Beck Optronic Solutions is first and foremost an engineering company, with a highly skilled and experienced workforce. BOS delivers greatest value when taking full ownership for delivery of a demanding optical solution project, from design through to production manufacture. Quality is of paramount importance - as it has been throughout a 170 year history - all finished sytems are subject to a full final test process.
Beck Optronic Solutions has an
accredited ISO 9001 Quality Management System to underpin our
commitment to quality, and customer service. We are now
incorporating an Environmental Management System to meet the
recognised international standard for such systems, ISO14001.
This commitment is not about
getting a badge - quality, ownership and responsibility are central
to our philosophy and our objective of meeting or exceeding Client
expectations.
We thrive on technical challenge.
Delivery is founded upon the dedication, skill and experience of
our employees, together with investment in advanced tools,
equipment and facilities.
We are rightfully proud of our
history, which we can trace back to 1839 and an optical business
founded by James Smith and financed by JJ Lister, the physicist who
played a key role in the development of microscopy.
A brief history of the BOS and its
predecessor companies is shown below.
| Date |
Company |
|
Notes |
| 1839 |
James Smith |
Financed by JJ Lister |
| 1847 |
Smith &
Beck |
Richard Beck joins |
| 1857 |
Smith Beck &
Beck |
Joseph Beck joins |
| 1865 |
R & J
Beck |
J Smith retires |
| |
|
|
Microscopes - later gun
sights, medical equipment |
| 1895 |
R & J Beck
Ltd |
Incorporated as a limited
company |
| 1964 |
Griffin &
George |
|
| 1968 |
Ealing
Corporation Inc |
Microscopes, medical
equipment, biology equipment, Ealing catalogue, lens testing
equipment |
| 1973 |
|
Davin Optical |
Optical components |
| 1985 |
Ealing Electro
Optics plc |
Business floated on USM |
| 1988 |
Ealing Electro
Optics plc |
Business acquired by 600
Group plc |
| 1990 |
|
Davin Optronics Ltd |
Optical components, optical
design, optical assemblies, night vision optics |
| 1996 |
|
Davin Optronics Group
Ltd |
Acquired Imatronic |
| 1997 |
|
Davin Optronics Group
Ltd |
Acquired Oxford Sensor
Technology |
| 1997 |
Coherent Ealing
Europe Ltd |
Business acquired by
Coherent Inc. |
| |
|
|
Coherent catalogue, optical
assembly |
| 1998 |
|
Davin Optronics Group
Ltd |
Acquired Griffin Coatings
Ltd |
| 1999 |
|
Davin Optronics Group
Ltd |
New subsidiary created -
Davin Components in Cornwall |
| 2001 |
|
Davin Optronics Group
Ltd |
Acquired Coherent Ealing
Europe Ltd - optical components, optical assemblies, optical
coatings, Coherent catalogue |
| 2003 |
Davin Optronics
Ltd |
Business acquired by
Computer Recognition Systems Ltd (CRS) - electronics and software
design, traffic management systems |
| Dec-10 |
Davin Optronics
Ltd |
Davin Optronics Ltd acquired
by Optronic Investments |
| Oct-14 |
Beck Optronic
Solutions Ltd |
Beck Optronic Solutions
acquires IPR, stock and some assets of Davin Optronics. All key
staff are transferred to BOS. |
