2017 was a record-breaking year for German component distributors,  according to Fachverband Bauelemente Distribution (FBDi). Q4 sales grew by 12% to 845 million Euros. Although this is 10% less than in the third quarter, it is still impressive. Considering the very stable order situation (plus 14% to 976 million Euros and a book-to-bill rate of 1.16) ...

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