2008 Qioptiq acquires Point Source

2006 Qioptiq acquires LINOS

2005 CANDOVER acquires Thales HTO Group and rebrands as Qioptiq

2002 Move of Avimo Optical Imaging with Thales Optics to St. Asaph complete

2001 AVIMO acquisition complete: Thales HTO-UK formed:

• Thales Optics (St Asaph)
• Thales Optical Coatings (Plympton)
• Thales Space Technology (Bodelwyddan)

2000 Thomson-CSF rebrands to THALES

2000 Thomson-CSF acquires RACAL

2000 Purchase of remaining 10% of Pilkington Optronics by Thomson

1999 Acquisition of 24.9% share of AVIMO by Thomson-CSF

1998 Thomson-CSF acquire 90% shares from Pilkington Optronics

1991 50% JV between Pilkington Plc and Thomson-CSF

1988 Creation of Pilkington Optronics (PPE/Barr & Stroud/Thorn Staines)

1982 Creation of Pilkington Space Technology

1977 Acquisition of Barr & Stroud Ltd

1972 Pilkington acquires Perkin Elmer minority stake

1965 Pilkington PE Ltd formed JV between Pilkington & Perkin Elmer