HOME NEWS & PR TECHNICAL DOWNLOADS +44 2380 246900 +203 745 3537 Search: HISTORY You are here: HomeAbout UsHistory Company History Our roots can be traced back to Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe, (1877-1958), pioneer English pilot and founder in 1910 of the AVRO Aviation company which went on to product the Lancaster & Vulcan Bombers. For 50 years the name VERO has been synonymous throughout Europe and beyond with high quality electronics packaging. Verotec continue to provide the quality and service for which VERO was famous for. Year Event 1961 VERO is established by Geoffrey Verdon Roe in England – the son of Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe founder of the AVRO aviation company and the first Englishman (claimed) to make a powered flight in June 1908. One of the very first VERO products was the “VERO Board”, with which many past students of electronic engineering will still be familiar today, a matrix board for assembling test circuits and test setups. 1964 VERO Electronics GmbH is established in Bremen 1966 VERO launches the first, simple mounting racks on the market – known by the name “KM4”. 1979 BICC in the UK acquires the VERO Group. For BICC, a major English cable-manufacturing group, purchasing the VERO Group meant the acquisition of new technology sectors. 1986 BICC VERO acquires Imhoff Group in England. The “IMRAK” 19inch cabinet business was built up. 1994 MBO, separation from BICC. The VERO Group management acquired the group in an MBO, with backing from investors. 1995 Flotation of the VERO Group as a plc on the London Stock Exchange. 1998 The American Group APW acquires the VERO Group. There was a shift towards focusing on the telecommunications sector. 2002 VERO GmbH (Bremen) separates from APW and is renamed Htd Technologies. 2007 APW goes into administration and ceases trading – all assets and IP are sold. 2007 Verotec is formed and acquires the IPR to many of the “VERO” products from APW’s administrators 2009 Verotec opens US facility in New Hampshire 2011 Verotec gains ISO 9001:2008 accreditation from BSI. 2020 Verotec relaunches by completing a new £1M sheet metal fabrication & machining production line and gains ISO 9001:2015 accreditation from BSI Explore Verotec About Us Introduction Video History Markets & Customers Quality Environment Health & Safety Contact Us Order a Free Product Handbook Verotec continue to provide the quality and service that VERO was famous for; directly and through our network of global agents. For further information, including full technical specifications and product ordering details, please request a product handbook. REQUEST A HANDBOOK NOW About Verotec Verotec are specialists in the design, manufacture and integration of electronic enclosure products. For over 50 years the name VERO has been synonymous throughout Europe and beyond with engineering excellence & product quality. With facilities in the UK and US, VEROTEC continues that tradition, serving the market directly and through an extensive global network of independent distributors. In addition, a selection of our fastest-moving standard product lines is available through major pan-European catalogue distributors. Verotec has achieved the international ISO 9001:2015 approval in its design and manufacturing facility. LEARN MORE Explore Home Company Profile Design & Engineering Machining & Fabrication Assembly & Testing Standard Products Technical Downloads Showcase Gallery News & Press Releases Contact Us Contact UK Headquarters Tel: +44 2380 246900 Email: info@verotec.co.uk Sales: sales@verotec.co.uk US Facility Tel: +203 745 3537 Email: info@verotec.us Sales: sales@verotec.us Copyright 2021 Verotec Limited. All rights reserved. Website by Thrive Digital Environment Privacy Policy