British Thomson-Houston
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( December 2012 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) British Thomson-Houston BTH logo on an electric motor access plate Industry Heavy industrial Founded 1886 as Laing, Wharton and Down Headquarters Rugby, Warwickshire Parent General Electric British Thomson-Houston (BTH) was a British engineering and heavy industrial company, based at Rugby, Warwickshire, England and founded as a subsidiary of the General Electric Company (GE) of Schenectady, New York, USA. They were known primarily for their electrical systems and steam turbines. BTH was taken into British ownership and amalgamated with the similar Metropolitan-Vickers company in 1928 to form Associated Electrical Industries (AEI), but the two brand identities were maintained until ...