W Vinten was founded in 1910, incorporated in 1928 and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1972.
The company changed its name to Vinten Group Limited in 1973 and eventually to Vinten Group plc in 1984.
As a consequenceof the expansion of the Group through various acquisitions during the next ten years, the company was renamed Vitec Group plc in 1995 and eventually to The Vitec Group plc in 2001.
| Year |
Acquisitions |
Disposals |
Other Events |
| 2010 |
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Talkdynamics
Clear-Com
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| 2009 |
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IFF
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| 2008 |
Litepanels
The Camera Store
Talkdynamics
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| 2007 |
RF Systems
Staging SK
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| 2006 |
Tomcat Global Corporation
The Japanese photographic distribution activities
A minority shareholding in Media Numerics Ltd
Petrol
ALC Broadcast Limited (the holding company for the Autoscript prompting businesses)
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| 2005 |
The business and assets of Kata International Limited and Kata Professional (Kimchi & Tishler) Limited.
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| 2004 |
The majority of the operating assets and certain of the liabilities of Charter Broadcast North America Inc.
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| 2004 |
Distribution activities of Multiblitz
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| 2003 |
Radamec Broadcast Systems
OConnor Engineering
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ALU |
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| 2002 |
Aspen Electronics
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| 2001 |
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Name changed to The Vitec Group plc |
| 2000 |
Investment in Intersense
Duke City Video
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| 1999 |
Vega
Litec
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| 1998 |
Drake Electronics
Systems Wireless
Intercom Specialties
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Internet
Videocommunications |
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| 1997 |
Clear-Com
MVS
Anton/Bauer
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| 1996 |
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W Vinten |
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| 1995 |
Sachtler Group
BERC |
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Name changed to Vitec Group plc |
| 1993 |
Bogen Photo Corp
TSM Inc
Internet
Videocommunications
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Vinten Electro-Optics
Exotic
Materials Inc |
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| 1992 |
Gitzo
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| 1991 |
Bexel |
Vinten Analytical Systems |
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| 1989 |
Manfrotto Group
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| 1984 |
Sig Davall
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| 1983 |
Trivector Systems International
Spectron
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| 1982 |
Exotic Materials Inc |
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Vinten KK established in Japan
Vinten Electro-Optics established |