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  Oct 2009 - Thank you to everyone who met us at NBAA this year. Although there were certainly less people walking the floor we made some very high quality contacts, so thank you all very much.

Sep 2009 - We will once again be exhibiting at NBAA in Orlando next month. Please come and see us at Booth 4865.

July 2009 - First batch of NVG compatible panels delivered to new client Gentex in the US.

Mar 2009 - BAE Systems place orders for the supply of reactor control panels for the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet.

Mar 2009 - Thales Training and Simulation place an order for the refurbishment and modification of a second 767 cockpit.

Oct 2008 - Once again we have been exhibiting at the NBAA show in Orlando. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand.

Sep 2008 - A full 767 cockpit suite is modified and refurbished for Thales Training and Simulation.

Aug 2008 - Entry into service of Airbus A380 aircraft for Emirates. Their first class areas  feature mood lighting designed and manufactured by Matt Black Systems.

July 2008 - We had a great Farnborough Air Show, generating lots of interest. Thank you to everyone who came to see us on our stand.

June 2008 - First deliveries made to Scaled Composites, of cockpit display hardware for the White Knight 2 carrier aircraft, for Virgin Galactic.

Feb 2008 - First units delivered to Avionics Mobile, for a cabin lighting zone modification for British Airways.

Jan 2008 - Space models supplied to Thales Training and Simulation of TV Tabs units from the Tornado.

Nov 2007 - Process control units supplied to Poole Instrument Control, for the manufacture of carbon fibre primary aerospace structures.

Sep 2007 - Thanks to everyone who came to talk to us at NBAA in Atlanta. We had a great show, and were very proud to see some of our latest products on other stands including Spectrum, Flight Safety and Cirrus.

July 2007 - First shipment of a new, fully integrated Fuel Display Panel is made to Crane Aerospace (Eldec) in France.

June 2007 - Many new contacts are made and a lot of interest generated at an excellent Paris Air Show. Thank you to everyone who came to the stand!

May 2007 - First shipment to new client McAlpine Helicopters, the sole distributor for Eurocopter in the UK and Ireland.

May 2007 - Matt Black Systems announces it will be exhibiting at the 60th Annual NBBA Convention in Atlanta - one of the USA's largest aerospace trade shows. The show is from the 25th to the 27th of September - come and meet us at booth 4319.

April 2007 - New client Real Time Vision place their first order, for NVG-compatible lighting components.

April 2007 - First order received from new client Ocean Yacht Systems for the supply of bow thruster control panels for superyachts.

April 2007 - Matt Black Systems announces that it will be exhibiting at the Paris Air Show, 18th - 24th June. Find us in Hall 2B on the WEAF (West of England Aerospace Forum) stand.

March 2007 - New client Avidyne Corporation in Florida place their first order for the supply of lighting and control components.

March 2007 - Initial order placed by new client CAV Aerospace for legend plates for their TKS Ice Protection range of products.

Dec 2006 - Epps Aviation in Atlanta, Georgia place their first order with Matt Black Systems for the supply of illuminated instrument panels.

Oct 2006 - Matt Black Systems exhibits at the NBAA show in Orlando, generating lots of new interest in the Business and General Aviation markets.

Sep 2006 - New client CueSim place initial order for multi-function bezels for Eurofighter Typhoon flight simulators.

Sep 2006 - First order received from new client Precision Aero in Missouri for the production of Boeing instrument panels.

Aug 2006 - Prototypes delivered to Ultra Electronics of fully NVG-compatible instrument panels that are only 4mm thick.

Aug 2006 - New Matt Black Systems website goes live.

July 2006 - New client R&D Design Services place first order with Matt Black Systems for aerospace video equipment units.

July 2006 - Official announcment of new trading name (Matt Black Systems) made by James Wilson (Engravers) Ltd.

June 2006 - First order, for development units, received from new client Meggitt Avionics.

July 2006 - Successful first delivery of cockpit upgrade panels for Pilatus PC-9 fighter trainers for the Royal Australian Air Force.

May 2006 - New order received from BAE systems to refurbish control panels for submarine HMS Triumph.

May 2006 - Modifications to circuit breaker panels for BAE146 aircraft for Ansett Australia are completed in just 2 working days.

Feb 2006 - Company selected to be the first supplier of sub-assemblies for the Smiths Aerospace supplier improvement program to lead to deliveries direct to line side.

Dec 2005 - Beacon Company status awarded by South West Manufacturing Advisory Service (SWMAS) for excellence and innovation in business management.

Oct 2005 - First order recieved from new client Traxsys (part of the Esterline Group) for lighting and display components for trackerball assemblies.

Sep 2005 - First order won from new client AIM Aviation for the development of interior mood lighting for the Airbus A380.

Sep 2005 - Prototypes of a new Gunners Control Panel supplied to Ultra Electronics for field trials for an upgrade to the turret systems of the Warrior AFV.

Sep 2005 - Main reactor control desk for the refit of HMS Victorious delivered to BAE Systems.

1971 - James Wilson (Engravers) Ltd founded in Poole by Alec James and Harold Wilson.
       

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