Nu Horizons is Quantel Supplier of the Year

Record seventh win for Nu Horizons Electronics UK (the new name for DT Electronics)

Newbury, UK, 5 July 2007: Now in its 18th year, the Quantel Supplier of the Year Award has gained recognition as one of the industry’s toughest challenges. The scheme measures all Quantel’s suppliers against a wide range of criteria from on-time delivery, accuracy of delivered goods, supply chain administration and paperwork. Once again, Nu Horizons (which was known as DT Electronics until April 1, 2007) has come out top of the pile with a stunning 99.8% performance to pick up the coveted trophy for the third year in a row, and an unprecedented seventh time overall.

A special award was also made to Avenance plc, who for the last seven years as Quantel’s on-site caterers, have more than satisfied the hunger of the company’s several hundred staff and many visitors from all over the world.

Quantel Purchasing Manager, Simon Carter, said, “The relationship between Nu Horizons and Quantel must be the ultimate example of a real business partnership. Tony Frere and his team have supported us unstintingly over many years, setting a standard for service and customer care that is a shining example. And I’m delighted to see that same ethos has been carried through now that the company is under the Nu Horizons umbrella.”

Tony Frere, Managing Director of Nu Horizons Electronics UK, added, “Throughout the recent changes that have affected our company we have never lost sight of the need to put customer service at the top of the agenda. This is the first major award we’ve received as Nu Horizons Electronics in the UK, and it’s a clear indication that we continue to get our priorities right. We’re delighted for everyone in the team here, and grateful to Quantel for this much-valued recognition of our efforts.”

As part of the Supplier of the Year Award over the years, Quantel has funded a full page advertisement for the winner in a leading electronics title. This year, Tony Frere has generously elected instead to donate the cash equivalent to charity. It is to be split between two organisations – Alzheimers Research and St George’s University, the latter to help fund the pre-release testing programme for its promising new Crohn’s Disease vaccine.
                                                                                                                                   

About Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. is a leading global distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, display, illumination and system solutions to a wide variety of commercial original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronic manufacturing services providers (EMS). With sales facilities in 51 locations across North America, Europe and Asia and regional logistics centers throughout the globe, Nu Horizons partners with a limited number of best-in-class suppliers to provide in-depth product development, custom logistics and life-cycle support to its customers. Information on Nu Horizons and its services is available at http://www.nuhorizons.com.

For more information on Nu Horizons in the UK, please visit: http://uk.nuhorizons.com

About Quantel
Quantel is dedicated to creating the most powerful and efficient tools for content creation and production in the digital age. Quantel technology means business; its systems combine industry-leading performance with total scalability in both hardware and software across post production, graphics, digital intermediate, news and sports production for multiple resolution, team-working environments.