GE Canada (or General Electric Canada) is the wholly-owned Canadian unit of General Electric, manufacturing various consumer and industrial electrical products all over Canada.
GE Canada was preceded by the company Canadian General Electric (CGE), a Canadian manufacturer of various electrical products which acted as the Canadian counterpart of the American company General Electric. CGE became General Electric Canada in 1989, and is now known as GE Canada.
Canadian General Electric Co. Limited (CGE) was incorporated in Canada in 1892 as a merger of Edison Electric Light Company of Canada (of Hamilton, Ontario) and Thomson-Houston Electric Light Company of Canada (of Montreal, Quebec), both incorporated in Canada in 1882.[2]
CGE existed as the Canadian counterpart of the American-based General Electric. In 1989, CGE became General Electric Canada, and is now known as GE Canada.
MilestonesEdit
General Electric has had a long manufacturing history in Canada, beginning as CGE and existing today as GE Canada:[3]
1975 — CGE's household appliance division spins off and merges with GSW Inc. (a Canadian manufacturer of household appliances with brands such as McClary, Easy, and Moffat) into a new company named Camco (later known as Mabe Canada).[6]
1989 — CGE becomes a wholly-owned unit of General Electric, and is renamed General Electric Canada.[3]
1990s — Electric lamp operations in the Oakville factory slowly begins to get transferred to lamp plants in Warren, Ohio, and Winchester, Virginia (now closed). Most fluorescent tube operations are ceased by the late 1990s.
2009 — Most incandescent lamp production lines in the Oakville plant are stopped. Production is transferred to Winchester, Virginia.
2010 — The Oakville lamp plant closes. Remaining incandescent lamp operations are transferred to Mexico and China. A few products are outsourced from Sylvania's US plants. T8 fluorescent tube operations go to Bucyrus, Ohio.
^Johnson, Nathaniel (1 March 2018). "GE Welland Brilliant Factory ready to go this summer". Welland Tribune. Welland, Ontario. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^Kellner, Tomas (27 September 2015). "GE to Build New State-Of-The-Art Engine Plant in Canada to Fill Gap from Ex-Im Bank Lapse". GE Reports. General Electric. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^Rappeport, Alan (19 April 2018). "Trump Wants to Close Trade Gap, but Leaves Export Agency in Limbo". New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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GE Canada or General Electric Canada is the wholly owned Canadian unit of General Electric manufacturing various consumer and industrial electrical products all over Canada GE CanadaLabel on a GE Canada AC generator at the Limestone Generating Station in ManitobaFormerlyGeneral Electric CanadaTypewholly owned unitIndustryElectricalPredecessorCanadian General ElectricFounded1989 34 years ago 1989 HeadquartersMississauga Ontario CanadaArea servedCanadaKey peopleHeather Chalmers President and CEO 1 Productsconsumer electronics financial services aviation healthcare oil amp gas rail energy waterParentGeneral ElectricWebsitewww wbr ge wbr com wbr ca wbr GE Canada was preceded by the company Canadian General Electric CGE a Canadian manufacturer of various electrical products which acted as the Canadian counterpart of the American company General Electric CGE became General Electric Canada in 1989 and is now known as GE Canada History EditCanadian General Electric nbsp IndustryelectricalPredecessorEdison Electric Light Company of Canada Thomson Houston Electric Light Company of CanadaFounded1892 131 years ago 1892 Defunct1989 34 years ago 1989 FateRe named as GE Canada in 1989SuccessorGE CanadaHeadquartersToronto Ontario CanadaArea servedCanadaProductsconsumer appliances electric equipmentWebsitewww wbr ge wbr com wbr ca wbr nbsp Canadian General Electric Co Limited CGE was incorporated in Canada in 1892 as a merger of Edison Electric Light Company of Canada of Hamilton Ontario and Thomson Houston Electric Light Company of Canada of Montreal Quebec both incorporated in Canada in 1882 2 The Canadian merger occurred in the same year as the merger of parent companies Edison General Electric of Schenectady New York and Thomson Houston Company of Lynn Massachusetts into General Electric which continues to the present day as a major international conglomerate 3 CGE had about 500 employees at inception and was already producing generators transformers motors wire and cable and lighting products for consumer and industrial products 3 CGE existed as the Canadian counterpart of the American based General Electric In 1989 CGE became General Electric Canada and is now known as GE Canada Milestones Edit General Electric has had a long manufacturing history in Canada beginning as CGE and existing today as GE Canada 3 1892 CGE is founded and opens engine motor plant in Peterborough Ontario 4 1899 The Canadian General Electric electric car is produced for model year 1899 only in Peterborough The car is essentially a Woods Electric 1911 CGE acquires Sunbeam Lamp Company of Toronto Ontario 1912 lamp plant is established in Montreal Quebec 1921 Vacuum tube operations begin in Toronto 1922 Canadian Edison Appliance Company is established 1945 small appliances plant opens in Barrie Ontario 1946 plastics plant opens in Cobourg Ontario 1946 lighting plant opens in Oakville Ontario 1947 electric meter plant opens in Quebec City 1971 The Karachi Nuclear Power Complex built by CGE opens 5 1975 CGE s household appliance division spins off and merges with GSW Inc a Canadian manufacturer of household appliances with brands such as McClary Easy and Moffat into a new company named Camco later known as Mabe Canada 6 1989 CGE becomes a wholly owned unit of General Electric and is renamed General Electric Canada 3 1990s Electric lamp operations in the Oakville factory slowly begins to get transferred to lamp plants in Warren Ohio and Winchester Virginia now closed Most fluorescent tube operations are ceased by the late 1990s 2009 Most incandescent lamp production lines in the Oakville plant are stopped Production is transferred to Winchester Virginia 2010 The Oakville lamp plant closes Remaining incandescent lamp operations are transferred to Mexico and China A few products are outsourced from Sylvania s US plants T8 fluorescent tube operations go to Bucyrus Ohio 2018 planned Peterborough plant shutdown 2018 planned reciprocating gas engine plant opening in Welland Ontario 7 to replace an existing factory in Waukesha Wisconsin The reason for moving to Canada from the US is a lack of export financing from the U S Export Import Bank 8 9 References Edit Heather Chalmers President amp CEO GE Canada President GE Healthcare Canada 20 November 2013 Fred Kee Electricity The Magic Medium chapter The Electrical Manufacturing Industry page 1 PDF Retrieved 27 June 2010 a b c d Radiomuseum org History of the radio manufacturer Canadian General Electric Co Limited C G E Retrieved 27 June 2010 General Electric shutting down Peterborough plant in 2018 Globalnews ca Pakistan 2020 Mabe buys Camco CBC News Johnson Nathaniel 1 March 2018 GE Welland Brilliant Factory ready to go this summer Welland Tribune Welland Ontario Retrieved 19 April 2018 Kellner Tomas 27 September 2015 GE to Build New State Of The Art Engine Plant in Canada to Fill Gap from Ex Im Bank Lapse GE Reports General Electric Retrieved 19 April 2018 Rappeport Alan 19 April 2018 Trump Wants to Close Trade Gap but Leaves Export Agency in Limbo New York Times Retrieved 19 April 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canadian General Electric amp oldid 1174277415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
