 After several years in decline, Garrard was sold by Plessey to Gradiente Electronics of Brazil in 1979 and series production was moved to Brazil (Manaus).The remaining Garrard research and development operation in Swindon was reduced to a skeleton operation until completely shut down in 1992.Then, Gradiente licensed the Garrard name to Terence O'Sullivan, who operated as Loricraft Audio, in 1997.