Timeline
1989
Invention of Nottingham Asphalt Tester
The Nottingham Asphalt Tester (NAT) was invented in the 1989 at the University of Nottingham by Keith Cooper, who later founded Cooper Technology
1990
Formation of Cooper Technology
Cooper Technology formed with wide range of products
1993
NAT gains BSI standards
Nottingham Asphalt Tester gains BSI standards
1995
Entry to US Market
First sale to the USA
Entry to Chinese Market
First sale to China
2001
Carl Kohut joins Service & Calibration Division
2005
Marianne Rolland comes aboard
Appointed as Commercial Director
Large equipment range launched
New Management
Cooper Lab Hungary formed
2006
Design & Development Division gets new team member
Craig Walker is appointed.
New Managing Director
Peter Grafton appointed as MD
2007
French equipment range launched
EME kit available
2008
Cooper moved to new premises
Cooper China formed
Cooper expands
Acquires second factory
2009
New gyratory compactor model
New model of gyratory compactor launched
Cooper enters into partnership with Grontmij CarlBro
2010
Zameer Syed comes aboard
Joins Marketing Department and is currently our Director of Marketing
Core Drilling Trailers launched
EEF’s Future Manufacturing Business Growth Award
Cooper wins the award
Eco Wheel Tracker launched
Auto Lift Arm ECO Wheel Tracker is 28% energy efficient than its peer wheel tracking machines
Another product launched
Cooper Vialit Cohesion Pendulum launched
Cooper strikes again
Awarded International Business of the year for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
2011
Cooper acquires Mercol
Mercol Engineering becomes part of the Cooper Group
Cooper – Wessex partnership
Cooper & Wessex Test Equipment enter into strategic partnership
Hydraulic Roller Compactor launched
With advanced integrated hydraulic control, precision and reliability guaranteed
Cooper-OEM partnership
Cooper enters into strategic partnership with OEM Inc. USA
New product launched
Hamburg wet & dry wheel tracker launched
Cooper & NTEC work together on PUMA
Cooper & NTEC develop PUMA (Precision Unbound Materials Analyser)
2012
MoU signed between Cooper, NTEC and the TRL
Cooper strengthens its global asphalt testing market with new relationships
New Universal Testing Machine launched
100kN Servo-Hydraulic Universal Testing Machine added to the product portfolio
Cooper acquires James Cox & Sons, Inc. USA
Cooper Wins the ICE East Midlands Merit Awards (EMMAs) 2012
Cooper Technology wins The ICE East Midlands Merit Awards (EMMAs) 2012 for testing equipment in “Studies and Research Category“.
2013
cDAC launched
Next generation digital controller unparalleled in the field
New Operations Director
Carl Kohut appointed as the Operations Director
New Products launched
Texas Overlay Tester and Prall Tester launched
New Technical Director
Craig Walker appointed as the Technical Director
2014
Cooper launches new website
The new website includes more than 300 new products
2015
Cooper launches new product catalogue
The issue 5, Cooper product catalogue features hundereds of new products for testing asphalt, bitumen, concrete, cement, aggregates and soil
2016
Made in the Midlands Award
Cooper wins Insider Made in the Midlands Awards 2016 – Export Award
2018
New Product Launched
Cooper Technology launches New Generation PAV (Pressure Aging Vessel)
Avetta Membership
Cooper Technology becomes member of the Avetta Consortium.
New Managing Director
Tony Otter joins as new MD. Tony is a highly experienced and valued executive with over 25 years of progressively responsible experience across engineering, manufacturing, and consulting.
2019
Successful transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accreditation
Cooper Research Technology becomes one of the first organisations in the UK to have successfully transitioned to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation.
2022
Cooper launches new asphalt dynamix test system range
Cooper Research Technology launches UTM Versa Pro, Tx Pro Texas Overlay Tester, and Hamburg Dry & Wet Wheel Tracker