2006

• The Group announces record end-of-year results, with turnover of £65.9 million and profits of £13.9 million.
• AVEVA celebrates the 30th anniversary of its world-leading PDMS.
• Hilary Wright appointed Group HR Director.

2005

• The Group announces turnover of £57.5 million and profits of £10.7 million.
• RealityWave, Inc., creators of VizStream technology, is acquired for £3.2 million.
• VANTAGE Marine 11.6, an advanced solution combining the best of VANTAGE PDMS and Tribon is launched.

2004

• AVEVA acquires Tribon Solutions AB, the world's most successful shipbuilding solutions company, following a placing and open offer to raise £19m.
• The Global ISEIT world tour goes local with a record number of attendees.

2003

• AVEVA's Cambridge headquarters are extended to house extra staff and development resources.

2002

• AVEVA launches its Managed Services division to provide IT managed services to the process and power industries.
• AVEVA Engineering IT announced as AVEVA's 3rd operating subsidiary and AVEVA Solutions the in-house R&D function.
• 'Multimedia Super Corridor' status is awarded by the Malaysian Multimedia Development Corporation.

2001

• Paul Taylor appointed Finance Director.
• Cadcentre Group changes its name to AVEVA Group plc, reflecting increasing diversity in its products and services.
• Offices are opened in Bangalore, India and Guangzhou, China.

2000

• Cadcentre creates new sales division with responsibility for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South America.
• Cadcentre opens new offices in Malaysia and Singapore.
• Acquisition of STEP-compliant Plant Information Management System.
• ISEIT is launched in Florida.

1999

• Cadcentre forms a strategic alliance with AEA Technology, assuming responsibility for all AEAT's plant design customers worldwide.
• Cadcentre targets the front-end conceptual design market, announcing a strategic alliance with Microsoft VISIO.
• Offices are opened in Japan and Korea.
• Richard Longdon appointed as CEO.
• Cadcentre acquires project management technology from Kvaerner, and engineering data management technology from a consortium of DuPont, Kvaerner and Merck.
• The Group signs a USD1m services agreement with Halliburton Company.

1998

• Cadcentre launches its industry-leading Review Reality visualisation system on Windows NT.
• Cadcentre is honoured by the Smithsonian Institution for its work on the ground-breaking 'Virtual Plant' conceptual project. Virtual Plant is a finalist at the Computerworld Smithsonian awards.

1997

• Cadcentre launches the Advanced Router for Piping, enabling designers to automatically route their entire pipe networks through PDMS.
• Cadcentre launches HyperPlant, a revolutionary product for the global interrogation of plant data via the Internet or company Intranets.
• Cadcentre celebrates its 30th anniversary.
• Offices are opened in Australia and Norway.

1996

• Cadcentre opens its Visual Engineering Centre, the first virtual reality centre dedicated to managed services for the process and power industries.
• Offices are opened in Hong Kong and Paris.
• PDMS evolves onto Windows™ NT.
• Cadcentre Group plc is floated on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of £36m.

1994

• A Management Buy Out is funded by 3i and the University Group.
• Crispin Gray becomes Chief Executive.

1993

• A second US office opens in Delaware.

1992

• PDMS becomes available on graphics workstations, as Cadcentre pioneers the interactive design of process plants in full colour-shaded 3D.
• Cadcentre GmbH opens in Frankfurt, Germany.

1988

• Cadcentre launches REVIEW, a revolutionary product enabling users to 'walk through' a computer model of a process plant and visualise it in 3D.

1985

• Cadcentre opens its first overseas office in Houston, Texas.

1983

• Cadcentre becomes a private, limited company. PDMS available on Minicomputer systems.

1976

• Cadcentre's Plant Design Management System (PDMS) launched at ACHEMA.

1967

• Based in Cambridge to exploit links with the University, Cadcentre was funded by the UK government to introduce and promote computers in engineering to British Industry.