Last year, the ecsn (Electronic Components Supply Network), the body which represents authorised distributors in the UK and Eire, reported that its members were entering 2025 with “extreme caution”. Customer demand was difficult to judge amid trade issues and high customer in-house inventory levels. Its forecast for 2026 is in a similar vein as global trade issues, such as trade ...
First, the good news: worldwide revenues for IC sales were up in 2024, according to WSTS/Future Horizons but growth was driven by memory, particularly in server farms in order to run AI software, said Aubrey Dunford, market analyst, ECSN (Electronic Components Supply Network) Globally new market opportunities are created particularly in industrial and professional equipment, mil-aerospace, and in 5G handsets ...
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Despite geo-political uncertainty, the UK component distribution market remains positive in outlook, reports Caroline Hayes. The latest ECSN UK/Ireland electronic components market forecast for 2023 indicates the market is ‘back to normal’, although still subject to geo-political issues and reliant on the management of the grey market and readjusted inventory. Aubrey Dunford, market analyst at ECSN, declares that for the ...
The latest ECSN UK/Ireland electronic components market forecast for 2023 indicates the market is ‘back to normal’ but still subject to geo-political issues as well as relying on management of the grey market and readjusted inventory. Beginning the briefing with a reference to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Aubrey Dunford, market analyst at ECSN (pictured), declared that for the ...
Reporting an “abrupt halt” to the run of 12 consecutive periods of bookings growth, measured on a quarter on same quarter, the previous year, the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) reveals “disappointing” Q1 2019 results. While bookings increased by 4.2% in Q1 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, billings suffered a 1.3% decline. The association had been looking ...
The consolidated results reported by Authorised Distributors in the UK & Ireland for March ’18 show that Total Monthly Billings (Net Sales Invoiced less Credits) increased by 27% when compared to the previous month and increased by 6% when compared to the same month 2017. According to Adam Fletcher, chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network, the Sales by Month “three ...
“We need to prepare for the worst and hope for the best,” says ECSN and IDEA chairman Adam Fletcher, following the announcement that US proposes an additional tariff of 25% on electronic components produced in China and imported into the US. The list of electronic components included contains over 1,400 products includes all tantalum, aluminium, ceramic, paper or plastic capacitors, ...
Component sales through distribution in the UK and Ireland increased by 21% in January compared to December and by 14.5% y-o-y, says afdec, part of ecsn. “Compared to the same period 2017, semiconductors sales increased by 16% in January”, and sales of “Passives” also showed a 16% increase”, says ecsn chairman Adam Fletcher, “Electro-mechs increased by 31% while “Component Assemblies” ...
Growth in the 2017 UK electronic components market is set to continue into 2018 and for years to come, distributors forecast. The UK market for electronic components is likely to continue its stellar 2017 growth well into next year, according to forecasts from the Electronic Components Supply Network (ECSN). The organisation, which represents distributors, has reported that sales growth in ...
