GEC-Marconi Electronics
Note: This is a sub-section of GEC
1969 A major reorganisation of AEI and English Electric was carried out after they were acquired by GEC. In electronics, GEC-Marconi Electronics was created which included the Marconi Co (including Marconi Instruments, Marconi-Elliott Microelectronics, Eddystone Radio and overseas activities). The Radar, Aerospace, Defence and Communications divisions of GEC-AEI (Electronics) became part of this business unit [1]. After reorganisation, there were 4 "market-oriented management companies" covering the various GEC-Marconi Electronics companies; these were[2]:
- Marconi-Elliott Avionics Systems Limited,
- GEC-Elliott Space and Weapons Systems,
- Marconi Communications Systems
- Marconi Radar Systems.
A new semiconductor company was also set up at the same time: GEC Semiconductors
Excluded from these changes were Marconi central division and Elliott Automation Space and Advanced Military Systems as well as 2 business units outside the UK
Other electronics activities were assigned to GEC-Elliott Automation Ltd
1974 GEC-Marconi Electronics included[3]:
- Marconi Space and Defence Systems Ltd
- Marconi-Elliott Avionics Systems Ltd
- Marconi Radar Systems Ltd
- Marconi Communications Systems Ltd
- EASAMS Ltd
- Marconi International Marine Co Ltd
- Marconi Instruments Ltd
- AEI Scientific Apparatus Ltd
- The Marconi Research Laboratories
1975 The Telecommunications, Electronics and Automation subsidiaries included:[4]
- GEC-Marconi Electronics Ltd including
1979 Formation of Fisher International, brought together the Fischer Controls subsidiary of Monsanto, and GEC's process controls and control valve division.[5]. This involved GEC-Elliot Control Valves at Rochester and GEC-Marconi Process Control at Leicester and Lewisham.[6]
1989 Electronic Systems was the largest area of GEC's operations, contributing one-third of the group's total sales. This included a wide range of defence equipment and systems produced by the GEC Marconi group of companies, covering such fields as avionics, radar, guided weapons, communications, naval ships and space and underwater systems. Its activities went well beyond defence, including civil communications, broadcasting and traffic automation.[7]
1998 Creation of Marconi Electronic Systems
1999 Merger of Marconi Electronic Systems with British Aerospace (BAe) to form BAE Systems
By 2000 Marconi had sold EASAMS, described as a support services business[8]
2000 Marconi Electronic Systems became BAE Systems Electronics, a subsidiary of BAE Systems but with the assets dispersed within that company.