History of Dimetronic Signals
From date it was founded in 1953, till today, the company has evolved, the following being the significant milestones achieved:
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1953 | The company was founded and called Dimetal, S.A. |
| 1963 | A merger between Dimetal and the Spanish Westinghouse Brake & Signals (founded in 1940). Dimetal become licensees of Westinghouse Brake and Signals (UK) established in Spain since 1949. |
| 1970 | Dimetal go on to be part of the Westinghouse Air Brakes Corporation (WABCO) of USA. |
| 1978 | Dimetal, divided into two companies, DIMETRONIC being the new name of the company with Railway Signalling activities. |
| 1979 | Westinghouse Signals (UK) acquire 49% of Dimetronic. |
| 1982 | Hawker Siddeley purchase both Westinghouse Signals and Dimetronic. |
| 1991 | BTR (UK) acquire Hawker Sideley, and BTR Rail Group Founded. |
| 1999 | Merger of BTR and SIEBE, forming a new group INVENSYS. |
| 1999 | New Group for Railway Signalling activities, founded in Feb1999 named Invensys Rail Systems. |
| 2000 | Foxboro Transportation of Australia joins Invensys Rail Systems Group. |