Advance Components
Back Road, Shernhall Street, Walthamstow.
c.1932 Company founded by Arthur William Stapleton
1954 Advance Components of Walthamstow
1959 Share placing[1].
1962 Rights issue[2]
1962 Acquired Nagard Ltd, makers of oscilloscopes and instruments[3]
1963 Acquired Pentechnique of Cheltenham, makers of electronic counters[4].
1964 Change of name to Advance Electronics. New factory at Hainault.