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* 1987 Renamed '''GEC-Marconi'''. | * 1987 Renamed '''GEC-Marconi'''. | ||
* 1998 Creation of Marconi Electronic Systems Ltd (MES) incorporating the defence | * 1998 Creation of Marconi Electronic Systems Ltd (MES) incorporating the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding businesses of [[GEC]]<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marconi_Electronic_Systems</ref>. | ||
* 1999 MES acquired by [[ | * 1999 MES acquired by [[British Aerospace]], later becoming part of [[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. |
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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.
- 1963 Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co was renamed the Marconi Company
- 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) incorporating the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding businesses of GEC[2].
- 1999 MES acquired by British Aerospace, later becoming part of BAE Systems.
- 1999 GEC was renamed Marconi plc, which in turn became Marconi Corporation plc in 2003.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer of 26th April 1968 p650
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marconi_Electronic_Systems