Big picture for a big anniversary. Last week Farnell celebrated 70 years in its UK headquarters in Leeds. From radio parts through resistors to FPGAs, the company has transformed itself into a leading multi-channel distributor.
The company was founded in 1939 by Alan Farnell and Arthur Woffendon and has never strayed from its Leeds roots with its HQ still in the city along with the Maybrook distribution centre.
Andy King, president of Farnell Europe and global head of EDE, said: "This is a hugely significant achievement for our business. Over the past 70 years the electronics industry has evolved and developed at a faster rate than perhaps any other sector. The impact that electronics now has on the everyday lives of the world's population is immense. It is remarkable to think that Farnell has played a long-term role by helping to push new technologies through to design engineers for use in products that were once only dreamt of, but that we now all take for granted.
A nice touch in the picture too. Andy King is flanked by Stephen Briggs who has worked at Farnell for 30 years and Lucy Nicols who joined the company just one week ago.
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