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GEC (formerly the [[General Electric Company]], not to be confused with the US company [[General Electric]]) was an arms company based in the UK. The Company was was renamed [[Marconi Corporation]] plc in 1999 after its defence arm was sold to [[British Aerospace]]. In 2005-6 [[Ericsson]] purchased the bulk of Marconi and the remaining businesses were renamed [[Telent]] plc.<ref>IPD Group [http://www.ipdgroup.com.au/Page/About+Us/GEC+History.aspx GEC History], accessed 10 March 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/25/ericsson_buys_marconi/ Ericsson buys Marconi: £1.2bn for assets and name] By John Oates The Register, 25th October 2005 09:24 GMT</ref>
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==History==
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The '''General Electric Company''', or '''GEC''', was a major British industrial conglomerate involved in consumer and [[Arms industry|defence]] electronics, communications, and engineering. The company was founded in [[1886]], was Britain's largest private employer with over 250,000 employees in the [[1980s]], and at its peak in the [[1990s]], made profits of over £1&nbsp;billion a year. The Company was was renamed [[Marconi Corporation]] in [[1999]] after its defence arm was sold to [[British Aerospace]]. In 2005-6 [[Ericsson]] purchased the bulk of Marconi and the remaining businesses were renamed [[Telent]] plc.<ref>IPD Group [http://www.ipdgroup.com.au/Page/About+Us/GEC+History.aspx GEC History], accessed 10 March 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/25/ericsson_buys_marconi/ Ericsson buys Marconi: £1.2bn for assets and name] By John Oates The Register, 25th October 2005 09:24 GMT</ref>
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1886: H. Hirst joined G. Binswanger to form the General Electric Apparatus Company in London.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
 
  
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1889: Name changed to the [[General Electric Company]] Ltd (GEC).<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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[[Ronald Grierson]] was Vice-Chairman from 1968 to 1996.
  
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1900: GEC was floated as a public limited company.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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==History==
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1886: H. Hirst joined G. Binswanger to form the General Electric Apparatus Company in London.<ref name=tesco>https://web.archive.org/web/20090830164546/http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm</ref>
  
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1961: GEC took over Radio and Allied Industries.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1889: Name changed to the [[General Electric Company]] Ltd (GEC).<ref name=tesco/>
  
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1963: [[Arnold Weinstock]] became managing director of GEC.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1900: GEC was floated as a public limited company.<ref name=tesco/>
  
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1964: GEC acquired Cannon Cookers.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1961: GEC took over Radio and Allied Industries.<ref name=tesco/>
  
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1974-1987: GEC acquired Yarrow Shipbuilders, Avery, Picker, and Creda.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1963: [[Arnold Weinstock]] became managing director of GEC.<ref name=tesco/>
  
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1989: GEC and [[Siemens]] took over [[Plessey]]. GEC acquired Plessey's naval systems and avionics business.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1964: GEC acquired Cannon Cookers.<ref name=tesco/>
  
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1990: GEC acquired parts of [[Ferranti]].<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1974-1987: GEC acquired Yarrow Shipbuilders, Avery, Picker, and Creda.<ref name=tesco/>
  
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1995: GEC acquired Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1989: GEC and [[Siemens]] took over [[Plessey]]. GEC acquired Plessey's naval systems and avionics business.v
  
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1996: Weinstock retired. George Simpson became managing director.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1990: GEC acquired parts of [[Ferranti]].<ref name=tesco/>
  
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1998: GEC acquired [[Tracor]].<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1995: GEC acquired Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd.<ref name=tesco/>
  
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1999: GEC acquired [[Kvaerner]]'s Govan shipyard, [[RELTEC]], and [[FORE Systems]].<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1996: Weinstock retired. George Simpson became managing director.<ref name=tesco/>
  
