June 14, 2019
Support for RS Components’ “Tour de Branch”
Software development consultancy Box UK joins Adobe and SAP in sponsorship of its client, RS Components, in the distributor’s biggest fundraising challenge to date. RS Components is a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, headquartered in Corby. The business has recently embarked on an ambitious “Tour de Branch” cycle ride, which will see over 60 RS employees cycle 1,100 miles between 8th and 19th July – starting in Aberdeen and finishing at the RS Components headquarters in London, having visited every one of the organisation’s 16 RS Local branches along the way.
In doing so, RS Components hopes to raise £250,000 for Children with Cancer UK, the leading national children’s charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer.
Cutting-edge technology
As RS Components’ long-term technical partner, Box UK has delivered numerous solutions for the organisation, including overhauling the DesignSpark platform that sits at the heart of their global engineering community.
Focused on facilitating innovation, inspiration and collaboration, DesignSpark have partnered with Zerynth and Polaris for this latest fundraising initiative, to create two programmable units that will track the progress of the riders throughout their journey.
The units will also capture data on air quality throughout the country (alongside information such as temperature, pressure and humidity), to help combat air pollution, and its related diseases.
A fantastic cause
“We’re incredibly proud to be supporting RS Components’ in their latest charity initiative,” said Benno Wasserstein, Box UK Managing Director. “This is a hugely ambitious challenge in aid of a fantastic cause, and we’re delighted to be playing a part in helping the RS Components team achieve their impressive fundraising target. We wish all the riders the very best of luck, and look forward to following their journey.”
Donate now
To donate to the Tour de Branch and support Children with Cancer UK, please visit the RS Components fundraising page here. You can also donate via text – text RSTOUR to 70003 to donate £3.
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About Box UK
At Box UK our team of simply brilliant thinkers, consultants and application developers mastermind simply brilliant solutions to the world’s toughest web and software projects. It’s why blue chip organisations around the world, from airlines to car manufacturers, international banks to global charities, choose to trust us with the execution of their digital strategies, from the development of enterprise-level custom software platforms to the delivery of award-winning multi-channel experiences. So if you want an effective, compelling software solution, talk to us.
About RS Components
RS Components is a trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, a global omni-channel solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers who are involved in designing, building or maintaining industrial equipment and facilities. They aim to offer customers unrivalled choice of product technologies, solve problems with innovative solutions and deliver a world-class customer experience.
Stocking more than 500,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers, RS Components solves problems and provides a wide range of value-added solutions to over one million customers. With operations in 32 countries, they trade through multiple channels and ship over 50,000 parcels a day.
Electrocomponents plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2020 reported revenue of £1.95 billion. Electrocomponents plc has six operating brands; RS Components, Allied Electronics & Automation, RS PRO, OKdo, DesignSpark and IESA. For more information, please visit the website at www.rs-online.com.
