December 14, 2010 - Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top global design engineering resource for semiconductors and electronic components, won the 2010 European Distributor of the Year at the Elektra 2010 European Industry Awards. This prestigious award was announced Thursday in London. Mouser, part of Warren Buffett's giant Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., caters to design engineers with its rapid introduction of the newest products and technologies.

"We are incredibly honoured to win this European award - it means we're on the right track,'' says Mouser President and CEO, Glenn Smith. "It was just two years ago that we opened our first European office and everyone at Mouser has worked diligently to build our business by teaming with the top technology innovators to offer the latest products to design engineers in Europe and across the globe. It's exciting for us to be so quickly recognized as Europe's top distributor.''

For Distributor of the Year, Mouser was up against all of Europe's leading distributors, including the finalists: Farnell, RS Components, Arrow and Avnet Abacus to win the Elektra award.

An annual highpoint of the electronics industry, the Elektra 2010 European Electronics Industry Awards, organized by Electronics Weekly, recognizes the achievements of individuals and companies across Europe. An independent panel of judges reviews best practices in key areas, including innovation, sales growth and employee motivation during their selection process.

For more details, go to http://www.elektraawards.co.uk/.

A key reason behind Mouser's rising success in Europe has been the company's numerous customer support locations, strategically placed to provide local, personalized service to design engineers and buyers, explains Mark Burr-Lonnon, Mouser Vice President of EMEA and APAC Business. "Mouser currently has 14 centres across the globe, including London, Munich, Brive, Milan and Tel Aviv. We are intensely focused on providing today's design engineers with the highest level of service, cutting-edge products from top suppliers, superior product information and fast, global delivery. Because we don't focus on repair parts or maintenance supplies, we can be solely focused on providing exceptional value and support to design engineers. We are thrilled to be honoured for that success in Europe." 

View the video of Burr-Lonnon's interview at http://www.mouser.com/winner.

With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser strives to empower innovation among design engineers and buyers by delivering advanced technologies. Mouser stocks the world's widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Mouser Electronics' website is continually updated and offers advanced search methods to help customers quickly locate inventory. Mouser.com also houses data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.

About Mouser
Mouser Electronics, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an award-winning, authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on rapid New Product Introductions from its manufacturing partners for electronic design engineers and buyers. The global distributor's website, Mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 5 million products from over 700 manufacturers. Mouser offers 23 support locations around the world to provide best-in-class customer service and ships globally to over 600,000 customers in more than 170 countries from its 750,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

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