RS Americas, Inc. (formerly Allied Electronics & Automation) is a United States-based
omni-channel provider of product and service solutions for designers, builders and maintainers of industrial equipment and operations. They are part of London-based
RS Group
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History
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RS Music
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, plc (formerly Electrocomponents, plc), an
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global leader in the omnichannel distribution of products and services for industrial equipment and operations.
History
The Americas division of RS Group was founded in 1928 in Chicago, Illinois by Simon "Sy" Wexler
[Vintage Amplifiers Collectors Magazine: "Knight , Allied Radio Corporation , Chicago Illinois"]
retrieved April 25, 2015 as Allied Radio, the radio parts distribution arm of Columbia Radio Corporation (also founded by Wexler in 1921).
[Radio Museum: "History of the radio manufacturer: Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)"]
retrieved April 25, 2015
In 1970, the
Tandy Corporation
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,
Radio Shack's former parent company, purchased Allied Radio, the consumer division, along with Allied Electronics, the industrial division.
In 1999, Allied became the North American division of
Electrocomponents
RS Group plc (formerly Electrocomponents plc) is a distributor of industrial and electrical products based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
The company was fou ...
. In 2016, Allied expanded into South America with a full-service office in Santiago, Chile, and in 2017, grew its sales presence in Mexico. In October 2022, Allied announced they would be changing their name to RS in Q1 2023 as part of an overall rebranding strategy to establish a better connection across RS Group’s products and services. On February 6, 2023, the name change became official.
Operations
RS Americas, Inc is headquartered in
Fort Worth, Texas
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. It has a 560,000 square foot distribution facility.
References
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External list
RS Americas websiteRS Group homepage
Companies based in Fort Worth, Texas
Electronics companies of the United States
Electronic component distributors
1999 mergers and acquisitions
Radio manufacturers