RS Americas

RS Americas, Inc. (formerly Allied Electronics & Automation) is a United States-based omni-channel provider of product and service solutions for designers, builders and maintainers of industrial equipment and operations.^[1] They are part of London-based RS Group, plc (formerly Electrocomponents, plc), an FTSE 100 global leader in the omnichannel distribution of products and services for industrial equipment and operations.

RS Americas, Inc.

RS Americas Headquarters
Formation	1928; 97 years ago (1928)
Founded at	Chicago, IL
Type	Subsidiary
Headquarters	Fort Worth, Texas
Location	United States
Services	Electronics and automation control distribution
President	Doug Moody
Parent organization	RS Group
Website	us.rs-online.com

History

The Americas division of RS Group was founded in 1928 in Chicago, Illinois by Simon "Sy" Wexler^[2] as Allied Radio, the radio parts distribution arm of Columbia Radio Corporation (also founded by Wexler in 1921).^[3]

In 1970, the Tandy Corporation, Radio Shack's former parent company, purchased Allied Radio, the consumer division, along with Allied Electronics, the industrial division.^[4]

In 1999, Allied became the North American division of Electrocomponents. In 2016, Allied expanded into South America with a full-service office in Santiago, Chile, and in 2017, grew its sales presence in Mexico. In October 2022, Allied announced they would be changing their name to RS in Q1 2023 as part of an overall rebranding strategy to establish a better connection across RS Group’s products and services.^[5] On February 6, 2023, the name change became official.^[6]

Operations

RS Americas, Inc is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It has a 560,000 square foot distribution facility.^[7]