paramount dairies limited ( pdl ) , often referred to as paramount dairies , is a dairy processing company in uganda .

pdl is a leading manufacturer of cheddar and gouda cheeses in uganda .

in 2013 , the daily monitor newspaper named this company among the 6 key milk processors in the country , out of at least 30 licensed operators .

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the major milk processing companies in uganda included the following : brookside dairy limited . jesa farm dairy . pearl dairy farms limited . amos dairies uganda limited . paramount dairies limited . gbk dairy products limited . lakeside dairy limited . rainbow industries limited .
licenced players uganda’s dairy industry is awash with a number of players who trade in processed milk . they include the following licensed milk processing companies in the country , namely : brookside dairy ( fresh dairy ) uganda ltd , jesa farm dairy limited , pearl dairy farms limited , amos dairies limited , paramount dairies limited , gbk dairy products limited , and vital tomosi dairy limited , among others .
establishing good relations from the supplier to the customer and building team unity are among the chief concern of the paramount dairies management .
provide information on the production capacities and sales for the milk product companies with sales in uganda ( include ugandan companies - - sameer agriculture and livestock limited , jesa farm dairy , hillside , white nile dairies , toro , mama omulungi dairy , birunga dairy , maddo dairies , paramount dairies , nirma dairy and foods , tooro dairy cooperative , g . b . k dairy , shumuk dairy , pearl dairies , gouda gold - - and kenyan companies – brookside and new kccc )
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it is now called sameer agriculture and livestock limited . the liberalisation of the sector paved way for private sector players . processors such as gbk , ra - milk , country taste , highland creameries and paramount diaries begun buying and processing milk in southwestern region . some like ra - milk , country taste and highland creameries have since folded or changed names .
out of at least 30 milk processors in the country , 18 are from the south western region . key milk processors in the region include sameer , pearl dairy , jesa farm dairy , gbk , hill top and paramount diaries .
ucccu is a registered limited liability cooperative currently owned by nine district unions . it was established in 2005 and is registered under the 1991 cooperative union act , registration number 7231 , by the ministry of trade , industry and cooperatives ( mtti ) . ucccu is a commercial arm of uganda national dairy farmers association ( undafa ) and is a national union .
as a result of ucccu’s effective lobbying , farm gate prices have risen from the ugx 100 per liter of milk that prevailed before the association was formed , to the prevailing farm gate prices of 500 - 600 ugx per liter . additionally a price floor of 300 ugx has been fixed with sameer agricultural and livestock limited ( sall ) , the largest milk processor in uganda .
created in october 1992 , paramount dairies ltd ( pdl ) started as a small family business with a focus of producing fine uganda cheese . it has experienced steady growth since it was first created , emerging as a leading dairy brand in uganda and some regional markets . the company approach to cheese - making is one reliant on local resources and skills ; a living demonstration that dairy - processing can be an affordable rural - based industry . today , pdl produces more than 8 cheese - types in a variety of packaging as well as several cream products ; all now found in the major supermarkets of the capital and in many of the larger towns of uganda . as a social - developer , pdl employs , trains and engages more than 50 men and women , mostly rural - based , and supports dozens of small - scale dairy farmers in a just and fair milk market .
the government started stocking exotic dairy breeds in 1960s to increase milk production . in 1967 , dairy industry act was enacted leading to the setting up of dairy corporation that became responsible for development , marketing and regulating the industry .
a master plan was then developed in 1993 calling for the liberalisation of milk marketing , a dairy board be created to oversee the liberalised industry and the dairy corporation be privatised .
the 1998 dairy industry act then created the dairy development authority ( dda ) and a purely commercial company the dairy corporation ltd ( dcl ) . dda took over the development and regulatory functions of the dairy industry and dcl was to be divested which took place in 2006 .
farmers in ankole and kigezi have come together through uganda crane creameries cooperative union ( ucccu ) . ucccu has 10 unions and 110 primary societies with more than 140 milk collection centres . they are building a multi - billion milk processing plant in ruti , mbarara which will begin processing milk in two years time .
the cooperative members’ milk has increased to more than 2 , 000 litres from 1600 litres in the past . they own 1 , 000 and 6 , 000 litre coolers in mbarara and isingiro districts . another milk plant is being built by indians at akagate in sanga sub - county in kiruhura district .
dairy authority dairy development authority is a statutory body under the ministry of agriculture , animal industry and fisheries created under the dairy industry act of 1998 with a mandate to develop and regulate the dairy industry in a sustainable manner . the authority’s tangible result is the investment drive and positioning of the dairy sector as a potential contributor to the economic development of uganda .
dairy animal population exotic and cross breed cattle constitute less than 20 % of the cattle population of uganda estimated at about 11 . 4 million cattle . this sector produces around 60 % of all milk in uganda and about 40 % of the milk comes from local breeds .
milk production uganda produces about 721 , 000 litres of milk per day of which only 20 % is processed the remaining bulk is utilized unprocessed . the milk production by region is as follows :
market analysis there is a high demand for dairy products in urban centres of uganda and hotels , schools , hospitals and dairy processing industries . export of live heifers uganda has of recent been exporting a number of live heifers and bulls to neighbouring countries which has consequently led to decline in the milk production .
uganda is producing and marketing a range of dairy products such as pasteurized milk , uht milk , yoghurt , ice cream , sour butter , sweet cream . z
milk coolers uganda has 628 milk coolers for milk bulking and milk retailing across the country with a total capacity of about 1 , 183 , 761 litres per day .
as the east africa economic integration becomes a reality , both kigali ( capital of rwanda ) and kampala ( capital of uganda ) will provide constant growth markets for dairy products . to meet these needs , pdl will undertake the following :
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purpose . the show aimed at empowering farmers in best practices in dairy animal husbandry .
mbarara . stakeholders in the uganda dairy industry say the future looks bright following several interventions by the government to grow the enterprise , seen as a key component in turning the wheels of the economy especially in the rural areas .
