Select Region GE in Europe GE Businesses Careers Contact Us News Visit local sites Share Investing and growing our presence across Europe for over 125 years GE in Europe For over 125 years, GE has been investing and growing its presence across Europe. With over 92,000 employees, 900 locations, annual revenues of €19 billion and activities in numerous key sectors including aviation, energy generation and management, healthcare and additive manufacturing, GE plays a vital role to drive growth and competitiveness in the continent. The company continues to build its technology base in Europe. In the last 3 years 60% of the value of all of GE’s major acquisitions, accounting for €18 billion, has stayed in Europe. Alstom will be the largest acquisition in GE’s history. GE acquired the German Arcam and Concept Laser (€549 million) and LM Wind Power (€1.65 billion) in the past two years. Europe is a hub of innovation for GE with over 20 industry focused R&D centers across the continent. A third of the company’s annual €5billion R&D budget is invested in Europe and approximately 30% of GE’s global patents are filed in the region. GE in Europe has 15,000 technologists with over 30 industries focused research centers. Want to know more? Check GE in Europe’s infographic. GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the "GE Store," through which each business shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure and intellect. Each invention further fuels innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry. www.ge.com ACCESSIBILITY DIRECTORY PRIVACY COOKIES TERMS GLOBAL SITE ©2021 GENERAL ELECTRIC We use cookies to personalize and enhance your experience on our site. Visit our Privacy Policy to learn more or manage your personal preferences in our Cookie Consent Tool. DECLINE ACCEPT OPTIONS