RS Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes various electronics and industrial products in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, and internationally. The company provides industrial interconnect and test, industrial automation and control, board-level electronics, and single-board computing products; and tools, consumables, and facilities maintenance products, such as personal protective equipment, site safety products, and 3D printing products. It operates DesignSpark, an online design community and resource center for makers, students, and design engineers. The company offers its products under the Needlers and Liscombe, RS Components, Allied Electronics & Automation, RS PRO, OKdo, DesignSpark, Synovos, and IESA brands to designers, builders, and maintainers of industrial equipment and operations. It serves manufacturing, services, and infrastructure industries. The company was formerly known as Electrocomponents plc. RS Group plc was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.