processors , input suppliers and agro - industry financiers are optimistic that with more stakeholder commitment , the contribution of dairy to the country’s gross domestic product could rise above the 10 per cent mark . speaking during this year’s uganda livestock and heritage show at kakyeka stadium in mbarara district over the weekend , industry players spoke of renewed efforts to stimulate milk production by encouraging farmers to adopt best practices on the farm .
milk industry leader in the country , fresh dairy , said income from export of milk products had risen by more than 20 per cent over the past one year as a result of increased production at the farm gates . “in the past 12 months , our production has risen to more than 500 , 000 litres per day following sustained efforts by farmers to grow daily production . this saw the value of our exports rise to $ 10 million ( shs33 . 6 billion ) , thereby putting milk as a critical foreign exchange earner for the country , ” mr john gethi , fresh dairy director of milk procurement , said . he attributed the rise in value of exports to improved product quality after the company invested in a $ 14 million plant upgrade at its kampala processing factory .
“because of the favourable investment climate in uganda , we paid farmers shs50 billion last year and boosted the capacity of our raw milk cooling stations in the country to enable them take more milk from farmers . we are grateful to dairy farmers who have embraced our stringent milk quality regime right from the farm - gates , ” mr gethi said , adding : “the expansion has come with new job opportunities and in the past year alone , over 90 ugandans have secured employment to work with us in our new growth strategy . ” the show , which attracted hundreds of farmers , was held to create empowerment for farmers in best practice in dairy animal husbandry . input suppliers , agro - vet traders and financial institutions were also in attendance .
farmers interviewed said there was an urgent need to move dairy farming from being rain - dependent . “dairy farming has become seasonal with milk volumes increasing during the rains and when the dry season comes , production goes down , ” mr ronald ssengendo , a smallholder farmer from rushere , said , adding : “this explains why i am very keen on the animal feed stands here . i want to learn how to make and preserve animal feed to enable my production remain optimum throughout all seasons . ” many farmers spoken to thanked processors for making assured monthly payments for milk delivered .
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uganda crane creameries cooperative union ( ucccu ) is an organization that brings together dairy farmers and farmer organizations in over nine districts in western uganda . ucccu represents over 16 , 000 dairy farmers in south western uganda and , nationwide , serves over 30 , 000 dairy farmers through linkages to the market . ucccu’s vision is
… to be a leading farmer owned provider of high quality dairy products and services in the east african region .
dairy cooperatives are more developed in south - western uganda than any other part of the country . at the time ucccu was formed , a consensus among dairy farmers was reached that , with the cooperative movement in other parts of the country in transition , ucccu should start working in south - western uganda where cooperatives already existed , and other farmers would join later as their cooperatives develop . in 2007 , a secretariat was established in mbarara with support from swedish cooperative centre ( scc ) , under the enhancement of the dairy productivity ( edp ) project . the secretariat coordinates all the processes of making the unions stronger to increase membership and advocates for better policies . ucccu has also mobilized funds from farmers and development partners to support the construction of a processing plant .
ucccu has a three tier organizational structure – the secretariat is answerable to the elected board , which is appointed by the annual general meeting ( agm ) , the apex body comprised of the representatives across uganda’s regions . each of the district unions has a representative on the board of ucccu who works in close collaboration with the resident field officer at the secretariat of ucccu . selection of a representative to the board of ucccu is done by election in the agm of the various member unions . mr . george w . nuwagira is the current chairman of the board of ucccu . mr . arinanye clayton , project manager / general manager , heads the secretariat .
the following district unions have been members of ucccu since 2007 : bushenyi dairy industry cooperative union ( budicu ) , inka – ibanda , ankole dairy products ( adp ) , rukungiri dairy farmers union ( rukdfu ) , mbarara dairy farmers cooperative union ( mbadfcu ) , ntungamo dairy farmers cooperative union ( ndafcu ) , and banyakigezi . sheema union joined later in 2009 and isingiro union has been admitted as the ninth member following a resolution of the fifth annual general meeting held on 30th march 2012 .
over the years , ucccu has achieved successes in various fields such as member mobilization , lobbying and advocacy , farmer training , and organization development of member cooperatives . ucccu is also striving to increase its members’ income developing the milk processing supply chain .
ucccu is currently in the final stage of constructing a milk processing plant , where it plans to process its members’ milk . the plant will be equipped to produce three products – pasteurized milk , uht milk and yogurt . the plant , when completed , will have the capacity to process up to 200 , 000 litres of milk per day . although uht milk production is expected to start at later stage of the project , the processed milk products analysis will be conducted based on an assumption that uht milk production will begin in 2013 . the selected consultant will be provided with a copy of ucccu’s business plan to use in conducting the raw milk supply analysis .
the plant has been financed by the own contributions of the members . each dairy farmer in southwestern uganda can buy at least one share . each share is valued at 300 , 000 uganda shillings . the more the shares owned by a farmer , the higher the rate of return on investment . in this way the project will have a big multiplier effect in the region because a big percentage of returns will trickle down to farmers who are the owners . shares can be bought for cash , by offering live cows ( which are later sold on open market or auctioned during ucccu functions and the amount realized converted into shares ) or through retainage from milk deliveries ( the proceeds of which are deposited in ucccu bank accounts ) .
various development partners like swedish cooperative center ( scc ) , land o’ lakes and agriterra have given support to ucccu to mobilize farmers into cooperatives , capacity building and institution development .
ucccu is in the process of completing construction of the milk processing plant in mbarara . it is currently working with uncdf and the global clearinghouse for development finance ( globaldf ) as part of the local financing initiative in uganda to secure technical support and funding to complete the milk processing plant ( including the purchase of the necessary equipment ) and to make it operational . ucccu and globaldf have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together and for globaldf to serve as ucccu’s main financial advisor to arrange financing for the completion and operation of the milk processing plant .
