Both Acal and BFi Optilas (acquired by Acal in 2009) have been supplying specialist technologies across Europe since the 1980s. The Electronics Division is well positioned as Europe's leading specialist provider of electronic and photonic products. Operating in sixteen countries throughout Western Europe, the Division is setting the standards in multi-disciplined, design-in led specialist technologies supply. It has a customer base of over 20,000 trading customers who are serviced by dedicated and technically and commercially competent sales staff, supported by ISO9001 certified world class logistics. Eight market-aligned special business units, each with its own dedicated pan-European sales force, make up the Division. Within many of these business units, technical expertise enables additional, value-added services to be offered. Further details and direct links can be found below:-