Davin is first and foremost an engineering company, with a highly skilled and experienced workforce. Davin 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 systems are subject to a full final test process.
Davin 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 Davin 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 |