Tessella is one of the leading suppliers of high quality software development and support services to the Scientific and Engineering community.
Since our foundation in 1980, the key to Tessella’s success has been the academic and technical excellence of its staff.
Tessella has concentrated on controlled growth so that our clients can be confident that we will be around in years to come. The main achievements in Tessella’s history are listed below. This shows a managed growth which has accelerated in recent years and continues to do so:
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1980
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Tessella formed by current Managing Director, Kevin Gell |
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1987
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Moves into first permanent office in Abingdon |
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1989
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£1 million revenue achieved for the first time |
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1989
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Dr Peter Townsend appointed Director |
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1990
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Moves into Vineyard Chambers offices in Abingdon |
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1991
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Staff numbers exceed 50 |
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1992
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Achieves BS (EN) ISO 9001 status |
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1993
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First branch opened, in Cambridge |
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1995
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Investors in People attained |
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1995
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Revenue exceeds £2 million |
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1997
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£3 million revenue achieved |
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1998
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Warrington Branch opened |
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1998
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Winchester Branch opened |
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1999
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Revenue surpasses £4 million |
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2000
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Tessella achieves 20 years of service to its customers |
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2000
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£5 million revenue achieved |
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2000
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Burton Branch opened |
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2000
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Staff numbers exceed 100 |
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2001
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First overseas branch opened in Den Haag, The Netherlands |
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2001
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Tessella receives two awards for fast growth: Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 and HgCapital |
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2002
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Revenue reaches £8.9 million |
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2003
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Opened first USA Branch in Boston, Massachusetts |
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2004
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Tessella Inc first full year of trading |
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2005
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Tessella Inc opens its 2nd office (in Washington DC); Tessella Support Services plc acquires Analyticon Ltd |
| 2006 | Four more Directors appointed to the Board |
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2007
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Analyticon becomes a branch of Tessella Support Services plc |
| 2007 | Revenue exceeds £12 million |
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2008
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Analyticon now fully integrated into Tessella |
