B3 Press Releases For immediate release: 19th October 2006

B3 Cable Solutions and RS Components sign global partnership deal

B3 Cable Solutions (B3) and RS Components have signed a partnership agreement that will make B3’s extensive range of metallic telecommunications cable available through RS Components online and catalogue sales channels.

This global partnership with RS Components will bring B3’s range of quality approved cables within easy reach of a new area of the market; where customers have smaller scale requirements.

RS has local operations in 26 countries around the world, with representation in more than 50 others.

Coupled with centralised purchase and procurement processes, this international presence gives RS significant competitive advantages in sourcing products from hundreds of market-leading suppliers for delivery anywhere in the global market Mark Williams, Sales Director of B3 Cable Solutions, explains the thinking behind the partnership: By partnering with RS Components, the worldwide MRO market can call off shorter lengths of cable, from
stock held by RS Components and have the product delivered next day. “

Ian Kellie, Group Purchasing Manager at RS Components adds, ‘this agreement will further enhance our class leading product strength within the cable market. B3 and RS working together will provide unrivalled service and flexibility within the telecommunications market’
Both B3 and RS Components have built enviable reputations for supplying quality products, with quick turnaround times. The two company’s customers and sales channels are complementary and the agreement will ensure that RS Components can extend the range of quality cable products they can supply to their customers.