a key part of globaldf’s efforts is to assist ucccu obtain commercial funding to complete , equip and operate the milk processing plant in mbarara . globaldf will assist with the preparation of adequate documentation to allow lenders to evaluate the feasibility of the project and to understand the risks involved in its achieving financial viability . the ability of ucccu to sell its processed milk products at an adequate level of profit is critical to the success of the new ucccu processing plant . the analysis called for by this rfp is designed to : ( 1 ) assess the market for processed milk products in the domestic and export markets being targeted by ucccu , ( 2 ) identify risks to ucccu’s ability to sell its processed milk products at prices that will cover its operating costs and debt service payments , and ( 3 ) identify the specific steps and measures that can be taken to minimize such risks .
the purpose of this analysis is to gather factual information about the market for processed milk products in the markets that ucccu is targeting , analyze the risks in the marketing of processed milk products , and propose measures that can be taken to minimize such risks .
the objective of the study is to assist ucccu in implementing an independent technical study of the market required for securing commercial financing for the new ucccu plant in mbarara .
the contractor will need to undertake a survey to obtain information on the processed milk product market needed to prepare a financial model for the ucccu milk processing plant in mbarara and to analyze key opportunities and risks that ucccu will face in establishing itself in the processed milk business .
detailed information should be provided for the following processed and packaged milk products : pasteurized milk ( whole , full cream and skim milk ) , uht milk ( whole , low fat and skim ; plain and flavored ) , and yoghurt . additional summary information should be provided for powdered milk , cheese , butter , ghee and ice cream . it should be noted that ucccu may delay the production and sale of uht milk until later in the project development .
whenever possible , historical time series information should be provided for the period 2007 - 2011 . as background , the consultant will need to review the ucccu business plan and other documents and information required to conduct the study .
provide information on production capacities and sales by informal raw milk vendors and yoghurt microprocessors .
provide information on potential offtake contracts , for example with schools and government entities , such as hospitals .
discuss the requirements for exporting into these markets : product preferences and specifications , import procedures and restrictions .
provide a general analysis of the key marketing factors that milk product companies have to deal with : branding , pricing , product distribution , promotion , export ; customer handling and service delivery ; public and media relations , etc . ; and
identify which of these factors have been instrumental in determining the success or failure of companies to gain market share and describe why these factors have been important .
distribution channels ; describe the distribution channels by which milk products go from the factory to the consumer , including milk agents / stockists , direct sales to hypermarkets and supermarkets , factory outlets , schools , hotels , dukas , kiosks , milk vending machines .
describe the distribution infrastructure used by milk product companies in uganda and targeted export markets , including information on delivery equipment ( trucks , bicycles ) and milk agent storage centers .
describe methods used in uganda and targeted export markets to display milk products for retail sale ( shelf display , store refrigerator display cases , kiosks , vending machines ) .
provide detailed information on current and historical wholesale and retail prices for pasteurized milk ( 1000 ml , 500ml and 250 ml sachets ) , uht milk ( 1000 ml , 500 ml and 250 ml tetra brick aseptic packages , tetra fino aseptic carton pouches and tera cone aseptic packs ) , yoghurt ( 500 ml , 250 ml , 150 ml and 100 ml cups and 400 ml sachets ) . ( wholesale price is the price that milk product producers receive for product while retail price is the price that consumers pay for the product ) ;
provide a projection of wholesale and retail prices for pasteurized milk ( 1000 ml , 500ml and 250 ml sachets ) , uht milk ( 1000 ml , 500 ml and 250 ml tetra brick aseptic packages , tetra fino aseptic carton pouches and tera cone aseptic packs ) , yoghurt ( 500 ml , 250 ml , 150 ml and 100 ml cups and 400 ml sachets ) for the five years beginning with the start of production by the ucccu milk processing plant .
describe how milk processors and distributors have promoted their products via billboards , television commercials and sponsored programs , newspaper advertising , promotional products ( t - shirts , wall clocks , caps , pens , umbrellas , etc . ) ; and
identify infrastructure constraints ( shortage of storage facilities , cooling capacity , electricity supply , adequate roads , etc . ) that could hinder the marketing of ucccu milk products in uganda and targeted export markets ; and
describe the motivation for milk product consumers to switch to ucccu products from raw milk or milk products sold by other companies .
on the same basis provide a “worst - case” milk products sales forecast giving the level of sales relative to ucccu’s expected processing capacity .
the contractor will be expected to deliver a written report covering all the above topics within 8 ( eight ) weeks of the signing of the contract . at the mid - point of this period the contractor and staff from ucccu , globaldf and lfi - uganda will meet to discuss work progress and any issues that need to be addressed in order to ensure timely completion of the contract . the report is due no later than december 1 , 2012 . specifications of the consultant team
business development services , good understanding of agribusiness and enterprises development using value chains .
ideally , the consultant or team of consultants should have expertise in value chain analysis , past experience in multiple consulting teams , and ability to manage fixed scheduled assignment .
strategic guidance for the consultants will be provided by the uncdf country director in consultation with ucccu , globaldf and lfi - uganda staff .
lfi - uganda staff and ucccu will assist the consultant for purposes of coordination , liaison with different local stakeholders , and organization and oversight of logistical arrangements .
the assignment should be be completed within 42 working days upon signing of the contract .
