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[[General Products|General]] is a major heavy industry company known for inexpensive products of fair to adequate quality. The company was formed by merger of a number of smaller manufacturing concerns shortly after the end of the Civil War, in the period 620 to 622.
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''[[General Products|General]]'' is a major heavy industry company known for inexpensive products of fair to adequate quality. The company was formed by merger of a number of smaller manufacturing concerns shortly after the end of the [[Civil War]], in the period [[620]] to [[622]].
 
* ''General Products'' is an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]].
 
* ''General Products'' is an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]].
  
 
== Description ([[Portfolio]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Portfolio]]) ==
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''General Products'' is one of the thirteen Imperial MegaCorporations in operation in 1116.
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''General Products'' is one of the thirteen Imperial [[megacorporation]]s in operation in 1116.
  
 
The megacorporation uses many different [[symbol]]s and logos.
 
The megacorporation uses many different [[symbol]]s and logos.
  
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[[File:Logo General Products Alternate.png|250 px]] [[File:Logo General Products Alternate 1.png|250 px]]
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[[File:Logo General Products Alternate.png|250 px]] [[File:Logo General Products Alternate 1.png|150 px]]
  
 
=== Commercial Competencies ===
 
=== Commercial Competencies ===
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* Heavy Industry  
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* Manufacturing
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** Gravcraft
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** Heavy Industry  
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** Vehicles
 
* [[Starship]] Manufacturing
 
* [[Starship]] Manufacturing
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* Vehicle Manufacturing
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** Spaceships
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** Starships, civil
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** Starships,  military
  
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NOTES:
 
'''General Products, {{LIC}}''': Largely concerned with heavy industry, General is a manufacturer of starships, non-starships, and heavy machinery of all sorts.
 
'''General Products, {{LIC}}''': Largely concerned with heavy industry, General is a manufacturer of starships, non-starships, and heavy machinery of all sorts.
 
* [[GC-2 Machining System]]
 
* [[GC-2 Machining System]]
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Stock ownership (1105):
 
Stock ownership (1105):
 
* Imperial family— 5%
 
* Imperial family— 5%
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* [[Hortalez et Cie]]— 26%
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* ''[[Hortalez et Cie]]''— 26%
 
* Noble families— 35%
 
* Noble families— 35%
 
* Private ownership— 12%
 
* Private ownership— 12%
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Stock ownership (1126):
 
Stock ownership (1126):
 
* Imperial Family— 5%
 
* Imperial Family— 5%
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* [[Hortalez et Cie]]— 4%
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* ''[[Hortalez et Cie]]''— 4%
 
* Noble Families— 37%
 
* Noble Families— 37%
 
* Private Ownership— 12%
 
* Private Ownership— 12%
 
* [[Antares Holdings]]— 24%
 
* [[Antares Holdings]]— 24%
 
* [[Murdoch Holdings]]— 1%
 
* [[Murdoch Holdings]]— 1%
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* [[Ling Standard Products]]— 1%
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* ''[[Ling Standard Products]]''— 1%
 
* [[Other]]— 16%
 
* [[Other]]— 16%
  
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=== Subsidiaries ===
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* ''[[General Manufacturing]]''
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* ''[[General Mechanics]]''
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* ''[[General Shipyards]]''
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* ''[[Takakusi Ways]]''
  
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=== Subsidiaries ===
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=== Best Known Products & Services ===
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* [[General Manufacturing]]
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# [[GC-2 Machining System]]
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* [[General Mechanics]]
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# Etc., etc.
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* [[General Shipyards]]
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* [[Takakusi Ways]]
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==History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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''General'' is known for inexpensive products of adequate quality, but of late its starship division (particularly its military products) has been plagued with disaster.
  
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==History & Background (Dossier) ==
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The corporation was formed by the merger of a number of smaller manufacturing concerns shortly after the end of the [[Civil War]], in the period [[620]] to [[622]].
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General is known for inexpensive products of adequate quality, but of late its starship division (particularly its military products) has been plagued with disaster.
 
