JAE Europe has Appointed
Rutronik
to handle its products throughout Europe. The agreement, which starts in April, covers France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and UK, together with the Nordic and Benelux countries and Eastern Europe. The two companies have had a successful relationship in France for eight years.

Electronic component distributor Rutronik, based in Germany but with an extensive pan-European network,
has grown strongly in recent years.

The company will stock key focus products from JAE Europe's range, targeting application areas including automotive, industrial, medical and instrumentation.

Commenting on the appointment, Peter Johnson, European distribution manager for JAE Europe, said:

‘JAE's goal is to continually strengthen the supply routes to our customers, while extending the choice available to them. Rutronik has grown rapidly based on the provision of sound technical and sales support in a number of our target application and geographic areas, and we are confident that its activities will enhance our European offering.’

‘With our existing strength in industrial and automotive
applications we are gaining, with JAE, a strong partner for further growth in two major focussed market segments for Rutronik in Europe,’ added Jörg Ciper, Rutronik Director Marketing Europe for Electromechanical products.

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From left, Mr Harunobu Ogawa, MD JAE Europe; Mr Jorg Ciper, Rutronik Director Marketing Europe for Electromechanical products; Mrs Noko Atherton and Mr Peter Johnson, both of JAE.