GEC

The General Electric Company plc (GEC) was a British company. It was renamed Marconi plc on November 30, 1999 after demerging its Marconi Electronic Systems.

GEC is not to be confused with the American conglomerate General Electric (GE).

History

1886 - Founded as The General Electric Apparatus Company.
1889 - Renamed The General Electric Co. Ltd.
1967 - Acquires Associated Electrical Industries.
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 becomes independent as Alstom.
1995 - Acquires Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd.
1999 - Acquires Kvaerner's Govan shipyard.
1999 - Acquires 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 renames itself Marconi Plc.

See Marconi plc for more information.


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