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the latest report from diary development authority ( dda ) indicates that the local dairy sub sector is estimated to grow at a rate of 8 - 10 per cent annually , boosted by government’s efforts to build milk collection centres across the country which pay on average shs800 - shs1200 per litre of raw milk supplied by the farmers .
according to the dda report , in 2016 , milk exports to regional neighbours like kenya , rwanda , burundi , drc , south sudan as well as the middle east , fetched uganda us $ 752 million ( 263 . 20 billion ) .
the report also shows that uganda’s milk imports have gone down , due to the steady growth of the dairy sub sector . uganda used to import most its dairy products from neighbouring kenya which has a well - developed dairy sub sector .
majority of the dairy farmers are in western uganda , which has expansive savannah grasslands suitable for dairy farming .
uganda could be collecting more milk from farmers but its dairy sub sector is disorganized , dominated by small - holder farmers who don’t have capacity to produce milk for commercial purposes .
the report says uganda has 355 milk collection centres with total chilling capacity of 1 . 5 billion litres . about 219 dairy farmer cooperatives supply the collection centres with milk .
the brief report shows that 80 % of the total national milk produced is marketed domestically and international , while the farming households consume 20 per cent .
the report further shows that 33 per cent of the milk marketed is processed while the remaining 67 % is sold in raw form .
milk in uganda is traded alongside its bi - products such as butter , yogurt and ice cream , providing consumers with fats , proteins and vitamins .
this year , under operation wealth creation , government targets to distribute two million head of cattle to farmers for milk production .
despite the availability of market , uganda’s dairy sub sector faces challenges of poor storage facility , sanitation , as well as the poor transport and telecommunication infrastructure in the rural areas .
in a related development the per capita milk consumption in uganda is still low , a person consuming only 60 litres per annum as of 2016 from the 40 litres consumed in 2001 .
jim is responsible for our milk procurement and logistics . he has worked in the dairy industry for 22 years and joined us in 2007 . since then , jim has developed the producer milk pool from 150 farmers with 120 million litres to more than 650 farmers with 650 million litres .
using 25 years farming and food manufacture experience to help our farmers grow , and help our customers thrive .
“meadow foods’ commitment to cumbria gave us the opportunity to invest in new milking equipment , with the security of knowing that we would have a stable milk buyer . ”
oliver chantler , a commercial executive at meadow foods , is embarking on a mission with eleven of his friends to row the irish sea in july 2018 to raise money for prostate cancer uk .
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the rank organisation was a british entertainment conglomerate founded by industrialist j. arthur rank in april 1937 .

it quickly became the largest and most vertically integrated film company in britain , owning production , distribution and exhibition facilities .

it also diversified into the manufacture of radios , tvs and photocopiers ( as one of the owners of rank xerox ) .

the company name lasted until february 1996 when the name and some of the remaining assets were absorbed into the newly structured the rank group plc . the company logo , the gongman , first used in 1935 by the group 's distribution company general film distributors and seen in the opening titles of the films , became a celebrated and enduring film emblem .

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in 1995 , the rank group acquired all the outstanding shares of the rank organisation .
became a holding company , owning all the outstanding shares of the rank organisation .
over time , the traditional businesses of the rank organisation were gradually sold by the newly formed rank group .
: the rank organisation re - established as the rank group plc holding company . rank amusements sells its inland amusement centres as part of a
after a decade and a half of asset - stripping the rank organisation closed down in 1996 .
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john davis was chairman and president of the rank organisation and co - founder of rank xerox , one of the most successful of post - war companies .
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: a financial crisis forced the rank organisation to sell its lime grove , and islington studios . beginning that same year , the company bought the
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j . arthur rank stepped down as managing director of the rank organisation in 1952 , but remained as chairman until 1962 . under the management of sir john davis the rank organisation closed independent producers ltd . and denham studios , and consolidated all of its film production at pinewood studios . in 1956 rank began a partnership with the haloid corporation to form rank xerox . rank was also a significant shareholder in the consortium which became southern television , the first itv television contract holder for the south of england .
vci entertainment is pleased to offer a select group of 48 titles selected from the coveted library of the rank organisation , all licensed through itv global entertainment ltd .
founded 80 years ago tomorrow on st george’s day the rank organisation was the creation of the most unlikely movie mogul imaginable : a teetotal methodist sunday school teacher and flour - mill tycoon from hull named j arthur rank .
“in its prime the rank organisation was a vertically integrated film company , bigger than any of its hollywood rivals , ” wrote geoffrey mcnab in the encyclopaedia of british cinema .
a further tranche of rank xerox equity is disposed of , netting rank group £1 . 5 billion to date .
metro - goldwyn - mayer studio had its lion . universal its globe . but the very british rank organisation had the most memorable film logo of all : the gong man .
on 1 january 1945 , the capitol formally became an odeon cinema . under the rank organisation ruling , they did not allow x rated films to be shown in their cinemas .
‘there are candidates qualified and experienced to hold the reins of this office , from within the ranks of the organisation . ’
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the rank organisation was a british entertainment company , eventually a conglomerate , formed during 1937 and folded in 1996 by the rank group plc . it was the largest and most vertically - integrated film company in britain , owning production , distribution and exhibition facilities .
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— was formed in 1956 as a joint venture between the xerox corporation of u . s . and the rank organisation of uk , to manufacture and market xerox equipment initially in europe and later in africa and asia . a further joint venture between rank xerox… …
principal subsidiaries : associated leisure limited ; butlin ' s limited ; grosvenor clubs limited ; haven leisure limited ; a . kershaw & sons , plc ( 85 % ) ; odeon cinemas limited ; pinewood studios limited ; rank amusements limited ; rank brimar limited ; rank cintel limited ; rank film distributors limited ; rank film laboratories limited ; rank holdings ( uk ) limited ; rank holidays & hotels limited ; rank leisure limited ; rank overseas holdings limited ; rank precision industries ( holdings ) limited ( 94 % ) ; rank rx holdings limited ( 97 % ) ; rank taylor hobson limited ; rank video services limited ; rank xerox limited ( 48 . 8 % ) ; shearings limited ; strand lighting limited ; top rank limited ; warner holidays limited ; film house partnership ( canada ) ; rank video services g . m . b . h . ( germany ) ; rank holdings ( netherlands ) b . v . ; deluxe laboratories inc . ( u . s . ) ; hard rock cafe international inc . ( u . s . ) ; rank america inc . ( u . s . ) ; rank development inc . ( u . s . ) ; rank leisure usa inc . ; rank orlando , inc . ( u . s . ) ; rank taylor hobson inc . ( u . s . ) ; rank video services america inc . ( u . s . ) ; resorts usa inc . ; strand lighting inc . ( u . s . ) .
