Fort Worth, Texas – Allied Electronics, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), has been awarded a United States General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contract. The contract enables Allied to supply federal government agencies with electronic and electromechanical products.

“Allied is pleased to be able to offer federal customers access to the electronic and electromechanical products they need,” said Lee Davidson, president of Allied. “We look forward to extending our relationship with federal customers through the GSA Schedule Program.”

Allied's GSA schedule contract number is GS-06F-0029T. Allied now features over 45,000 products on the GSA Advantage web site.

Allied products can be purchased directly on the GSA Advantage web site at: www.gsaadvantage.gov or by contacting a local Allied branch at 1.800.433.5700.

For more information, visit Allied online at: www.alliedelec.com.

About Allied Electronics

Allied Electronics' headquarters are located in Fort Worth, Texas with 55 sales branches across the United States and Canada. Allied is a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the world leading catalog component distributor. Electrocomponents has operations in six continents and headquarters in Oxford, England. For more information, visit www.alliedelec.com.

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