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 | | The opening of the new purpose built company headquarters in Kingsway, London in 1921, and the pioneering industrial research laboratories at Wembley in 1923, were symbolic of the continuing expansion of both GEC and the electrical industry. |
 | | In 1968, GEC merged with English Electric, incorporating Elliott Bros., the Marconi Company, Ruston and Hornsby, Stephenson, Hawthorn and Vulcan Foundry, Willans and Robinson and Dick, Kerr. |
 | | The company continued to expand, with the acquisition of Yarrow shipbuilders in 1974 and Avery in 1979. |
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