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2000: General Electric Company was renamed the Marconi Corporation plc.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref> Marconi Corporation acquired SCITEC's Australian Communications Solutions business, MSI, Systems Management Specialists, Davies Industrial Communications, Albany Partnership, Mariposa Technology, the transmission business of Splice do Brazil, AMTEC SpA, and Telit Networks SpA.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1998: GEC acquired [[Tracor]].<ref name=tesco/>
  
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2006: Ericsson took over the Marconi Corporation. Name changed to [[Telent]] plc.<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm The Marconi Company], accessed 24 Nov 2009</ref>
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1999: GEC acquired [[Kvaerner]]'s Govan shipyard, [[RELTEC]], and [[FORE Systems]].<ref name=tesco/>
  
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==Resources==
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2000: General Electric Company was renamed the Marconi Corporation plc.<ref name=tesco/> Marconi Corporation acquired SCITEC's Australian Communications Solutions business, MSI, Systems Management Specialists, Davies Industrial Communications, Albany Partnership, Mariposa Technology, the transmission business of Splice do Brazil, AMTEC SpA, and Telit Networks SpA.<ref name=tesco/>
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*[[GEC: Extract from 'Written in Flames']]
 
  
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==External resources==
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2006: Ericsson took over the Marconi Corporation. Name changed to [[Telent]] plc.<ref name=tesco/>
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*Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_General_Electric_Company The General Electric Company]
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*Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericsson Ericsson]
 
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*Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telent_plc Telent plc]
 
 
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[[Category: Transnational Corporations]][[Category: Arms Industry]]
 

Latest revision as of 10:32, 10 June 2021

Group.png GEC  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Logo General Electric Company.png
Formation1886
Extinction1999
HeadquartersCoventry, England
Typeweapons manfacturer
Historical British industrial conglomerate involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications, and engineering.

Not to be confused with the US company General Electric.

The General Electric Company, or GEC, was a major British industrial conglomerate involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications, and engineering. The company was founded in 1886, was Britain's largest private employer with over 250,000 employees in the 1980s, and at its peak in the 1990s, made profits of over £1 billion a year. The Company was was renamed Marconi Corporation in 1999 after its defence arm was sold to British Aerospace. In 2005-6 Ericsson purchased the bulk of Marconi and the remaining businesses were renamed Telent plc.[1][2]

Ronald Grierson was Vice-Chairman from 1968 to 1996.

History

1886: H. Hirst joined G. Binswanger to form the General Electric Apparatus Company in London.[3]

1889: Name changed to the General Electric Company Ltd (GEC).[3]

1900: GEC was floated as a public limited company.[3]

1961: GEC took over Radio and Allied Industries.[3]

1963: Arnold Weinstock became managing director of GEC.[3]

1964: GEC acquired Cannon Cookers.[3]

1974-1987: GEC acquired Yarrow Shipbuilders, Avery, Picker, and Creda.[3]

1989: GEC and Siemens took over Plessey. GEC acquired Plessey's naval systems and avionics business.v

1990: GEC acquired parts of Ferranti.[3]

1995: GEC acquired Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd.[3]

1996: Weinstock retired. George Simpson became managing director.[3]

1998: GEC acquired Tracor.[3]

1999: GEC acquired Kvaerner's Govan shipyard, RELTEC, and FORE Systems.[3]

2000: General Electric Company was renamed the Marconi Corporation plc.[3] Marconi Corporation acquired SCITEC's Australian Communications Solutions business, MSI, Systems Management Specialists, Davies Industrial Communications, Albany Partnership, Mariposa Technology, the transmission business of Splice do Brazil, AMTEC SpA, and Telit Networks SpA.[3]

2006: Ericsson took over the Marconi Corporation. Name changed to Telent plc.[3]

 

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References

  1. ↑ IPD Group GEC History, accessed 10 March 2009
  2. ↑ Ericsson buys Marconi: £1.2bn for assets and name By John Oates The Register, 25th October 2005 09:24 GMT
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o https://web.archive.org/web/20090830164546/http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/company_timeline.htm
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