RS Components UK has beaten strong competition to win the Environmental Award at the Elektra 2006 European Electronics Industry Awards.

RS Components UK has beaten strong competition from Datec Technologies, Farnell InOne and Samsung to win the Environmental Award at the Elektra 2006 European electronics industry Awards. The judges awarded the trophy to RS in recognition of the work the company has done in preparation for the RoHS Directive, which came into effect in July of this year. As well as providing a host of services to help customers understand and meet with the legislation, the company also worked with over 700 suppliers to obtain product compliance information.

Its range of services includes compliance seminars, an online knowledge centre, and the 'Notify Me' service, where customers are emailed with the compliance status of unconfirmed products.

RS has also kept customers up-to-date by introducing product compliance flags throughout the online order process and the introduction of printable certificates of compliance.

RS was also one of the first companies to achieve the BSI RoHS Trusted Kitemark which stands alongside RS's existing ISO9001 and ESD S20.20 approvals which provide further reassurance for electronics purchasers.

On receiving the award, Richard Eden, RS Components' Market Development Manager, said: 'RS is very proud to have won this award'.

'This is a fantastic achievement recognising RS as the leader in the RoHS arena and its commitment in providing the very best service to meet its customers' needs'.

'Thanks go to our customers, suppliers and staff for their support'.

An independent panel of judges including specialists from Afdec, Envirowise, ISLI, NMI, Qinetiq, Roke Manor Research and The University of Manchester, concluded that the quality of entries this year were particularly impressive and wide-ranging.

The award was presented to RS at the 2006 Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards, held in Munich on 15th November, in conjunction with Electronica.