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Company founded FT Technologies is founded by Peter Elgar and Derek Cavendish-Pell. Work begins on defence-related electronics projects.

Dr Savvas Kapartis joins Dr Savvas Kapartis joins the company. Employing six people, FT’s customer base includes the Ministry of Defence, the large MoD contractors and similar organisations overseas.

Wind sensor requirement A requirement is identified for a wind sensor for ballistic meteorology. It must have no moving parts and be rugged enough to operate reliably on battlefield equipment.

Acoustic resonance anemometer invented Dr Kapartis and his small team develop the concept of combining acoustic resonance with ultrasonics and the measurement of phase shift.

Acu-Res® Technology is patented The invention of Acu-Res Technology is a turning point that leads to a strategic re-orientation. International patents are filed, and financial assistance is obtained from the DTI in the form of the SMART award.

First production units of the FT702 The first version of the FT702 has a stainless steel body and is used in a wide variety of wind sensing applications but it soon becomes clear that the sensor’s design makes it ideal for the [...]

First sales to the wind turbine industry The FT702 is trialled, validated and subsequently bought in the thousands by the world’s largest turbine manufacturers.

Acu-Res® reaches final of MacRobert Award

Aluminium body hard-anodised The FT702’s stainless steel body is replaced by a new hard anodised aluminium design. This gives much better corrosion-resistance.

FT wins the Queen's award for Enterprise & Sustainable Development As the wind power industry flourishes, a business development office is established in Denmark.