History
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EVENT
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January 2007
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e2v opens its Asia Pacific office in Hong Kong
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| January 2007 | e2v celebrates 60 years in Chelmsford |
| August 2006 |
e2v acquires Grenoble facility from the Atmel Corporation
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| Sept 2006 | e2v wins Queen's Award for L3VisionTM, low light level imaging technology |
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July 2005
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e2v acquires Gresham Scientific Instruments |
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July 2004
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e2v floats on the London Stock Exchange
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2003
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e2v acquires automotive security business from Dynex Semiconductors Ltd
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2003
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e2v wins two Queens Awards for Enterprise in the International Trade Category for its Dental and Therapy business units.
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July 2002
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Marconi Applied Technologies changes its name to e2v.
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2002
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CCDs fly on ENVISAT satellite.
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2002
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Automotive radar components launched.
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2001
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Introduction of Ka-band Satcom amplifiers.
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2001
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Launch first L3Vision™, Low-Light CCD products.
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2000
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Employees from Witham move to Waterhouse Lane in a £2 million investment in high technology.
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2000
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Argus receives Queen's Award for Enterprise (Innovation).
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1999
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EEV changes its name to Marconi Applied Technologies.
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1998
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Keith Attwood appointed Managing Director.
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1996
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Acquisition of Philips Klystron assets.
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1995
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Acquisition of Plessey Semiconductors Microwave business.
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1995
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Win contract to supply passenger information boards to Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong.
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1994
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Launch of Stellar Amplifiers and Argus.
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1991
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Solar Panels launched into space.
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1988
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English Electric Valve Co. Ltd. formally changes its name to EEV Ltd.
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1987
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English Electric Valve receives Queen's Award for Technological Achievement for Pevicon and Fireman's Cameras.
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1980
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Factory at Witham is set up by Maurice Esterson and Brian Cooper.
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1977
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First English Electric Valve Pevicon Camera.
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1973
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English Electric Valve acquires assets of STC division responsible for its TV Broadcast Klystron business.
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1960s
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First Quality Assurance system is put in place at English Electric Valve
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1968
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GEC acquires English Electric and thus English Electric Valve Co. Ltd.
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1968
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Birth of image intensifier group.
EEV and M-OV combined when GEC acquired EEV |
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1964
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English Electric Valve takes over AEI Valve business at Lincoln.
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1961
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English Electric Valve wins EMMY for outstanding contribution to Electronics Technology.
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1960
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First development of Ceramic Hydrogen Thyratrons.
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1950s
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RB (Bob) Coulson establishes Travelling Wave Tube and Microwave Tube section.
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1959
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Jim Young appointed as English Electric Valve's first Managing Director.
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1956
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Jim Young succeeds Serge Eisenstein as General Manager.
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1953
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Our 3" image orthicons exclusively used for transmission of Coronation at Westminster Abbey to a worldwide audience.
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1947
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Name of company changes to English Electric Valve Company Ltd.
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1947
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Phoenix Dynamo Co Ltd formed.
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