Neve Electronics - Timeline

Timeline

• 1961: Company based at Harlow.
• 1964: Moved to the Priesthaus in Little Shelford.
• 1966: The Neve Group of Companies formed 1 December 1966 to take over business run privately by Rupert Neve.
• 1966: Consoles made for the TV Centre, Madrid.
• 1969: First broadcast consoles for Associated British CorporationTV and Granada TV.
• 1969: First consoles to the USA: Sound Studios, Chicago and Vanguard studios in New York. First 16 track consoles.
• 1970: First console to AIR Studios, first desk for BBC TV Lime Grove Studios, a standard 8008 24/8 costing £15,000.
• 1970: Rupert Neve Incorporated (USA) formed April 1970.
• 1970: Rupert Neve Canada formed (sales company) 10 September 1970
• 1975: Rupert Neve leaves the company under contract to not produce a similar product for ten years (i.e. Focusrite 1985).
• 1977: 8058 and 8068 Mark 1, 5312, 5315
• 1978: Rupert Neve and Company Ltd becomes Neve Electronics International on April 1 1978.
• 1978: Neve digital design department formed.
• 1985: Neve taken over by the FAF group Group of companies end 1985.
• 1992: Company is amalgamated with AMS in Burnley with remaining staff either moving to Burnley or the London Sales Office. Company now called AMS Neve.
• 2005: AMS Neve acquired by SAE Institute.
• 2010: SAE sells its interests in AMS Neve back to Mark Crabtree.