June 27, 2008 -- RS Electronics, a Michigan based wholesale distributor of electronic components, test and measurement equipment, and electrical products has been awarded the Distributor Appreciation Award in recognition and appreciation of outstanding sales and support from NTE.

NTE National Sales Manager, Cindy Habick , presented the award to Dick Miller, Vice President of Sales; and Michele Padgett, Regional Manager, at the Electronic Distributors Show in Las Vegas.

Based in Bloomfield NJ, NTE is the largest replacement semiconductor supplier in the industry. Other products also sold under the NTE brand are relays, resistors, capacitors, hook-up wire, heat shrink tubing, and switches.

Founded in 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, RS Electronics is recognized as one of the largest and most successful electronics distributors in North America by leading trade publications. A Tier I supplier to the automotive industry, RS Electronics' customers also include many of North America's largest commercial and industrial businesses.

Press Contact: Bill Matravers
bmatravers@rselectronics.com