The expansion will increase the location's footprint by 45
percent
HOUSTON, July 5, 2022
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Smith, a leading global distributor of
electronic components and semiconductors, today announces the
expansion of its sales office in Shenzhen, China. The additional space will
increase the office's footprint by 45 percent to support the
growing employee base in one of China's most thriving – and fastest evolving –
tech markets.
The company opened its Shenzhen
office in 2008 and moved to its current location in 2018. Since
then, the office has more than doubled its employee headcount,
adding specialists across multiple departments to fuel growth in
the region.
"Over the last four years, our Shenzhen office has expanded from about 20
employees to nearly 50 employees," said Claudio Chan, Smith's Managing Director,
China. "With the addition of
onsite cost-savings and IT experts, we can provide better support
to our customers in Shenzhen and
throughout Asia."
Shenzhen is home to many major
technology manufacturers who are headquartered or have key
facilities within the city and is also a worldwide hotspot for
hardware development. Smith's office is located in the heart of the
city's central business district, within the city center. Its
surroundings include the Shenzhen Civic Center, Shenzhen Convention
and Exhibition Center, and a high-speed train station that connects
Shenzhen to other major Chinese
cities.
"Shenzhen is the epicenter of
electronic components in China,
and the market is still growing rapidly," said Claudio. "Our larger
office space will allow Smith to continue to attract new talent and
build our business."
The updated office address is:
Units 1806-09, Gemdale Center
Jintian Road, Futian District
Shenzhen, CN 518048
About Smith
Founded in 1984, Smith sources, manages, and distributes the
electronic components that go into everything from mobile phones
and computers to appliances and directional drilling systems. In 17
cities around the world, Smith's legion of employees communicates
in 50 languages and dialects and buys and sells components 24 hours
per day, generating global annual sales in excess of $3.4 billion in 2021. Smith is always moving:
helping manufacturers navigate market shifts; customizing supply
chain solutions; testing components using cutting-edge technology.
The support of Smith's flexible Intelligent DistributionTM model
optimizes customers' supply chains from beginning to end, including
offering customized options for IT asset disposition that deliver
maximum ROI, sustainability, and security. Smith's testing and
logistics hubs in Houston,
Hong Kong, and Amsterdam cover critical areas like quality
management, counterfeit prevention, and environmental safety.
Smith's operations, purchasing, and sales worldwide are seamlessly
integrated with the company's global IT infrastructure, offering
real-time, global inventory and logistics visibility. Smith is the
leading independent distributor of electronic components and ranks
number seven among all global distributors. For more information,
please visit http://www.smithweb.com or reach out to a Smith
representative any time of day at +1 713.430.3000.
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