and high‑performance test and measurement systems.
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Strong ranking reinforces the value of diversity in a resilient supply chain.
“To be ranked among the world’s top 50 distributors proves that the supply chain needs different distribution models in order to remain strong and reliable,” says Steve Rawlins, Anglia’s CEO. “Customers of all sizes need a variety of services at different times to support changing business demands. One size most certainly does not fit all, and Anglia’s commitment to customer service, proven throughout our 54 years of operation, plus high levels of inventory, and innovative initiatives such as our customer loyalty scheme and 90-day terms for online orders, have resulted in this success. I am delighted with this achievement on behalf of Anglia’s loyal staff and customers.”
This year, Anglia placed 46th in the Supply Chain Connect list, a particularly impressive result given the challenging market conditions of recent times. Added Rawlins: “This is a great accomplishment and a clear reflection of the Anglia team’s dedication and strength.”
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Anglia Components has signed a Pan European authorised distribution agreement with Same Sky, the established manufacturer of an ever-expanding range of product technologies, including audio, interconnect, motion and control, relay, sensor, switch, and thermal management solutions. Same Sky was formerly known as CUI Devices.
Commented David Pearson, Anglia’s technical director: “This partnership significantly enhances our audio portfolio and expands the breadth of innovative technologies we can offer. Same Sky also brings a rapidly developing range of interconnect solutions and an extensive selection of thermal management products, including Fans and Peltier devices. We are looking forward to bringing these innovative components to our UK and EU customer base through our online platform.”
For Same Sky, EMEA Sales Director Neil Whittington added: “We value Anglia’s blend of modern e‑commerce capability and traditional people-centric service. Anglia is renowned for carrying a broad and deep inventory, which is particularly important to the many SMEs that make up a large portion of our European customer base”
Anglia Components has signed a Pan-European distribution agreement with Isocom Components the leading manufacturer of high performance infrared optoelectronic devices. Anglia now stocks Isocom Components full range of cost effective opto isolators including equivalents for all the popular commercial industry standard types, including discontinued models.
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| LtoR:John Bowman, Anglia with Karl Murray, Isocom Components |
Karl Murray, Sales and Marketing at Isocom Components adds: “We are excited to join Anglia, especially as they are now bringing their famed customer service – which is renowned in the UK and Ireland – to customers all across the EU. Anglia’s innovative supply chain programs, including sampling, 90-day credit and customer loyalty schemes fit well with Isocom Components technological advantage and customer support ethos.”
Isocom Components opto isolators are approved to the leading recognised industry standards and all devices are available in various lead forms and in tape and reel packaging. The company also offers optoswitches and solid state relays.
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Franchise extension will be supported by locally-based technical and commercial staff.*
Anglia Components has extended its franchise agreement with Digi International and now represents the M2M and IoT solution provider in the Nordic and Baltic regions. One of the key reasons for the enhanced relationship between the two companies is the success of the innovative programs that Anglia runs in the Britain and Ireland with Digi to develop new business. Examples include where the two companies have collaborated to deliver technical workshops providing an introduction to RF communications and connecting wireless sensors to the cloud for remote monitoring and control, as well as discussing Digi’s hardware, software and development kit solutions.
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| Jurgen De Biscop, Digital and John Bowman, Anglia. |
“The Nordic and Baltic regions have a large number of SMEs and Contract Electronics Manufacturers, just like the UK”, says John Bowman, Anglia’s Marketing Director. “Such customers can often be left behind by the big high service and production fulfilment distributors, whereas for Anglia, they are a key part of our customer base. We look forward to growing with Digi in these regions.”
Jurgen De Biscop, Senior Channel Manager for Digi in the EMEA region adds: “We have been impressed by Anglia’s commitment to demand creation and new customer development in the UK, which is why we presented them with an award for this activity last year. We are delighted to extend the relationship and look forward eagerly to enjoying even greater success together.”
Anglia’s Nordic/Baltic agreement with Digi follows hot on the heels of a similar business extension with STMicroelectronics, and the three companies are collaborating to deliver a one-day event, titled ‘Learn How to Seamlessly Transition to Linux-Based MPUs’ in Reading (GB) on the 22nd April.
