GEC
The General Electric Company plc (GEC) was a British company.
GEC is not to be confused with General Electric (GE).
It was renamed Marconi plc on November 30, 1999 after demerging its Marconi Electronic Systems.
History
- 1886 - Founded as The General Electric Apparatus Company.
- 1889 - Renamed The General Electric Co. Ltd
- 1968 - The General Electric Company plc merges with English Electric
- 1989 - Power engineering interests separated off into the joint-venture company GEC Alsthom, which in 1998 became independent as Alstom.
- 1995 - Acquired Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd.
- 1999 - Acquired US Telecom network products manufacturer RELTEC, and Internet switching gear maker FORE Systems.
- 1999 - After a period of restructuring, during which the Marconi defence business is sold to British Aerospace, GEC renamed itself Marconi Plc.
See Marconi plc for more information.
Referenced By
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