ADIOS, a responsible outsourcing company launched last year amid major supply chain disruptions and rising costs, has secured its first £1 million order alongside a significant expansion of its product range.
Unlike conventional brokers that typically focus on obsolete components and do not maintain inventory, ADIOS specializes in active, in-demand parts and keeps substantial stock on hand. The company sources components through well-established, regularly audited suppliers in the Far East, ensuring authenticity while offering competitive pricing. This approach allows ADIOS to deliver genuine parts at savings of up to 30% compared with major franchised distributors.
Explains ADIOS’ CEO, Steve Rawlins: “I want to make it clear that ADIOS was launched in response to customers’ requests. I have looked at outsourcing many times, and always decided against, but now the supply chain has changed and I can see a role for responsible outsourcing. We are not chasing the same back-to-back business as the majority of other brokers. We are looking to service those customers who are being let down, typically, by certain big US semiconductor makers who have significantly increased prices while slashing their distribution networks and restricting customer choice.”
He continues: The very big fulfilment houses and former ‘catalogue’ distributors cannot offer the customer service that we can. More importantly, the European price is much higher than in Asia, so we can offer customers significant savings. The million pound order is a real endorsement of our approach.”
ADIOS has continued to broaden its product portfolio and stocked inventory. Because the company includes personnel who are all veterans of the industry with many years experience, and employs bespoke software systems to track business across the industry, ADIOS knows which parts are most commonly required by customers. The company now offers a wide range of analogue and embedded parts, MCUs and FPGAs.
All suppliers to ADIOS are strictly audited, stopping counterfeit components and ensuring a rigorous supply chain. Incoming parts are subject to thorough inspection, including examination using equipment from ABI Electronics Ltd, the world’s leading specialist electronic test and measurement supplier. ADIOS is also certified to AS9120.
