– A HISTORY IN PICTURES –

Early Design (VL) – June 1997	That blue CAD again (VL) – 2001

Construction – Imperial, Jan 2001 – Jan 2006

First Light – Imperial, 24 Jan 2006

Surface Testing – Imperial, Jan – Aug 2006

Transport to Boulby – 02/03 Dec 2006

Transport to JIF lab – 05 Dec 2006

Underground Commissioning – Jan 2007

ZEPLIN-III in place – Jan 2007

Approval by STFC – 2 April 2007

Funding for ZEPLIN-III underground deployment and operation

is approved by the UK Science & Technology Facilities Council

First Dark – 16 June 2007

Inside neutron shield – 18 June 2007

Ready to run: gamma shield finalised – 19 Feb 2008

First Science Run –27 Feb 2008 to 20 May 2008

First Science Run results – Dec 2008

Photomultiplier array upgraded at long last – Feb 2010

Veto commissioned around ZEPLIN-III – May 2010

Second Science Run – June 2010 to May 2011

Second Science Run results – October 2011

ZEPLIN-III decommissioned at Boulby – 2 Sep 2011