Anglia Components, a leading independent, authorised distributor of electronic components in Europe, is actively advising customers of anticipated supply constraints in the market. The company is warning that the market is flipping from a downward price trend with most components available ex-stock, to an upward price trend and extending lead times. Prices are rising by 5-15%, and lead-times from manufacturers for standard products such as MCUs has already reached 23 weeks in certain circumstances. And this was already the status prior to the recent events in the Middle East, which are likely to compound and exacerbate the situation.
With more than 50 years of experience navigating market cycles, Anglia is advising customers to place orders early to secure their required production volumes. Bowman continues: “Customers need to take measured action now and lay down their component requirements for at least the next 12 months. Now is most certainly not the time to sit back and wait – as Theodore Roosevelt once said: ‘…the worst thing you can do is nothing’ “.
As manufacturer and distribution inventories tighten and die banks are drawn down, goods ordered today are likely to have a lead time of six months, and extending. But that is much better than being told that there is no availability and no chance of getting the parts you need other than falling back on the grey market. Anglia, known as the “Kings of Inventory”, are ready to work with every customer, large and small, to manage the challenges ahead.
Bowman concludes: “We have a reputation as the eyes and ears for SMEs. We are trusted to work with them through challenging times and help mitigate risks to their production. But it’s vital that our message is taken seriously — recent years should not create a false sense of security. Purchasing strategies need to adapt, and the time for action is now.”
See also: Component market in full swing! ("Don't get caught out!")
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"Don't get caught out!"
Anglia Components the well known authorised distributors of electronic components, is advising customers that – as predicted in Q4 2025 – the market upturn is in full swing. “We're seeing a higher level of enquiries and sales are picking up, both in the UK and across the EU”, says David Pearson, Anglia’s Technical Director. “However, whilst we are happy to see the market moving at last, suppliers are now extending leadtimes on certain products - not yet across the board, but in certain product areas such as MEMS semiconductors.”
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| David Pearson |
“We’re not sure exactly when the tipping point will be”, concedes Pearson, “but we are sure it will come. Therefore our strong advice is get scheduled orders in now, before component manufacturers close their books for 2026, as has already happened with one memory supplier.”
Anglia has built a reputation as the ‘kings of inventory’, with stock turns deliberately much lower than the biggest corporate entities, and this is a policy which the company is sticking by. However, markets can change very quickly, especially in a volatile economic climate. “We’re in a better position than our competitors to support customers of all sizes from SMEs to large corporations”, concludes Pearson. “All we are saying is ‘don’t get caught out’ – talk to us now about your requirements for the year ahead and let us ensure that your supply chain is secure.”
Anglia Components, in conjunction with its leading supplier franchise base, now offers design engineers one of the fastest and most comprehensive NPI programmes in the industry. Anglia aims to get NPI's onto its Anglia Live e-commerce platform within 48 hours of release by the manufacturer, and to have samples available free of charge, enabling customers to differentiate their next projects by integrating the latest cutting-edge products from a line-up of world class suppliers.
The company’s new NPI Express email now details a selection of the latest NPI’s from its broad base of world class suppliers which have been recently added to the Anglia Live website. Published monthly, the NPI Express newsletter will give design engineers visibility, and most importantly, access to free samples of these NPI’s via Anglia’s unique Ezysample service.
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| John Bowman |
Anglia’s operating commitment to holding a large, uncommitted inventory at its headquarters in Cambridge (GB) is key to the deliverability of NPI’s, because it means that Anglia always has product available and ready to ship. The Anglia Live eCommerce platform - open to British & other European customers - means that orders placed up to 17:00 (CET) Monday to Thursday are despatched same day and delivered in one or two days. Finally, Anglia works to build long-standing, close relationships with its manufacturing partners, enabling the distributor to introduce innovative, customer-focused programs such as Ezysample and its accompanying NPI Express newsletter.
An enhanced franchise agreement with STMicroelectronics has been enterred into by Anglia Components. This extends its authorised sales territory to include the Nordic and Baltic regions. This strategic development reflects STMicroelectronics’ confidence in Anglia’s ability to drive market growth in these territories. It also reinforces the leading semiconductor company’s commitment to a regional distribution model, in contrast to the globalised, homogenous approach adopted by many US-based chip makers which removes customer choice.
