Ranking in the German distribution market, Source: Europartners [click the picture to enlarge]

According to a study by Europartners Consultants, there has not been such an upsurge in the field of distribution of electronic components as in 2006 since the boom in the year 2000. Based on the distributors investigated, who generate approximately 75% of the DTAM (Distribution Available Market), there was an increase of around 18% to almost 4.3 bn Euro. All companies were able to increase their turnover significantly. Among the first ten largest distributors there have been some changes in ranking.

The TTI Company, with an above-average growth of 40% has moved from 8th placing in 2005 to the 7th place. The Datamodul and Ineltec companies were able to improve their positions by 1 place. In comparison to the previous year, the 10 largest distributors were able to increase their portion of the DTAM by one point to 59%. With a proportion of approximately 11% of the DTAM and an increase in turnover by 19%, the middle filed of the distributors with a turnover volume of up to 60 m Euro, plays an important role in the German distributor landscape as their product range is largely made up of the special product segment. According to the Europartners, the middle field of distributors comprise: Beck, Endrich, RS Components, Setron, Spezial Elektronik, Farnell, Acal, Hyline, Abacus-Deltron, Ecomal, Azzuri and Atlantik Elektronik.

The semiconductor segment of the DTAM increased in 2006 by 19% followed by the passive components with 18% and electro-mechanics by 17%. The number of employees of the companies investigated increased by an average 8 - 10%.