RS Electronics Wins Honeywell Sales Award

March 3, 2007 -- RS Electronics, a Michigan based wholesale distributor of electronic components, test and measurement equipment, and electrical products was recently recognized for outstanding sales growth in 2006 by the Sensing and Control Division of Honeywell at their 2007 North American sales meeting in Jacksonville, Florida.

The award for "Largest Organic Growth % Year over Year" was presented by Beth Wozniak, President, Honeywell Sensing & Control, and Tom Dalton, VP Worldwide Sales, to Howard Taxe, President, RS Electronics, and Michele Padgett, Regional Manager.

Honeywell Sensing & Control is one of the world's preeminent switch and sensors manufacturers. Honeywell's legacy of innovation and quality can be traced back 120 years to the invention of the furnace regulator. Today, the Sensing & Control Division manufactures an unrivaled mix of switches and sensors for the aerospace, automotive, medical, consumer electronics, and industrial markets.

Founded in 1929, RS Electronics is recognized annually as one of the largest and most successful electronics distributors in North America by leading trade publications. Customers include a wide variety of OEM, MRO, and R&D organizations - among them many of the world's largest and most successful companies.

Press Contact: Bill Matravers
bmatravers@rselectronics.com