[1] Rivalry existed between Metrovick and BTH brands in the Electrical Engineering field, resulting in internal competition and duplicated management.
These problems paved the way for a takeover in 1967 with the recently restructured General Electric Company (GEC) under Arnold Weinstock.
An issue relevant to UK employment and insolvency law arose in 2011, when there was a steep increase in the price of copper; AEI Cables Lid.
Considering making some staff redundant, they were challenged in the Employment Tribunal for failing to comply with the requirement for 90 days of consultation under TUPE law (section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992).
The Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that it was not reasonable to expect an insolvent employer to continue trading for 90 days in order to accommodate this legal requirement and in these particular circumstances ruled that 60 days was sufficient.