Allied Electronics Announces Promotional Contest Winner
Allied Electronics Announces Promotional Contest Winner
Allied Electronics Rewards Illinois Customer with Smartphone
Fort Worth, TX October 13, 2005 's8211; Allied Electronics, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), announced that Duane Hong is the winner of its latest promotional
contest.
Hong, vice-president of Wi-Tronix, an Illinois-based supplier of mobile asset monitoring solutions, was chosen in a random drawing of contestants who requested an Allied catalog during
the promotion. He will receive a palm One Treo 650 Smartphone.
Hong has relied on Allied for products since his business was launched in February.
's8220;I order from Allied because of their assortment of available parts,'s8221; Hong said. 's8220;I really like the Allied catalog because it has good detail and color photos of the
products.'s8221;
Allied has been taking care of customers like Hong for over 75 years. The Fort Worth-based electronic component distributor used the contest to promote its catalog, which features more
than 135,000 electronic and electromechanical components in stock and available for same day shipment.
's8220;Using the Allied catalog, customers can find what they need quickly and easily and have it shipped the same day they order it,'s8221; says Rob Birse, vice president of marketing at
Allied. 's8220;This promotion was an excellent opportunity to reward one of our customers.'s8221;
For more information on Allied Electronics or to request the latest catalog, visit www.alliedelec.com.
About Allied Electronics
Allied Electronics's8217; headquarters are located in Fort Worth, Texas with 57 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.