GEC
Long Service Association

About us

The GEC Long Service Association was founded in the days of GEC (hence its name) for the benefit of those who had worked for 40 or more years with the company. This was later reduced to 20 years. The purpose of the association is to foster social contact between members (most of whom are now retired) and to provide a yearly Christmas dinner for members. 

The association is currently run by a committee of 6 persons (elected at a yearly AGM). The President is Andy Cooper, MD of GE Vernova’s Power Conversion and Storage business in the UK. The association is supported by funds from GE Vernova, which is used to support admin costs and subsidise the members’ Christmas Dinner.

Membership is open free of charge to anyone who has worked for GEC/Quartzelec and their successor companies on the Mill Road and Boughton Road sites for more than 20 years or who has retired from the company.  

Membership

If you would like to become a member and you meet the criteria given in "About Us" above, either fill in the membership request form or contact us using the email below, with your name, contact details and length of service. Other information that would be useful but not mandatory would be whether you are retired or not and the Company, Department and location at time of your retirement or application (e.g GE, Boughton Road, Marine Sales).

📋 Membership Request Form/Other 

Our privacy policy on how we hold your data can be found here.

Contact us

email: GECLongServiceAssociation@gmail.com

Events

From time to time the association or other associated groups may organise events which we will publicise here

• GEC-LSA Members' Christmas dinner. Venue: Arnold House, Rugby; Date: 24 Nov 2026

• The "Last Friday of the Month" group of retirees meet on the last Friday of the month in the Seven Stars from 12:30. For more information please enquire here and select "Last Friday of the Month"

• The "Ancient Mariners"  (mostly people who had worked for the Marine Department in Boughton Road and then in Leicester Road) meets on the last Tuesday  of most months.  For more information please enquire here and select "Ancient Mariners"

• GEC (Geriatric Engineers Club) is a WhatsApp group of retirees that organises events (planned events listed below). If you want further information about the group or the events please enquire here and select "GEC".

  • Clipstone Headstocks visit 10th July (now fully booked)

  • Black Country Museum (To be planned)

  • Greenwich Observatory in London on 26th August.

See Also

Some information on the history of the company and its sites can be found here