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| 1947 | Rotary lawn mowers, (small run) |
| 1954 | Outside T/V broadcast of a rugby match at Waihi Rugby Park |
| 1958 | Single-cabinet stereograms |
| 1959 | 21 ins black and white television |
| 1970 | Cabinets made from a single sheet of material |
| 1971 | Printed circuit boards |
| 1971 | Radios using transistors and integrated circuits |
| 1972 | Colour television production started |
| 1973 | Toshiba in line colour tube |
| 1977 | Colour television exports to Hong Kong |
| 1977 | 3 year guarantee on parts and labour |
| 1932-46 | Keith M. Wrigley |
| 1946-47 | G. A. Wooller |
| 1947-57(approx) | T. J. F. Spencer |
| 1958-60 | G. Rowe |
| 1960-81 | R. Skinner |
| 1981-82 | L. Horton |
| 1982-83 | J. Foster |
| 1983-86 | R. Evans |
| 1932 | Business founded by Keith M. Wrigley |
| 1933 | Commencement of manufacture of “Akrad” brand radios - “Futura”, “Luxor” and “Everest” |
| 1942 | King’s Hall purchased for 600 pounds. Defence contracts secured. Production of morse keys and buzzers. Signal lamps and sirens for local defence. Radio components for the services |
| 1945 | G. A. Wooller & Co. founded - distributors for Akrad. Staff numbers up to 50 |
| 1946 | January 1st, Keith M. Wrigley died |
| 1947 | T. J. F. Spencer appointed manager. Akrad Radio Corporation Ltd formed. Limited capital of 30,000 pounds |
| 1949 | Began preparations for black & white TV. Approach Pye of Cambridge |
| 1951 | Pye N.Z. set up. G. A. Wooller appointed Managing Director |
| 1954 | First N.Z. outside TV transmission from Waihi’s Rugby Park |
| 1955 | G. A. Wooller and Green and Cooper (Pye’s N.Z. agents) absorbed. Akrad principal manufacturing unit |
| 1958 | Development and production of first single cabinet stereogram. First use of printed circuits in New Zealand |
| 1959 | First production run of black and white television |
| 1960 | First Paeroa factory opened in leased premises |
| 1961 | First Hamilton factory opened |
| 1962 | Opening of Moresby Avenue plant |
| 1963 | Opening of Barry Road research and development laboratory |
| 1963 | Opening of own building in Paeroa |
| 1964 | Staff peak at over 500 in production of black and white television. Paeroa factory gutted by fire and rebuilt. Opening of Paeroa record pressing plant |
| 1966 | Introduction of highly successful “Sea Phone” line |
| 1967 | Pye of Cambridge sold to Philips |
| 1974 | Colour television production commenced |
| 1977 | Paeroa record factory closed. Takeover of Pye U.K. completed |
| 1979 | Philips took over Pye N.Z. Ltd |
| 1981 | Paeroa closed. Philips policy of universal rationalisation introduced. Colour TV moved to Naenae and all audio production to Waihi |
| 1982 | 50th anniversary celebrations |
| 1983 | Frankton closed. Major redundancies |
| 1984 | Sees the beginning of climb back to full production. Introduction of non-audio lines |
| 1986 | Pye Waihi factory closed |