BICC Components
1975 Part of BICC Industrial Products
1978 Acquired Heyes of Wigan, maker of flame-proof electrical equipment and lighting, which would be expanded[1]
1979 BICC acquired Vero Electronics, the start of a strategic push into becoming a supplier of components to the electronics industry.
c.1986 Part of BICC Technologies
c.1986 Acquired the Imhof/Bedco division of Phicom, to strengthen the offering of BICC-Vero Electronics[2]
1987 Supplier of electrical components to complete a cable installation; part of the Cables Group of BICC