{% extends "base.html.twig" %}
{% block title %}Our Timeline{% endblock %}
{% block stylesheets %}
{{ parent() }}
{{ encore_entry_link_tags('about') }}
{% endblock %}
{% block body %}
<div class="bg-white pt-5" id="timeline-container">
<h1 class="dark-green mb-0 mt-xl-5 pb-7 py-5 text-center">Our Timeline<span class="yellow">.</span>
</h1>
<div class="container-xxl pt-5 px-0 px-1-xxl" id="timeline">
<div class="bg-white date-circle left-side light-green-line p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">1936</h2>
<p>Established by Frederick William Thorpe and his son Ernest Thorpe.</p>
<p>Spinning circular reflectors</p>
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</div>
<div class="shadow-inset history-image-circle right-side-image" id="history-image-1"></div>
<div class="bg-white date-circle light-green-line p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl right-side">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">1940 <span class="light-green">-</span> 1960</h2>
<p>Moved to larger premises twice to cope with the expansion into linear fluorescent luminaires, and to enter the exterior and hazardous markets</p>
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</div>
<div class="bg-white dark-green-line date-circle p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl left-side">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">1965</h2>
<p>Floated on the London Stock Exchange</p>
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</div>
<div class="shadow-inset history-image-circle left-side-image" id="history-image-2"></div>
<div class="bg-white dark-green-line date-circle p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl right-side">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">1989</h2>
<p>Moved to our Redditch headquarters</p>
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</div>
<div class="bg-white dark-green-line date-circle p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl left-side">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">1990 <span class="light-green">-</span> 1996</h2>
<p>First acquisition – Mackwell Electronics</p>
<p>Start-up in retail and display lighting</p>
<p>Acquired Philip Payne emergency exit signs</p>
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</div>
<div class="shadow-inset history-image-circle right-side-image" id="history-image-3"></div>
<div class="bg-white dark-green-line date-circle p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl right-side">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">2005</h2>
<p>Transferred to AIM</p>
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</div>
<div class="bg-white dark-green-line date-circle p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl left-side">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">2009 <span class="light-green">-</span> 2011</h2>
<p>Acquired Solite Europe Lighting for clean rooms</p>
<p>Acquisition of Portland Lighting</p>
<p>Mackwell Electronics disposal</p>
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</div>
<div class="shadow-inset history-image-circle left-side-image" id="history-image-4"></div>
<div class="bg-white dark-green-line date-circle p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl right-side">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">2013 <span class="light-green">-</span> 2014</h2>
<p>Start-up company TRT Lighting – entering street lighting market</p>
<p>Creation of in‑house LED printed circuit board production</p>
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</div>
<div class="bg-white date-circle left-side light-green-line p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">2015</h2>
<p>Acquisition of Lightronics – Netherlands</p>
<p>Develop European market</p>
<p>Sugg Lighting disposal</p>
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</div>
<div class="shadow-inset history-image-circle right-side-image" id="history-image-5"></div>
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<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">2016</h2>
<p>Minority investment in Spain</p>
<p>Target Spanish market and acquire lens specialism</p>
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</div>
<div class="bg-white date-circle left-side light-green-line p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">2017</h2>
<p>Acquired remaining share capital in Thorlux Australasia</p>
<p>Target Australian market, improve performance</p>
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</div>
<div class="shadow-inset history-image-circle left-side-image" id="history-image-6"></div>
<div class="bg-white date-circle light-green-line p-3 ps-5 p-0-xxl right-side">
<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">2018</h2>
<p>Acquired Famostar – Netherlands</p>
<p>Improved emergency lighting product offering</p>
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</div>
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<div class="mid-green">
<h2 class="dark-green">2020</h2>
<p>All operating businesses housed in Group-owned property</p>
<p>Maintained operations during COVID-19 pandemic</p>
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<h2 class="dark-green">2021</h2>
<p>Lightronics recovers from factory fire with improved results</p>
<p>Sustainability focus</p>
<p>Acquired Electrozemper – Spain</p>
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</div>
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<h2 class="dark-green">2022</h2>
<p>Acquired SchahlLED – Germany</p>
<p>Joint venture investment with Ratio Electric – electric vehicle charging products</p>
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{% endblock %}