Anglia’s Marketing Director, John Bowman says “Anglia’s ethos has always been to listen to customers’ needs. We believe that this is the way to build a strong, valuable and resilient business model. The so-called ‘High Service’ and broadline fulfilment distributors do not support the complex needs of the smaller and medium-sized customers, and critically they do not provide access to engineering resource. Their commitment is primarily to their shareholders, not their customers, so even basic services like holding inventory are not adequately supported. In direct contrast, Anglia values customers of all shapes and sizes, we focus our efforts on nurturing these relationships to grow and benefit together. This customer centric approach means they can always rely on us to provide technical and commercial support, and have access to our vast, locally-held inventory.”
STM's VP Channel Sales, EMEA at STMicroelectronics, Frank Wolinski remarked “We are impressed by the innovation and ambition shown by Anglia. They have demonstrated their commitment to ST with initiatives such as the Ezysample program, which enables customers to get free samples of every ST new product introduction (NPI), and the fact that they stock more ST devkits than any other distributor. We believe that Anglia can bring the same levels of service and customer engagement for ST in the Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) and the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) that they have offered for over 50 years to customers in the UK and Ireland, expanding ST’s market presence in these important regions.”
Just as in Britain and Ireland, Nordic & Baltic customers buying ST through Anglia can also use Anglia Live, Anglia’s e-commerce platform which offers a FedEx 1-2 day delivery service across the region.
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Double the industry’s average predicted growth is expected by Anglia Components as the company emerges from the challenging times of recent years. Founded in 1972, Anglia expects 10% growth in 2026, reckons CEO Steve Rawlins, twice the mid-range prediction of industry association Electronic Components Supply Network (ECSN).
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| Steve Rawlins |
Despite the challenges of the post-Covid years, Anglia has introduced several new initiatives which are driving the business forward. Semiconductor giant, STMicroelectronics (ST) encouraged Anglia to extend its Anglia Live e-commerce platform to cover the EU as well as the Britain and Ireland, and that business is building steadily, expanding Anglia’s available market and customer base hugely. Anglia has also introduced a customer loyalty scheme, free-sampling service and various eco initiatives, all in the last two years.
“We have been able to grow because we have always kept solid financial foundations”, concludes Rawlins. “Every company needs prudent fiscal acumen, and with the long-standing and continued support of HSBC, Anglia is expertly positioned to support customers in the UK and across Europe for many years to come.”
"The supply chain can be fragile ..."
In the major changes in international trade conditions procedures used in ordering and receiving goods were relatively simple. Nowadays however long supply chains can lead to delays, price-instability not to mention a heavy carbon footprint. European customers using supply chains that rely solely on overseas warehousing should be very wary of significant challenges, warns Anglia Components.
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| Anglia's John Bowman |
The current geopolitical instabilities and trade wars have massively impacted supply chains. “We are seeing leading semiconductor manufacturers such as Texas Instruments, which has consolidated its distribution network for its own gain with little regard for what the customer wants, choosing to increase prices across the board in response to international trade conditions and tariffs. The supply chain can be fragile and putting all ‘one’s eggs in one basket’ – both from the manufacturer and customer’s perspectives – is dangerous.”
He contrasts Anglia’s approach which is to stock in depth. Orders can be placed to mitigate against price changes caused by tariffs or currency fluctuations. "Having a local distribution and logistics centre, gives us an edge unlike many of our competitors, it also addresses the sustainability question and ensures that goods are available on a rapid one- or two-day delivery service."
For EU customers, overcoming BREXIT difficulties, parts are shipped by FedEx, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP). Invoicing is available in multiple currencies, and orders that are placed up to 17:00 (CET) Monday to Thursday are despatched same day. There is no minimum order value and DDP delivery is free for orders over €50/$60.
Also, Anglia has recently launched a loyalty scheme which offers Anglia Live customers 90 day credit terms and rewards worth up to £2,500 (€2870). Bowman adds: “We are big enough to offer the best logistics practices, but not so corporate that we forget about true customer service and what UK and EU customers really need”
David Pearson, Anglia’s Technical Director added: “In keeping with our normal practice, we are holding inventory of HAHN’s comprehensive standard product range. However, we are especially excited to be able to offer designers access to HAHN’s renowned custom design services to deliver innovative product solutions.”
The full range of HAHN transformer and inductive coil products are available to European customers.
