diff --git a/example/example.tex b/example/example.tex
index 06553152b437d28822d8eccbdef2083344ef68fd..1abccfa97a3995f022a1468626d0310bc0c39041 100644
--- a/example/example.tex
+++ b/example/example.tex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 \setDocProgram{SDC}
 
 \setDocChangeRecord{
-  \addtohist{1.0}{2020-11-15}{Initial release}
+  \addChangeRecord{1.0}{2020-11-15}{Initial release}
 }
 
 \setDocAuthors{
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 
 \setDocCheckers{
   \addPerson{Checker 1}{A place}{today}
-  \addPerson{Checker 2 Swinbank}{Another place}{tomorrow}
+  \addPerson{Checker 2}{Another place}{Tomorrow}
 }
 
 \setDocApprovers{
-  \addPerson{Approver 1}{A place}{today}
-  \addPerson{Approver 2}{Another place}{tomorrow}
+  \addPerson{Approver 1}{A place}{Today}
+  \addPerson{Approver 2}{Another place}{Tomorrow}
 }
 
 \setDocAuthorizers{
diff --git a/texmf/tex/latex/astron/astron.cls b/texmf/tex/latex/astron/astron.cls
index 8ab2fa7c1e3daba5cfcb0329b212c88f95feb988..517ae396f933381fe0344bcd9829a09f6ecfedde 100644
--- a/texmf/tex/latex/astron/astron.cls
+++ b/texmf/tex/latex/astron/astron.cls
@@ -5,26 +5,29 @@
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
 \ProvidesClass{astron}[ASTRON document class]
 
-\LoadClass[a4paper,12pt,twoside,english]{article}
+\LoadClass[a4paper,12pt,twoside]{article}
 
-\RequirePackage{graphicx}
-\RequirePackage{geometry}
-\geometry{verbose,tmargin=2cm,bmargin=5cm,lmargin=2cm,rmargin=2cm}
-\RequirePackage[english]{babel}
+\newlength{\topMargin}
+\newlength{\bottomMargin}
+\newlength{\sideMargin}
+\setlength{\topMargin}{3.5cm}
+\setlength{\bottomMargin}{3.5cm}
+\setlength{\sideMargin}{2cm}
+
+\RequirePackage[absolute]{textpos}
 \RequirePackage{fancyhdr}
+\RequirePackage{geometry}
+\RequirePackage{graphicx}
 \RequirePackage{lastpage}
-\RequirePackage{array}
-\RequirePackage{eurosym}
-\RequirePackage{tabulary}
-\RequirePackage{rotfloat}
-%\usepackage{multirow}
-\RequirePackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
-\RequirePackage{longtable}
-\RequirePackage[absolute]{textpos}
+\RequirePackage{microtype}
+\RequirePackage{parskip}
 \RequirePackage{tabularx}
 
-\setlength{\parindent}{0cm}             % No indent at start of paragraphs
-\setlength{\parskip}{\baselineskip}     % Blank line between paragraph
+\geometry{tmargin=\topMargin,
+          bmargin=\bottomMargin,
+          lmargin=\sideMargin,
+          rmargin=\sideMargin,
+          headheight=52.05211pt}
 
 \newcommand{\docTitle}{Set the document title with \texttt{\textbackslash{}setDocTitle}}
 \newcommand{\setDocTitle}[1]{
@@ -59,40 +62,26 @@
 %
 % Document history
 %
-\newenvironment{docHistory}[0]{
-  \newpage
-  \section*{Document History}
-  \begin{small}
-    % flush table to the left
-    \setlength\LTleft{0pt}
-    \setlength\LTright{\fill}
-    \addtocounter{table}{-1}
-    \begin{longtable}{|l|p{.13\textwidth}|p{.68\textwidth}|}
-      \hline
-      \textbf{Revision} & \textbf{Date} & \textbf{Description} \\ \hline\hline
-      \endfirsthead
-      \hline
-      \textbf{Revision} & \textbf{Date} & \textbf{Description} \\ \hline\hline
-      \endhead
-      \multicolumn{3}{r}{\emph{Continued on next page}}
-      \endfoot
-      \endlastfoot
-}{
-    \end{longtable}
-  \end{small}
-  \clearpage
+\providecommand{\addChangeRecord}[3]{ #1 & #2 & #3 \tabularnewline \hline}
+\newcommand{\docChangeRecord}{
+... & ... & ... \tabularnewline \hline
 }
-\providecommand{\addtohist}[3]{ #1 & #2 & #3 \\\hline}
-
-\newcommand{\docChangeRecord}{}
 \newcommand{\setDocChangeRecord}[1]{\renewcommand{\docChangeRecord}
 {
-\clearpage
-\begin{docHistory}
 #1
-\end{docHistory}
 }}
 