by 1937 , rank’s movie assets were still accumulating , and besides pinewood , now included denham film studios , as well as several other interests , and it was at this time he consolidated these holdings in a new company called the rank organisation . in 1938 , the rank organisation bought the odeon cinema chain . in 1938 , it also bought amalgamated studios in elstree , and in 1941 , it absorbed the gaumont - british picture corporation , which owned 251 cinemas , and the lime grove studios , ( which rank later sold to bbc television . ) it also acquired the paramount cinema chain , so that by 1942 , the rank organisation owned a total of 619 cinemas . by the late 1940s , rank owned a total of five studios adding ealing studios and islington studios to those not already named above . the conglomerate also included rank screen advertising and deluxe laboratories .
in the late 1950s , rank set up rank records ltd . ( the record label was named top rank ) and jaro records ( a jazz subsidiary ) . in 1961 , top rank was taken over by emi , and in 1962 they replaced it with stateside records .
in 1949 a financial crisis forced the rank organisation to sell its lime grove and islington studios . beginning that same year , the company bought the bush radio manufacturing facility and began to diversify its interests . in the early 1960s rank took over murphy radio to form the rank bush murphy group , which was eventually sold to great universal stores in 1978 .
j . arthur rank finally stepped down as managing director of the rank organisation in 1952 , but remained as chairman until 1962 . much of the diversification came under the management of sir john davis , who led the company up to 1995 . in 1996 the venerable company was absorbed by the rank group plc . now completely out of the motion picture business , the rank group continues today as a leading european gaming business .
‘the first rank is always where white sets up his major pieces ; the eighth rank is where black sets up his major pieces . ’
film making is a costly business and when the rank organisation could not sustain funding the cef and following publication of the wheare report in 1950 , which looked at the effect of juvinile cinem going and the influence of films , a collaboration within the british film industry was formed and supported by the rank organisation – the children’s film foundation - { cff } was formed . the cff had a remit to create films especially for children’s cinema matinees and suitable for showing within schools .
one of the most influential and unpopular figures in the british film industry , who rescued the rank organisation from financial chaos in the late ' 40s but , in doing so , led such film - makers as david lean to look elsewhere .
meanwhile the carry on comedies made by rank still make us laugh and the freeview channel talking pictures ( available on channel 81 ) screens vintage rank films .
from 1 dec 1914 to 31 oct 1915 he held the rank of captain .
‘the population was sharply stratified by occupation , income , and social rank . ’
‘annapolis had a large number of bachelors among those of high social rank . ’
‘the first of these strategies addresses social rank ; the second , economics . ’
‘the correlation matrix values were obtained using the spearman rank order correlation test . ’
give ( someone or something ) a rank or place within a grading system .
‘behind these violent and ugly displays of rank bullying lies a profound irony . ’
‘he slipped , stumbled , and fell full length into the rank grass . ’
‘i refuse to forgive the rank idiocy of this dog ' s owner . ’
, park of rank groups holiday division , announces a major fall in bookings .
in 1943 , the gcf became part of the larger rank organisation ( led by j . arthur rank ) . the odeon cinema circuit , had expanded greatly during the 1930s . since there was no construction of cinemas until after the war , buyers became interested in acquiring cinemas in smaller towns and cities – to build an empire of cinemas .
19 . the 1940s also saw the rise of the first british company to attempt to compete with the hollywood studios in size and scope . starting in 1936 , j arthur rank had built a vertically - integrated film organisation , buying up distributors , cinema chains and production companies . between 1941 and 1947 , the rank organisation financed half the films made in the uk , controlled over 600 cinemas and was the largest film distributor . rank ensured american distribution for their productions and a supply of american films for their cinemas , by securing a 25 per cent stake in universal film studios through the general cinema finance corporation [
‘in may 2003 , he was promoted to the highest rank of cadet officer . ’
‘he later became senior medical officer in borneo with the rank of lieutenant colonel . ’
‘the rank of this matrix is 1 , so that the equation is identified . ’
‘review the list above and rank yourself as you did with the first list . ’
‘also , they rank the choices within a given question , not across questions . ’
‘rather , they scattered , breaking rank , and fled towards the burning barracks . ’
‘for the next few days , he denied he had tried to pull rank . ’
alan wood , mr . rank , london , hodder & stoughton ( 1951 ) .
( a jazz - subsidiary ) . in 1961 , top rank was taken over by
despite being financially sound and amidst a loud local save our cinema campaign , the rank organisation closed odeon st albans on 20 august 1995 . this was to encourage patrons to attend its new multiplex built at jarman park , hemel hempstead – which opened on 25 august 1995 .
cuvier wanted to turn natural history into a science that would rank with physics and chemistry .
‘many of the most important rules of etiquette serve to mark differences in social rank . ’
‘these can rank among the most reliable of sources , when properly evaluated and analyzed . ’
‘a rank smell filled her nose and she put it down as mistee began talking . ’
‘mounted fans whirred overhead , efficiently distributing the rank air and grime into all corners . ’
‘please , let ' s not kill the spirit of the season with rank stupidity . ’
nonrank cinemas preferred to exhibit the us pictures rather than the hastily - made rank ones .
besides becoming one of the world’s biggest film companies , rank began to diversify into other interests early on . in 1949 the company bought the bush radio manufacturing plant and later on took over murphy radio to become the rank bush murphy group . in 1956 rank began a partnership with the haloid corporation to form rank xerox . rank was also a significant partner in the consortium which became southern television , the first itv television contract holder for the south of england .
last wednesday the rank foundation launched applications for the rank memorial award 2018 . this is open to all members of the network and opens up an opportunity to embark [ . . . ]
when the crisis in the british film industry came to its peak in 1950 , the rank organisation was in a particularly weak position - the british film industry was in competition with hollywood , the duty which had protected british films from american products had been lifted , and television was growing more popular .
