Bourns Once More Receives TTI Supplier Excellence Award at the Highest Platinum Level for 2014

Bourns Achieves Platinum Level in the Americas, Europe, Asia Regions Plus Bourns’ European Operations Receives TTI Diamond Award for Highest Overall Points

RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 5, 2015 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced that for the second year in a row it has received TTI’s Supplier Excellence Award at the Platinum Level for its Americas, European and Asia operations. TTI requires that companies at the Platinum achievement level have five consecutive years of award recognition, and continuous recognition each year to maintain Platinum status.  And also for the second consecutive year, Bourns’ European operations were given 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, which took place during EDS in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday, May 13, 2015.

"TTI continues to raise the bar in our criteria for quality and service, and we applaud how Bourns has consistently elevated their customer support to meet our Platinum level requirements," said Melanie Pizzey, Vice President Global Business Operations at TTI, Inc. “It is for this continuous improvement that benefits our mutual customers with quality and on-time delivery that we acknowledge Bourns’ excellent ongoing dedication and commitment.”  

“It is truly a testament to the strength of our relationship with TTI to be honored once more for supplier excellence.  This is a major accomplishment, and our sales channel team around the globe is to be commended for their diligent work to achieve this prestigious award in all three regions,” said Kelly Vogt, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Bourns, Inc. “We look forward to even greater collaboration with TTI to advance the customer experience with superior service, support and the highest quality products.” 

About TTI

TTI, Inc. a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an authorized, specialty distributor of interconnect, passive and electromechanical (IP&E) components and the distributor of choice for industrial and consumer electronic manufacturers worldwide. Broader and deeper inventory, leading-edge products and custom supply chain solutions have established TTI as the leading specialist in electronic component distribution. Globally, the company maintains 1.2 million cubic feet of dedicated warehouse space containing over 850,000 component part numbers. Along with its subsidiaries, Mouser Electronics and Sager Electronics, TTI employs more than 4,600 employees and is represented in over 100 locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information about TTI, visit www.ttiinc.com

About Bourns

Bourns, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of position and speed sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic components, microelectronic modules, panel controls and resistive products. Headquartered in Riverside, California, USA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including automotive, industrial, consumer, communications, non-critical life support medical, audio and various other market segments. Additional company and product information is available at www.bourns.com.

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