ecsn is forecasting a 1.4 % increase in UK and Ireland component distribution sales to £1.19 billion for 2024, as members counsel caution due to the high levels of inventory held by customers and global geopolitical tensions.

The supply disruption in electronic components markets over the last two years and the extended manufacturer lead-times that have resulted has led some organisations to turn to sources of supply that they would probably never consider in ‘normal’ market conditions. But purchasing outside manufacturer authorised channels opens the door to many risks, not least that of the unwitting import and use of counterfeit devices.

ecsn/AFDEC is forecasting 2.8% growth in 2023 for the UK and Ireland component distribution market.

It was around this time last year that Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn), predicted that supply and demand of electronic components in the global market would begin to realign at some point in 2H’22.

Each month the International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA) collates the statistical data returned by its member associations throughout Europe and publishes the consolidated figures as headline information.

According to Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn), the pendulum of supply and demand in the electronic components market is beginning to swing back towards equilibrium.

Ambient UK temperature isn’t the only record to fall this year: UK £ sterling exchange rates have hit new lows against the currencies of our main trading partners and rapidly rising inflation is driving up the price of almost everything to levels unseen by industry and consumers since the oil price shocks of the mid-1970s.

According to Adam Fletcher, Chairman of ecsn, the latest data suggests that the current demand and supply cycle has passed its peak, but the market is uncertain about the velocity of the changes currently occurring. This piece reviews the global availability of electronic components and shares Adam’s insight into the evolving supply situation.

Each month the International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA) collates the statistical data returned by its member associations throughout Europe and publishes the consolidated figures as headline information.

There’s been no easing of the shortage of some semiconductor devices over the last eighteen months, as the headlines in the industry trade media attest. In this article, Adam Fletcher, chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) provides an explanation of why it takes so long for chip manufacturers to put their supply networks back in balance.

At the end of last year, the Manufacturer Authorised Distributor members of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) were looking forward to strong growth in electronic components markets in the first half of 2022, with something of a ’levelling out’ occurring in H’2.

Each month the International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA) collates the statistical data reported by its member associations throughout Europe, which it consolidates before publishing the figures as headline information. In his quarterly review for Electronics Specifier readers Adam Fletcher, IDEA Chairman, extracts three primary metrics from the consolidated report - ‘Bookings’ (net new orders entered), ‘Billin...

Just as members of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) predicted in October last year lead-times currently being quoted by manufacturers of electronic components have stepped out, in some cases exacerbated by escalating prices and delayed shipments: According to the association’s Chairman Adam Fletcher, the pendulum of demand and supply in our industry is currently arcing wildly in the direction of tight supply, and with little ...

UK component industry association ecsn is forecasting anything between a 0.2% decline to 4% growth for the UK and Ireland components market in the first half of 2021.

The Leadership Group of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) was saddened to learn of the death of George English, Founder of G. English Electronics (GELEC). George died in the ‘Hospice in the Weald’ (Kent) on 1st July 2020 aged 85 after a short illness. George will be sadly missed by his wife Elizabeth and children Susan, David and Tracy, and his six grandchildren.

Misappropriating IP, copying ideas and gathering intelligence on organisations, people and nations is as old as time and despite the increasing trade tensions particularly between the US, EU and China it isn’t going to stop anytime soon. It is however perfectly legitimate for organisations to look closely at their competitors’ products and services to understand if they have achieved a competitive advantage in the market and if so, us...

Adam Fletcher, chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn), has reported continuing strong revenue growth in August 2018, traditionally one of the quieter months in the year. But at the same time he acknowledged an unusual eight point fall in the B2B (book to bill) ratio.

In this article Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) acknowledges the importance of the engineering team and explains why letting engineers out of the office or lab occasionally might well assist in the development process.

President Trump has escalated the looming trade dispute with China. On 10th June he announced further import tariffs of ten percent on over 6,000 products, leading some pundits to suggest that an all-out trade war is all but inevitable. In this article Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Networks (ecsn) provides an insight into the current imposition of ‘tit-for-tat’ tariffs and examines the impact they may hav...

The case sizes of Multi-Layered Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC) available today are seemingly ever shrinking, which coupled with a long term reduction in manufacturing capacity for legacy commodity products and dramatically increasing manufacturer lead times is creating a supply headache for customers in Europe. In this update Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) examines the current issues and suggests h...