— mutual life insurance co . of new york v the rank organisation ltd . [ 1985 ] bclc 11 is a uk company law case dealing with oppression ( or unfair prejudice ) under s . 20 companies act 1948 ( now s . 994 companies act 2006 ) . goulding j delivered the… …
‘we use a generalized inverse of v , however , in case it is not of full rank ; if this occurs , the degrees of freedom are the rank of the matrix v . ’
‘papa , a captain when he left the reserves , still knew how to pull rank . ’
‘engulfing new plantings , the rank growth took on the appearance of an emergent urban ecosystem . ’
‘scars were abundant in the little group and there was a definite rank smell about them . ’
‘he needs to do something about the rank smell of dead fish emanating from the bathrooms . ’
‘it is clear that your hate is founded in your arrogant elitism and your rank racism . ’
: the first tranche of rank xerox equity is sold to the usa parent company , xerox .
: rank leisure machine services sold for £30m . this company supplied and serviced machines to arcades , pubs and clubs and had a good hold as an incumbent operator in many former rank establishments .
alan wood ,
mr . rank
, london , hodder & stoughton ( 1951 ) .
john henry harris davis , businessman : born 10 november 1906 ; chief accountant , odeon theatres ( later rank organisation ltd ) 1938 , secretary 1938 , joint managing director 1942 , managing director 1948 - 62 , deputy chairman 1951 - 62 ; director , rank foundation 1953 - 93 ; kt 1971 ; joint chairman , rank xerox 1957 - 72 , joint president 1972 - 83 ; chief executive , rank organisation plc , subsidiary and associated companies 1962 - 74 , chairman 1962 - 77 , president 1977 - 83 ; chairman , fund - raising committee , westminster abbey appeal 1973 - 85 ; cvo 1985 ; married 1926 joan buckingham ( one son ) , 1947 marion gavid ( two daughters ) , 1954 dinah sheridan ( marriage dissolved 1965 ) , 1976 mrs felicity rutland ; died 27 may 1993 .
the s eekers , a british production based on a new zealand novel , was made in 1954 . it was an instance of an exhibitor , kerridge odeon , and its part - owner , english cinema firm j . arthur rank organisation , venturing into film - making – a rarity in new zealand .
— mutual life insurance co . of new york v . the rank organisation ltd . [ 1985 ] bclc 11 is a uk company law case dealing with oppression ( or unfair prejudice ) under s . 20 companies act 1948 ( now s . 994 companies act 2006 ) . goulding j delivered the… …
the rank organisation plc maintains a diversified array of holdings primarily in the film and television industries , but it also owns various holiday , recreation , and leisure businesses . among these operations are the odeon cinema chain in england ; various holiday parks and centers in europe ; bingo parlors and casinos in england , canada , and spain ; and hard rock cafes around the world . rank also owns a half - share of the universal studios florida theme park in orlando . resting wholly outside this fairly interrelated group of enterprises is a partial share of rank xerox , a joint venture with the xerox corporation . throughout much of its history , rank xerox has supplied a disproportionate share of rank ' s profits .
the rank foundation has now launched the annual rank accelerator event in preparation for the annual conference , held in october . open to organisations that are members of ranknet , the [ . . . ]
‘the length of the wake varies according to the social rank and social status of the dead . ’
‘based on results from the vocabulary and reading comprehension sections , participants were assigned a percentile rank . ’
‘white has his rook on the seventh rank and black ' s queenside pawns are very weak . ’
‘they also send surveys to financial analysts asking them to rank companies within the industries they cover . ’
‘the skipper , to his credit , doesn ' t just pull rank and yell at him . ’
‘light weight and enormous toes enable them to negotiate rank vegetation by simply walking over the top . ’
‘you couldn ' t walk past his bedroom door without noticing that acrid , rank acidic smell . ’
‘as she got closer she could smell the sweat on him and the rank smell of horse . ’
the rank group plc ordinary shares are listed on the london stock exchange and the registrars are equiniti .
by the mid - 1960s rank was making more than half its profits from non - film activities .
in the late 1950s , rank set up rank records ltd . ( the record label was named top rank ) and jaro records ( a jazz subsidiary ) . in 1961 , top rank was taken over by emi , and in 1962 they replaced it with stateside records . rank audio visual was created in 1960 , bringing together rank’s acquisitions in multimedia , including bell and howell ( acquired with gaumont british in 1941 ) , andrew smith harkness ltd ( 1952 ) and wharfedale ltd ( 1958 ) . subsequent acquisitions included strand electric holdings ( 1968 ) and h . j . leak & co . ( 1969 ) .
but none of these project proved more than briefly successful : bowling alleys and large dance halls were largely passé by the early 1960s ; the rank record business failed utterly ; rank ' s motels and restaurants were not well situated ; and even the television station failed to take off as rank and davis had expected . rank had better luck in the other half of its diversification drive ; precision industries and electronics .
the question for rank at this point in its history was whether it would invest its rank xerox money wisely , since what the firm did with its excess money had often been its downfall in the past . signs indicated that rank would increasingly concentrate on the leisure , recreation , and entertainment industries through the rest of the 1990s and that perhaps it would sell its entire stake in rank xerox to provide additional funding for expansion .
‘young and beautiful women like you should not be insulted no matter what your social rank may be . ’
‘on this scale , one may now rank the different propulsion systems available to different types of civilizations . ’
‘the flesh was pale grey in the thin light and the stomach had a harsh , rank smell . ’
in 1956 the company established rank xerox , a joint venture with an american firm to make photocopying machines .