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* The corporation was formed by the merger of a number of smaller manufacturing concerns shortly after the end of the [[Civil War]], in the period 620 to 622.
 
  
 
=== Trade Partners ===
 
=== Trade Partners ===
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No information yet available.
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# [[Gravitics Technology]]
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# Etc., etc.
  
 
=== Trade Competitors ===
 
=== Trade Competitors ===
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No information yet available.
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# [[Ling Standard Products]]
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# Etc., etc.
  
 
===Great Asset Swap===
 
===Great Asset Swap===
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The [[Great Asset Swap]] of [[1126]] saw the shareholdings in [[General Products]] change considerably - one of the saving graces for the corporation was that [[Hortalez et Cie]] divested itself of [[General Products|GP]] stock to fund its other acquisitions, and thus it was able to maintain its independence.
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The [[Great Asset Swap]] of [[1126]] saw the shareholdings in ''[[General Products]]'' change considerably -- one of the saving graces for the corporation was that ''[[Hortalez et Cie]]'' divested itself of ''[[General Products|GP]]'' stock to fund its other acquisitions, and thus it was able to maintain its independence.
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== Worlds & Sectors ([[Astrography]]) ==
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This is a selection of locations where this  business entity has significant standings.
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=== Deneb Sector ===
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In the [[Deneb Sector]], ''GP'' has commercial shipyards at important worlds with class-A starports and populations at TL-9 and up.
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=== Reft Sector ===
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''General Products'' has found a market niche in the [[Islands Cluster|Islands]], notably supplying what would be fairly basic items on a tech level 12 or 13 world in the Imperium, but which are quite advanced compared to what is made locally. These are shipped in bulk into the Islands, mainly to [[Colchis (world)|Colchis]] from where they are sold on. Even with shipping costs, ''GP'' makes a good profit on these items.  
  
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=== History-Era: New Era ===
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Note that [[Amondiage (world)|Amondiage]] has a deal with ''[[Ling-Standard Products]]'' and does not like the competition.
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{{Hidden | Era: New Era |
 
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Former {{Imperial}} megacorporation that survives in the [[Regency]] and the [[Spinward States]]. GP was primarily a manufacturer of starships, transportation machinery and manufacturing equipment. Slipshod management and shortsighted austerity measures resulted in a dramatic lowering of the company's product quality and reliability late in the [[Antebellum]] period, a matter that came to a head with the [[Kinunir fiasco]]. The company has managed to solve its difficulties since the [[Collapse]], but its reputation still suffers. The company is an active partner with [[Delgado Trading]] in the [[General Mechanics]] joint venture firm.  
 
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== Worlds & Sectors ([[Astrography]]) ==
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=== Solomani Rim Sector ===
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No information yet available.
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''General Products'' took the lead in opening up new markets in the [[Solomani Rim Sector|Solomani Rim]] in the wake of the [[Solomani Rim War|Rim War]]. The company is known here for cheap but reliable industrial products and is the mainstay of local starship production. Its Rim operations are aided by a strategic partnership with ''[[Naasirka]]'', which often provides computers and avionics. ''GP's'' heavy industrial divisions in the Solomani Rim are free of the problems that have plagued it elsewhere in the Imperium. Mangers and employees transferred to the Rim offices find that the company runs a much tighter ship here, and no hint of scandal is tolerated.  
  
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=== World Listing: 1116 ===
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=== World Listing ===
 
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== References ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
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{{Detail}}
 
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Library Data (A-M)|page=}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Library Data (A-M)|page=41}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Referee's Companion|page=}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Referee's Companion|page=40}}
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| Periodical: [[MegaTraveller Journal 3]] in Article: 'Megacorporations in the Rebellion Era'
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Travellers' Digest 18|page=26}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=38}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=MegaTraveller Journal 3|article=Megacorporations in the Rebellion Era|page=20}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Rim of Fire|version=GURPS Traveller|page=12}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=38}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Solomani Front|page=83}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Rim of Fire|version=GURPS Traveller|page=12}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Third Imperium|page=58}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Library Data|version=Mongoose Traveller|page=24}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Solomani Front|page=83}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Third Imperium|page=58}}
 
  | {{Ludography cite|name=Whispers on the Abyss|page=123}}
 
  | {{Ludography cite|name=Whispers on the Abyss|page=123}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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[[Category: Gravcraft manufacturer]]
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[[Category: Ship Manufacturer]]
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[[Category: Vehicle Manufacturer]]
 
