Novella Satcoms was formed in 1997 and is now an established supplier of high performance RF equipment and solutions for satellite earth stations and CATV systems. Products include synthesized frequency converters, block converters, beacon tracking receivers, uplink power controllers, redundancy systems and other bespoke RF solutions. Novella Satcoms Limited was formed in 1997 by Dr. Ventura Rufino and Mr. Bill Dransfield. Novella SatComs is based at Horsforth, West Yorkshire, between Leeds and Bradford, an area of technical excellence spawning successful companies such as Filtronic PLC and Pace Microsystems PLC. The company has been strengthened by professional financial and commercial personnel, as well as a number of engineering professionals. The process to obtain formal ISO 9001 accreditation of the company's management procedures is under way.