1931 Foundation of Wartburg Lamps (later to become the UK operation of CML Innovative Technologies) in Kentish Town, London,

1939 Wartburg Lamps registered at Vitality Bulbs and moves to Wood Green, London

1966 Vitality Bulbs relocates to purpose built lamp manufacturing facility in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

1969 Vitality Bulbs acquired by General Instrument Corporation, name changed to Vitality Limited and then to General Instrument Lamps Ltd.

1974 Foundation of EBT as a trading company for miniature light sources

1978 EBT Optronic Group commences production of neon lamp-assemblies

1987 Management buyout of companies within General Instrument Lamp Division (including General Instrument Lamps Ltd, Vitality(V),Chicago Miniature Lamp (C)and Hivac (H). VCH International Ltd formed

2005 Foundation of CML Guangzhou (China)

2008 CML opens new plant CML Sibiu (Romania)

2012 CML Group acquired by Grupo Antolin, Spain