founded 1934 headquarters chicago usa area served north america key people dan hill president 1 number of employees 1 500 parent premier farnell website www.newark.com newark element14 sometimes called newark electronics newark corporation or newark is a chicago based electronic components distribution company serving north america and parts of central and south america . founded in 1934 as newark electric a small chicago shop selling radio parts the company is now a subsidiary of catalog distributor premier farnell and is the sixth largest electronics distributor worldwide . 2 3 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 element14 community 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the firm was first established in 1934 as newark electric a small shop in chicago that sold radio parts . 4 the name newark pays homage to newark new jersey the site of the united states first radio station . 4 5 the company published its first catalog in 1948 . in 1968 newark was acquired by the premier industrial corporation and became the corporation s electronics distribution division . 6 in 1996 the premier industrial corporation was bought by farnell electronics which then changed its name to premier farnell . 6 at this point newark electronics was moved into premier farnell s marketing and distribution division where it has remained to date . 7 the company s website newark.com launched in 1997 . the company is in the process of transitioning its brand along with premier farnell s other regional businesses to be known as element14 globally . operations edit newark element14 markets and distributes electronic components and test equipment for engineers and maintenance professionals throughout the us canada and mexico . products include connectors relays switches semiconductors sensors test equipment and tools from companies including texas instruments 3m belden freescale and honeywell among others . newark element14 is headquartered in chicago but its warehouse used to serve customers throughout the americas is based in gaffney south carolina . 8 the company is one of only two u.s. distributors of the raspberry pi microcomputer . 3 in september 2014 the company moved its operations from 4801 n. ravenswood ave. to a high rise in the chicago loop at 300 s. riverside plaza . 9 10 element14 community edit newark element14 is home to the element14 community an online information hub and forum for electrical engineers . 11 as of april 2015 the community has more than 330 000 members . the element14 community hosts the ben heck show a popular online tv program featuring internet celebrity modder benjamin heckendorn . as of april 2015 the show has recorded more than 23 million views on youtube . see also edit premier farnell farnell element14 element14 references edit premier farnell 11 january 2016 . element14 announces trio of strategic appointments . premier farnell . victoria fraza kickham 30 april 2013 . top 50 distributors 2013 . global purchasing . 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