: analysts claim the rank group is prone to takeover having received a number of approaches regarding the breakup of its £2bn business . rank later claim to be discussing the package sale of 19 nightclubs to various companies .
in the mid and late 1970s rank audio visual , made a 3 in 1 stereo music centre , as well as tv sets in conjunction with nec of japan . the production of the “classic” rank tv ran in the mid to late 70s , some interim models appeared and the “modern” rank tv appeared in the early 80s .
the adeptus mechanicus is a technological organisation , often known as the priesthood of mars . it holds a monopoly on technological knowledge in the imperium . their forge worlds turn out the imperium ' s most powerful and advanced weaponry and equipment . the organisation ' s adepts , the tech - priests , are vital in maintaining much of the imperium ' s more technologically advanced equipment , not the least of which is the emperor ' s life - sustaining golden throne .
this was perhaps a fitting time for a leadership transition at rank since it was gifford who had consistently focused on leisure and recreation during his reign at rank and now had reduced its stake in its most important holding outside this area . gifford announced in 1995 that he would retire in 1996 . rank searched for a new leader .
the rank organisation acting school , often referred to as “the charm school” , was founded in 1945 . this prep school to the stars launched several careers including those of donald sinden , dirk bogarde , diana dors and christopher lee . although she was not a member of the school , petula clark was under contract to rank for a period of time and starred in a number of films released by the studio , including london town ( 1946 ) , one of the costliest flops in british film history . also under contract to rank was the canadian actor philip gilbert .
as the rank organisation grew in size , it became less and less efficient . in 1944 , rank had established production facilities ( films ) ltd , known as
piffle
by its detractors . this was an in - house company designed to help all his producers on such matters as casting , props and contracts . instead , it caused resentment and confusion - not least because the film - makers could have secured these services far cheaper from outside agencies .
the company of youth , the rank organisation acting school often referred to as
the charm school
, was founded in 1945 . it launched several careers including those of donald sinden , dirk bogarde , diana dors and christopher lee . although she was not a member of the school , petula clark was under contract to rank for a period of time and starred in a number of films released by the studio , including london town ( 1946 ) , one of the costliest flops in british film history . also under contract to rank was the canadian actor philip gilbert .
but the british studio that dominated the 1940s was the rank organisation , the unlikely brainchild of methodist flour magnate j . arthur rank . initially involved in cinema as a vehicle for religious education , by 1946 rank had created britain ' s first vertically - integrated film business , handling production , distribution and exhibition . rank can take much of the credit for nurturing the careers of lean , powell & pressburger , and launder & gilliat , who made much of their best work under his patronage , and on budgets they would have struggled to raise elsewhere . that said , rank often failed to recognise the quality of what he had commissioned - the red shoes was dismissed as an ' art movie ' , and effectively written off before it opened . it was a much bigger hit in the us .
‘in this year he returned to america with the rank of lieutenant colonel to take up a staff position . ’
‘the fact remains that many tend to marry people like themselves , especially when it comes to social rank . ’
‘when pulling rank fails to get him off the hook , wade resorts to desperate measures to escape justice . ’
‘the boston globe ' s jeff jacoby has also commented on the rank hypocrisy that is being demonstrated here . ’
its successor the rank group still uses the gong man but its business is focused on casinos rather than pictures .
, one of the costliest flops in british film history . also under contract to rank was the canadian actor
is said to be considering a bid for the rank video duplication business , later to become deluxe media services .
cautious , i suppose one would say . all rank’s financial activities were cautious , that was down to john davis .
‘promoting all new special forces troops to warrant officer rank , special bonuses and other benefits are all under consideration . ’
‘social rank is also determined by one ' s region of origin , age , marital status , and gender . ’
‘the rank and social standing of the subjects of portraiture are also expressed by conventions , which shift with time . ’
‘he dismissed any suggestion that the central rank posed a danger to people crossing the road to get a taxi . ’
during the 1940s and 1950s , the rank organisation employed some of england’s greatest directors , who produced some of the finest films ever made in great britain , including : michael powell and emeric pressburger ( black narcissus , the red shoes , i know where i’m going ) , david lean ( brief encounter , great expectations ) and laurence olivier ( henry v and hamlet ) .
opened by ernest and mary ostinelli , this restaurant was a popular spot for 18 years . a ww1 veteran , ernest from como in italy came to dublin in 1944 ( after spells in leeds and belfast ) and lived in clontarf until his death at the age of 78 in 1970 . ostinellis was purchased by the rank organisation and demolished to make way for hawkins house .
j . arthur rank was already a wealthy industrialist through his father ' s flour milling business , joseph rank ltd , when he made his somewhat unlikely start in film - making , financing short religious subjects in line with his methodist beliefs . from these modest origins , the british film company emerged in 1937 as rank sought to consolidate his film - making interests .
‘over the last two decades , about ten percent of the enlisted special forces troops were promoted to warrant officer rank . ’
‘he suggested that the council consider providing one central taxi rank in the town rather than a series of smaller ranks . ’
‘this is the well - known criterion which says that a system of linear equations has a solution if and only if the rank of the matrix of the associated homogeneous system is equal to the rank of the augmented matrix of the system . ’
‘the playing field is now upgraded with a drainage system and re - turfed to rank among the best in colombo . ’
‘to earn a place among the blue chips , companies must rank among the 100 biggest companies by stock market value . ’
‘wall street has never been a safe place to play , but now your investments could be skewed by rank dishonesty . ’
‘‘i think every piece of that title is vital , ’ slutsky explains through steady gusts of hot , rank air . ’
by early 1973 , odeon st albans was amongst the first of twenty rank cinemas converted into multiplexes with three separate screens .
the rank organisation , owner of pinewood studios , had a similarly difficult time . by 1970 , its main commercial interests were largely elsewhere , managing director john davis having cannily invested in the rank xerox photocopying business . the film side was largely kept afloat by popular franchises such as the doctor and carry on cycles , though these had both fizzled out by the end of the decade , and the title of the final carry on ( bar a 1992 revival ) spoke volumes : carry on emmannuelle ( 1978 ) .
