Arrow hits £650m UK sales mark but margins feel the pinch

Sam Trendall
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Buyouts help distribution giant post big boosts in both components and solutions sales in 2011 but profits erode

Distribution titan Arrow cracked the £650m sales barrier in the UK last year, but a squeeze on margins saw operating profit on the wane. Accounts filed with Companies House this week reveal that...

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