GEC, Lichfield Road, Stafford

Description:Pictured is one of the sections of the Main Printing and Reprographic Department on the Lichfield Road site in Stafford. The Print Room produced most of the printing requirements for the site, this included letter headed paper, booklets, photographs and reproducing draughtsmen and draughtswomen’s engineering drawings.

Siemens Brothers purchased the land in 1901 and built the factory and offices which were ready to start production in 1903. In 1918 Siemens merged with several companies, including Dick, Kerr and Co., to become the English Electric Co. Two years later in 1920, The English Electric Co bought the Stafford Works. The English Electric Co merged with GEC (The General Electric Company) during 1968 and the Lichfield Road Site became part of GEC Power Engineering Ltd. On 22 March 1989 became part of GEC ALSTHOM, an Anglo French Joint Venture. On 22 June 1998 became part of ALSTOM with global HQ in Paris and on 2 November 2015 the Stafford Grid and Power Businesses became part of GE (General Electric, an American Company).