Amongst the first companies in the UK to be awarded the latest ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015 standard
New IP50 aluminium cased switch launched
Luke Walsh takes over as Managing Director
First Ethenet to Serial Power over Ethernet devices launch
A big year as we turn 30
We launch our new Remote IO range
We are finalists at the Electrical Industry Awards
First of our popular Switch range 'rolls off' the production line
First products in the our distinctive industrial format
Ethernet to Serial Range expanded
Ethernet to Serial products become increasingly popular
2010
Expanded USB to Serial range to include Industrial multiport devices
2009
- Launched Ethernet to
Serial and USB to Serial ranges
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World's first serial
card manufacturer to achieve Windows 7 Signed Drivers

2008
- Achieved ISO 14001 Environmental
accreditation
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World's first Server
2008 Serial Drivers

2007
- Won Small Business of
the Year & Champions of Best Practice by the Manufacturing Institute
- Brainboxes expand
again, opening an office in USA
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ExpressCard & PCI
Express ranges released

2006
World's first Vista
Serial Drivers achieve WHQL qualification
2005
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Achieved 64 Bit
Drivers for Windows XP & Server 2003
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Won prestigious
European Manufacturer of the Year award
2004
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HRH Prince Andrew
visited Brainboxes
- Brainboxes PCI958
chip with advanced features is the heart of the industry leading UC range

2003
Achieved
Investors in People status for development and
training
of staff
2002
BL-565
Bluetooth card achieved Bluetooth SIIG accreditation. In total 6 Brainboxes
products accredited in 2 year period
2001
Brainboxes
launch its first custom design ASIC Chip BB16CF950 the backbone of the CF &
PCMCIA card range
2000
CeBit
Brainboxes exhibited world's first PCMCIA Bluetooth card using CSR Bluecore chip
1999
- Brainboxes begins
development of Bluetooth product range
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Launch PCMCIA card
range
1998
- Large investment in
SMT production line. Now can make 1 board per minute
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Brainboxes expand,
opening an office in Japan
1997
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Won M&S rollout
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PCI Serial card range
launched
1996
Brainboxes
launch world's first PCI modem
1995
Brainboxes
moves to SMT production line
1994
Achieved
ISO 9001 accreditation covering design, manufacturing and supply of all our products
1993
OptoDIO
range. High current, high voltage, digital input output cards
1992
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Opto Isolated
RS422/485 cards used in Barcelona Olympic Games timing equipment
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ADI200 cards with
Quanta software
1991
Top
selling Serial Solutions software launched
1990
Brainboxes
launch ISA Serial Cards
1989
Brainboxes
design the special effects control system for hit West End
musical Miss Saigon
1988
Launch
MicroChannel Architecture cards range consisting of IEEE488, 2xRS232,
2xRS422/485, DIO48, TimerDIO,
ProtoBoard
1987
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Eamonn Walsh meets
HRH Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh when he opened the Technology Park
1986
Won
Liverpool Echo's Flying Start business competition including prestigious
offices at Wavertree
Technology Park
1985
PC IEEE card launched