 1989 - Itron acquires a number of metering companies including, Thorn Emi Gas Metering in the U.K. and Bosco Spa in Italy.1987 – Itron acquires Allmess Congermania and Conteuro Rigas in Europe, as well as three U.S. companies for gas and water meter technology, Sprague, Sangamo, and Neptune, respectively.Various utilities have worked with Itron to deploy smart meters, advanced communications technology, analytics software and other resource management solutions.