TDC have been ‘Making Machines Talk’ for 13 years, here are just a few of our many achievements along the way.

TDC was founded in 1992 and until 2004 was privately owned by three shareholders; all electronic engineers; all working in the company. In June 2004, the company was acquired by the Abacus group with the original staff remaining within the business. TDC has become one of the leading electronic component distributors in the UK today.

13 Years of TDC

2004
Acquired by the Abacus group
Appointed Sole Distributor for Conexant in Europe and Africa
Fully Franchised Distributor for Leadtek
Appointed as Distributor for Smart Modular
Appointed as Distributor for EnOcean

2003
Launched Young Innovator 2003 Competition
TDC Opens Lincolnshire Office
Appointed as UK OmniVision Distributor
Hosted over 24 Work Experience Students

2002
Basingstoke Business Awards: Business in the Community 2002 WINNER
Celebrated 10 Years of TDC 1992-2002
First 'Young Innovator of the Year' Competition
Upgraded Quality Management System to BS/EN/ISO9001:2000

2001
Basingstoke Business Awards: Business of the Year Finalist
Joined Basingstoke Chamber of Commerce
Won prize for Worldwide Sales of Conexant Jupiter Modules

2000
Awarded Siemens Wireless Modules, Worldwide Distributor of the Year
First London to Brighton Bike Ride Team, raising money for British Heart Foundation

1999
Awarded Conexant European Distributor of the Year
Awarded MicroPulse Distributor of the Year
Achieved BS/EN/ISO9002:1994 Accreditation
Attended the TMA and Networks Telecom Exhibitions
First TDC Corporate Golf Day
Published first editions of the 'Network Access' and 'Modems & Multimedia' catalogues
Exhibited at TMA and Networks Telecom Exhibitions

1998
Awarded Rockwell European Distributor of the Year
Awarded MicroPulse Worldwide Distributor of the Year
Announced 86th in Virgin's Fast Track 100 league table for Britain's fastest growing companies
Designed 'Executive II Credit Card Phone'
Appointed as UK Franchised S3 Distributor
Appointed as UK Franchised Siemens Distributor

1997
Awarded Rockwell's 'Distributor of the Year' in Northern Europe
Published 1st full colour Catalogue - 'Components for GPS & Wireless'

1996
Moved into 6000 square feet facility in Stroudley Road, Basingstoke

1995
Appointed the UK Franchised Navstar Distributor
Appointed the UK Franchised Aero Antennas Distributor
Appointed a UK Franchised Panorama Antenna Distributor

1994
Appointed a Franchised Rockwell GPS Distributor
Appointed UK MicroPulse Distributor
Designed refrigerated vehicle tracking system

1993
Appointed as UK Franchised Xecom Distributor
Appointed as UK Franchised Rockwell Semiconductor Systems Distributor
Designed 'Executive Credit Card Phone'

1992
Set up as a Design House for modem based products
Designed a number of leading modems
Designed UK Telecom Public Phone and FAX product
Accredited as a Rockwell third party developer