DRS was established in 1969 as a data capture bureau offering printing and scanning services in London. For 50 years the company has developed its expertise to include the design and manufacture of imaging and Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) scanners, as well as software solutions for the examination and assessment markets. In August 2016 DRS was acquired by AQA, an independent education charity and the largest provider of academic qualifications in UK schools and colleges (www.aqa.org.uk). DRS is now part of the AQA family and continues to focus on delivering large-scale solutions for examination processing and electronic marking.