+\newcommand{\changeRecord}{%
+  \clearpage
+  \section*{Document History}
+  \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|X|p{0.13\textwidth}|p{0.68\textwidth}|X|}
+    \hline
+    \textbf{Revision} & \textbf{Date} & \textbf{Description} \tabularnewline
+    \hline\hline
+    \docChangeRecord
+  \end{tabularx}
+  \clearpage
+}
 
 %
 % Define authors, approvers, etc for the front page
@@ -131,6 +120,29 @@
 #1
 }}
 
+\newcommand{\authorTable}{%
+  \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|p{0.35\textwidth}|p{0.35\textwidth}|X|}
+    \cline{2-3} \cline{3-3}
+    \multicolumn{1}{c|}{} &
+    \textbf{\footnotesize{}Organisatie / Organization} &
+    \textbf{\footnotesize{}Datum / Date} \tabularnewline
+    \hline
+    \textbf{\footnotesize{}Auteur(s) / Author(s):\vspace{0.2cm}} & & \tabularnewline
+    \docAuthors
+    \hline
+    \textbf{\footnotesize{}Controle / Checked:\vspace{0.2cm}} & & \tabularnewline
+    \docCheckers
+    \hline
+    \textbf{\footnotesize{}Goedkeuring / Approval:\vspace{0.2cm}} & & \tabularnewline
+    \docApprovers
+    \hline
+    \textbf{\footnotesize{}Autorisatie / Authorization:} & & \tabularnewline
+    \docAuthorizers
+    \textbf{\footnotesize{}Handtekening / Signature:\vspace{1cm}} & & \tabularnewline
+    \hline
+  \end{tabularx}
+}
+
 %
 % Define headers and footers
 %
@@ -156,46 +168,41 @@
 % Construct the title page, history, etc.
 %
 \renewcommand{\maketitle}{
-~\\
+\vspace*{4cm}
 \begin{center}
-\vspace{5cm}
 \LARGE\textbf{\docTitle{}}
-\vspace{4cm}
 \end{center}
 
-\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|p{0.35\textwidth}|p{0.35\textwidth}|X|}
-\cline{2-3} \cline{3-3}
-\multicolumn{1}{c|}{} & \textbf{\footnotesize{}Organisatie / Organization} & \textbf{\footnotesize{}Datum / Date}\tabularnewline
-\hline
-\textbf{\footnotesize{}Auteur(s) / Author(s):\vspace{0.2cm}} & & \tabularnewline
-\docAuthors
-\hline
-\textbf{\footnotesize{}Controle / Checked:\vspace{0.2cm}} & & \tabularnewline
-\docCheckers
-\hline
-\textbf{\footnotesize{}Goedkeuring / Approval:\vspace{0.2cm}} & & \tabularnewline
-\docApprovers
-\hline
-\textbf{\footnotesize{}Autorisatie / Authorization:} & & \tabularnewline
-\docAuthorizers
-\textbf{\footnotesize{}Handtekening / Signature:\vspace{1cm}} & & \tabularnewline
-\hline
-\end{tabularx}
-
-
-\begin{textblock*}{1\textwidth}(2cm,23.7cm)
-
-\fbox
-{\begin{minipage}{\dimexpr\linewidth-2\fboxrule-2\fboxsep}
-\begin{center}
-\begin{small}
-\textcopyright{} ASTRON 2020.\\
-All rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is\\
-prohibited without written consent of the copyright owner.
-\end{small}
-\end{center}
-\end{minipage}}
+% This position was determined by trial and error; a bit unsatisfying.
+\newlength{\copyrightBoxPosition}
+\setlength{\copyrightBoxPosition}{25.2cm}
+
+% Add the copyright notice towards the bottom of the page.
+\begin{textblock*}{1\textwidth}(\sideMargin, \copyrightBoxPosition)
+  \fbox{%
+    \begin{minipage}{\dimexpr\linewidth-2\fboxrule-2\fboxsep}
+      \begin{center}
+        \begin{small}
+          \textcopyright{} ASTRON 2020.\\
+          All rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is\\
+          prohibited without written consent of the copyright owner.
+        \end{small}
+      \end{center}
+    \end{minipage}%
+  }
+\end{textblock*}
+
+% We generate the author table once (but don't print it) to measure its height,
+% then use that to position the textblock* which ultimately contains the table.
+% Note the measured height is (approximately) half the full height.
+\newlength{\authorTableHalfHeight}
+\settoheight{\authorTableHalfHeight}{\authorTable}
+\begin{textblock*}{1\textwidth}(\sideMargin,
+                                \dimexpr\copyrightBoxPosition-2\authorTableHalfHeight+\fboxsep)
+\authorTable
 \end{textblock*}
 
-\docChangeRecord{}
+\clearpage
+
+\changeRecord
 }