{{LE|Megacorporation}}
 
{{LE|Megacorporation}}

Latest revision as of 22:43, 12 February 2026

Library Data Milieu 1116 Milieu 1200 

General Products.jpg

General is a major heavy industry company known for inexpensive products of fair to adequate quality. The company was formed by merger of a number of smaller manufacturing concerns shortly after the end of the Civil War, in the period 620 to 622.

Description (Portfolio)[edit]

General Products is one of the thirteen Imperial megacorporations in operation in 1116.

The megacorporation uses many different symbols and logos.

Logo General Products Alternate.png Logo General Products Alternate 1.png

Commercial Competencies[edit]

  • Manufacturing
    • Gravcraft
    • Heavy Industry
    • Vehicles
  • Starship Manufacturing
    • Spaceships
    • Starships, civil
    • Starships, military

NOTES: General Products, LIC: Largely concerned with heavy industry, General is a manufacturer of starships, non-starships, and heavy machinery of all sorts.

Governance & Organization[edit]

No information yet available.

Stockholders[edit]

Stock ownership (1105):

Stock ownership (1126):

Subsidiaries[edit]

Best Known Products & Services[edit]

  1. GC-2 Machining System
  2. Etc., etc.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

General is known for inexpensive products of adequate quality, but of late its starship division (particularly its military products) has been plagued with disaster.

The corporation was formed by the merger of a number of smaller manufacturing concerns shortly after the end of the Civil War, in the period 620 to 622.

Trade Partners[edit]

  1. Gravitics Technology
  2. Etc., etc.

Trade Competitors[edit]

  1. Ling Standard Products
  2. Etc., etc.

Great Asset Swap[edit]

The Great Asset Swap of 1126 saw the shareholdings in General Products change considerably -- one of the saving graces for the corporation was that Hortalez et Cie divested itself of GP stock to fund its other acquisitions, and thus it was able to maintain its independence.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]

This is a selection of locations where this business entity has significant standings.

Deneb Sector[edit]

In the Deneb Sector, GP has commercial shipyards at important worlds with class-A starports and populations at TL-9 and up.

Reft Sector[edit]

General Products has found a market niche in the Islands, notably supplying what would be fairly basic items on a tech level 12 or 13 world in the Imperium, but which are quite advanced compared to what is made locally. These are shipped in bulk into the Islands, mainly to Colchis from where they are sold on. Even with shipping costs, GP makes a good profit on these items.

Note that Amondiage has a deal with Ling-Standard Products and does not like the competition.

Solomani Rim Sector[edit]

General Products took the lead in opening up new markets in the Solomani Rim in the wake of the Rim War. The company is known here for cheap but reliable industrial products and is the mainstay of local starship production. Its Rim operations are aided by a strategic partnership with Naasirka, which often provides computers and avionics. GP's heavy industrial divisions in the Solomani Rim are free of the problems that have plagued it elsewhere in the Imperium. Mangers and employees transferred to the Rim offices find that the company runs a much tighter ship here, and no hint of scandal is tolerated.

World Listing[edit]

19 of 19 World articles in General Products
Boughene  •  Efate  •  Emerald  •  Gila  •  Horosho  •  Ikuna  •  Ilium (SM 0426)  •  Jae TellonaJae Tellona  •  Kuai Qing  •  Kubishush  •  Neto  •  Nike  •  Northammon  •  Pixie  •  Regina  •  Stirling (RD 1415)  •  Upag  •  Yori  •  Zukhisa  •  
startbacknext(19 listed)


References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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