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Ericsson Telephones Limited (ETL) was a British telephone equipment manufacturer based in
Ericsson Telephones Limited (ETL) was a British telephone equipment manufacturer based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Beeston is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, south-west of Nottingham city centre. To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, University Park. The pharmaceutical and retail chemist group Boots h ...
.
The company was founded as British L. M. Ericsson Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in 1903 as a joint-venture between the National Telephone Company
The National Telephone Company (NTC) was a British telephone company from 1881 until 1911 which brought together smaller local companies in the early years of the telephone. Under the Telephone Transfer Act 1911 it was taken over by the General P ...
(NTC) and L. M. Ericsson
(lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Sweden, Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in ...
of Sweden (Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson).
The National Telephone Company had established a factory in Beeston in 1901, and from 1903 this became ETL's manufacturing site.
After the National Telephone Company's operations were taken over by the General Post Office
The General Post Office (GPO) was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969. Before the Acts of Union 1707, it was the postal system of the Kingdom of England, established by Charles II in 1660. ...
in 1912, the company became solely owned by Ericsson.
The company was renamed to Ericsson Telephones Limited in 1926.
In 1948, ETL become fully independent of L. M. Ericsson. L. M. Ericsson then formed the Swedish Ericsson Company Limited to maintain a trading presence in the UK (for overseas sales, for example to the Commonwealth
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, although in 1948 L. M. Ericsson agreed with ETL not manufacture in the UK for 20 years, and sold its ETL shares.
ETL remained an independent company until 1961, when it was acquired by Plessey
The Plessey Company plc was a British electronics, defence and telecommunications company. It originated in 1917, growing and diversifying into electronics. It expanded after World War II by acquisition of companies and formed overseas compani ...
and ceased to exist as a separate brand; see ''Graces Guide''.
See also
*Ericsson
(lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in informat ...
* Plessey
The Plessey Company plc was a British electronics, defence and telecommunications company. It originated in 1917, growing and diversifying into electronics. It expanded after World War II by acquisition of companies and formed overseas compani ...
References
External links
* http://www.telephonecollecting.org/Bobs%20phones/Pages/British%20Ericsson/EricssonBritain.htm * http://www.britishtelephones.com/ericsson/erichist.htm Telecommunications companies of the United Kingdom British companies established in 1903 Manufacturing companies established in 1903 Beeston, Nottinghamshire Manufacturing companies based in Nottingham {{telecom-company-stub