GE was first established in the UK in the 1930s and today its UK operations represent the company’s largest single presence outside the United States. GE employs 22,000 people, in six businesses, who are based in more than 45 major locations from Aberdeen to Falmouth and from Cardiff to Cambridge. From jet engines to power generation, financial services to medical imaging and news and information, GE people worldwide are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into leading products and services that help solve some of the world's toughest problems.
GE 1st Quarter 2008 EarningsGE announced first quarter 2008 earnings from continuing operations of $4.4 billion with $.44 per share, down 8% from first quarter 2007. GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), and Whatman plc (LSE:WHM) announced today that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition of Whatman by GE Healthcare. GE has agreed to acquire Smiths Aerospace, broadening its offerings to aviation customers. |

