RS Americas
{{short description|US-based distributor of electronic components and electromechanical products}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = RS Americas, Inc.
| formation = {{start date and age|1928}}
| founding_location = Chicago, IL
| type = Subsidiary
| headquarters = Fort Worth, Texas
| location = United States
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Doug Moody
| parent_organization = RS Group
| website = {{url|https://us.rs-online.com/}}
| industry = Electronics
| services = Electronics and automation control distribution
| native_name =
| logo = RS Group logo.jpg
| image = RS-Americas-Headquarters.jpg
| caption = RS Americas Headquarters
}}
RS Americas, Inc. (formerly Allied Electronics & Automation) is a United States-based omni-channel provider of product and service solutions for designers, builders and maintainers of industrial equipment and operations.{{Cite web|url=https://us.rs-online.com/about-us/|title=RS About Us|website=us.rs-online.com}} They are part of London-based RS Group, plc (formerly Electrocomponents, plc), an FTSE 100 global leader in the omnichannel distribution of products and services for industrial equipment and operations.
History
The Americas division of RS Group was founded in 1928 in Chicago, Illinois by Simon "Sy" Wexler[http://www.vintage-amplifier.com/knight-allied-radio-corporation-chicago-illinois-usa/ Vintage Amplifiers Collectors Magazine: "Knight | Allied Radio Corporation | Chicago Illinois"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929010556/http://www.vintage-amplifier.com/knight-allied-radio-corporation-chicago-illinois-usa/ |date=2015-09-29 }} retrieved April 25, 2015 as Allied Radio, the radio parts distribution arm of Columbia Radio Corporation (also founded by Wexler in 1921).[http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=1865 Radio Museum: "History of the radio manufacturer: Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)"] retrieved April 25, 2015
In 1970, the Tandy Corporation, Radio Shack's former parent company, purchased Allied Radio, the consumer division, along with Allied Electronics, the industrial division.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/15/archives/tandy-corp-buys-allied-radio-assets-companies-take-merger-actions.html|title=Tandy Corp. Buys Allied Radio Assets|date=April 15, 1970|newspaper=New York Times|access-date=20 June 2023}}
In 1999, Allied became the North American division of Electrocomponents. In 2016, Allied expanded into South America with a full-service office in Santiago, Chile, and in 2017, grew its sales presence in Mexico. In October 2022, Allied announced they would be changing their name to RS in Q1 2023 as part of an overall rebranding strategy to establish a better connection across RS Group’s products and services.{{Cite news |date=October 14, 2022|url=https://www.designworldonline.com/allied-electronics-automation-announces-name-change/|title=Allied Electronics & Automation announces name change|newspaper=Design World|access-date=20 June 2023}} On February 6, 2023, the name change became official.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/allied-electronics--automation-rebrands-as-rs-301739571.html|title=Allied Electronics & Automation Rebrands as RS|website=www.prnewswire.com}}
Operations
RS Americas, Inc is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It has a 560,000 square foot distribution facility.{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2021 |title=Allied Electronics and Automation's DC makeover|newspaper=Logistics Management|url=https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/allied_electronics_automations_dc_makeover|access-date=21 June 2023}}
References
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External list
- [https://us.rs-online.com/ RS Americas website]
- [https://www.rsgroup.com/ RS Group homepage]
Category:Companies based in Fort Worth, Texas
Category:Electronics companies of the United States
Category:Electronic component distributors