Bourns Honored Again with TTI 2013 Supplier Excellence Award at the Highest Platinum Level

Bourns Acknowledged for Outstanding Platinum Level Performance for All Three TTI Regions, - Americas, Europe and Asia

RIVERSIDE,Calif., May 28, 2014 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced that it has again been honored with TTI’s Supplier Excellence Award at the Platinum Level for its Americas, European and Asia operations. Bourns’ European operations also received TTI’s Diamond Award for the highest overall point achievement.  The TTI Supplier Excellence program measures sales and management support, on-time delivery, receiving quality, customer-reported quality, administrative quality, operations and business systems. The award ceremony was held at the TTI Supplier Executive Breakfast Meeting during EDS in Las Vegas, on May 6, 2014.

"For its outstanding commitment to quality and service, TTI is pleased to honor Bourns with the Platinum award, which is the highest award level we bestow. We commend Bourns for its Platinum achievement level that requires five consecutive years of award recognition, and continuous recognition each year to maintain Platinum status," said Melanie Pizzey, vice president global product operations at TTI, Inc. “We are thrilled to acknowledge Bourns for their 2013 performance that demonstrates the company’s continued dedication and commitment to excellence.”  

“To be recognized again for our excellent sales channel support and demonstrated performance shows Bourns’ continued emphasis on customer service and the highest quality products,” said Kelly Vogt, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Bourns, Inc. “For its diligent and hard work, I applaud our team’s well-earned achievement at the highest level.” 

About TTI
TTI, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty distributor of passive, interconnect, electromechanical and discrete semiconductor components. TTI is the distributor of choice for industrial and consumer electronics manufacturers worldwide. TTI's extensive product line includes: resistors, capacitors, connectors, potentiometers, trimmers, magnetics, circuit protection, filters, electromechanical and discrete semiconductor devices. TTI is recognized as the industry leader in service and quality and provides a broad array of supply chain services to its customer base. TTI along with its subsidiary Mouser Electronics, employs 3,800 with 100 locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. TTI's previous acquisitions include Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics, Mateleco, France, Net-Aye, Israel, Campbell Collins, U.K., and NPCS Autotronics, China. For more information about TTI, visit www.ttiinc.com.

About Bourns
Bourns, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of automotive sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic products, microelectronic modules, trimming and precision potentiometers, panel controls and encoders and resistive products. Headquartered in Riverside, CA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, computer, industrial, instrumentation, automotive, consumer, non-critical life support medical, audio and various other market segments. Bourns® products are manufactured according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards under Six Sigma quality programs. Bourns® automotive products are manufactured in accordance with the ISO/TS 16949 standard. Additional company and product information is available at the company’s website at www.bourns.com.

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