Since its founding in 1952, APEM has become one of the world's leading producers of human-machine interfaces. The company develops and manufactures pushbuttons for a wide range of markets, including instrumentation, medical, communications, industrial automation, defense, and transportation. The APEM Group supplies more than 20,000 customers worldwide and has production facilities in Europe, North Africa, the Americas, and Asia.

Steve Wallen, APEM's Distribution Manager, stated: "This award recognizes the efforts of all the teams involved in building this successful distribution relationship between APEM and RS over the past 30 years," adding that: "Maintaining excellence over such a long period of time demonstrates that RS has a serious commitment to its suppliers within a global distribution environment with diverse and constantly evolving markets.".

Joanne Bradbury, Global Product Group Manager at RS, commented: "Our relationships with key manufacturers like APEM highlight the quality of our product offering to customers worldwide," emphasizing that: "being recognized in this way is proof of our dedication to working hand in hand with global manufacturers, which is an important factor in building and maintaining customer trust."