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Difference between revisions of "Marconi Co"

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* 1987 Renamed '''GEC-Marconi'''.  
* 1987 Renamed '''GEC-Marconi'''.  


* 1998 The group became Marconi Electronic Systems Ltd (MES).  
* 1998 Creation of Marconi Electronic Systems Ltd (MES) covering defence electronic parts of [[GEC]].  


* 1999 MES became part of [[BAE Systems]].
* 1999 MES became part of [[BAE Systems|BAe Systems]].


* 1999 [[GEC]] was renamed Marconi plc, which in turn became Marconi Corporation plc in 2003.
* 1999 [[GEC]] was renamed Marconi plc, which in turn became Marconi Corporation plc in 2003.

Revision as of 16:59, 2 June 2010

June 1905.

of Marconi House, Strand, London, WC2. (1929)

NB The Marconi Company should not be confused with the Marconi Corporation which was created in 1999, by the renaming of The General Electric Company (GEC), minus the Marconi Electronic Systems business.




  • 1968 Queen's Award to Industry for Technological Innovation[1].
  • 1968 Incorporated in the new divisions of GEC group.
  • 1987 Renamed GEC-Marconi.
  • 1998 Creation of Marconi Electronic Systems Ltd (MES) covering defence electronic parts of GEC.
  • 1999 GEC was renamed Marconi plc, which in turn became Marconi Corporation plc in 2003.


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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer of 26th April 1968 p650