nor did the rank organisation treat its artists with quite as much tact as might have been anticipated . there were hints of mutiny from the charm school in london , where starlets such as diana dors learned about deportment while actors such as christopher lee and anthony steel were obliged to walk around with books on their heads to improve their posture . not all the stars appreciated the number of village fetes they were obliged to open . and they didn ' t enjoy being bartered like cattle . simmons recalls pascal ( who co - owned her contract with the rank organisation ) telling her one day that she had been sold to howard hughes at rko .
i needed the money ,
pascal confessed when she asked why he hadn ' t warned her in advance of his plans .
under gifford ' s direction , rank made additional investments and acquisitions in its core leisure , recreation , and holidays operations during the next several years . in 1988 rank entered into a partnership with mca to build the $ 600 million universal studios florida theme park in orlando . rank invested £115 million for a 50 percent interest in the project , which opened in 1990 and by 1994 was attracting seven million visitors a year and generating £11 . 4 million in profits for rank . in 1995 mca and rank began work on a $ 2 billion expansion that would include a second theme park called islands of adventure , scheduled to open in 1999 .
‘i can think of nothing finer to do for this general officer today than promote her to the rank of major general . ’
‘they did not need churches or ministers for worship , they recognized no external authority , and they recognized no social rank . ’
‘those classes may represent groups of individuals differing by their sex , age , stage , social rank , or geographical position . ’
‘mona looked ruffled , which wasn ' t a really unusual expression for her to carry around , given her social rank . ’
‘but ten years from now , no one is going to give a damn what social rank you held in high school . ’
‘the rank smell of the soaking water and the crispness of the soaked cabbage shreds indicate that this is a worthwhile step . ’
in the early 80s , boyd and fellow film - maker bryan forbes raised city backing of £600m to launch a takeover bid . their idea was to use the rank machine for the benefit of the british industry , but the rank board turned them down . instead , rank began to slowly break up that machine , even though this was the period when the industry was beginning to revive .
such conspicuous success attracted its share of resistance . after its 1941 buyout of gaumont - british , the rank organisation had grown sufficiently large to merit the accusation of monopoly . in 1944 , the government ' s palache report made several recommendations about how best to curb the growth of the combines while encouraging a healthy degree of independent production . rank agreed to seek government approval before he bought more theaters , but as he already held a commanding lead over his nearest rivals , the agreement did little to change the industry ' s excessive concentration .
ok , so now we’re moving into the more specific area of michael klinger’s involvement with rank . but what - to preface that with a slightly more general question about klinger and that is , before ’76 , i’ll come onto the chronology in a second , he’d never seemed to have had any dealings with rank . i think you’ve probably answered this , that rank’s interest was tepid . but for gold or shout at the devil , he goes to south african sources . so why would he not approach rank at that point ?
unfortunately , rank failed to invest in television when the medium was becoming increasingly popular and cinema audiences were declining . consequently , the company lost its hold on the film industry , although it continued to invest in the entertainment industry by developing the rank xerox photocopying machine .
‘abraham had a penchant for being critical and had no hesitation in publicly chastising his colleagues , regardless of their rank or position . ’
‘because of the increased usage of the internet for transacting business , students were asked to rank their understanding of e - commerce . ’
under davis , rank diversified its operations and soon its empire included bingo halls , bowling alleys , hotels and even motorway service stations .
geoffrey macnab ,
j . arthur rank and the british film industry
, london , routledge ( 1993 ) , isbn 0415072727 .
always involved in film producing and processing , rank was well positioned to expand into new applications of similar technology . among other companies , it acquired taylor hobson , a manufacturer of lenses and precision measuring instruments , and cintel , an image processing concern . soon thereafter , rank began to make and sell television sets in its own retail outlets . the electronics program was much more successful than rank ' s leisure ventures , but the company ' s future did not fully reveal itself until rank xerox began its spectacular rise in the early 1960s .
popular comedy series included the st trinians films and the
doctor
series , beginning with doctor in the house in 1954 . the latter series starred dirk bogarde , probably the british industry ' s most popular star of the 1950s . bogarde was later replaced by michael craig and leslie phillips , and the series continued until 1970 . the rank organisation also produced some other notable comedy successes , such as genevieve in 1953 .
re you really a wealthy man or are you speculating with other people ' s money ?
george bernard shaw once asked j arthur rank .
i am all right ,
the film tycoon gruffly replied . there was a certain irony in the exchange . at the time , the rank organisation was planning a big - budget adaptation of shaw ' s play caesar and cleopatra , to be produced and directed by the flamboyant hungarian gabriel pascal . scheduled to shoot for four months at a budget of £500 , 000 , the film ( released in 1946 ) took close to two years to complete , cost well over £1m and undermined rank ' s confidence in british film - making for good .
‘in addition to putting in order the system of assignment to positions , it is advisable to enhance the importance of every officer rank . ’
‘career opportunities are closely linked with the promotion to a higher rank which officers receive as a rule when appointed to higher job assignments . ’
‘the once or twice my pe instructor , sarge , forced me to play in public basketball competitions rank among my most painful memories . ’
‘but as the rains progress , they abandon the tall , rank grass in the floodplains and woodlands in search of more palatable foodstuff . ’
‘the point about the market is that it is not only immoral - or rather amoral - it is also capable of rank stupidity . ’
‘‘you have to believe that the station chief blew a gift from the gods because of rank incompetence , ’ mr . perle said . ’
the rank organisation ' s withdrawal from the film business took half a century ( and was only definitively completed a few months ago ) . many associate the golden gong with the relatively feeble films made in the 1950s - the norman wisdom comedies , doctor in the house , genevieve , all those john mills war movies . in truth , though , rank ' s real flowering was comparatively brief . for a few years in the 1940s , powell and pressburger , lean and co were granted a licence that no british film - makers before or since have enjoyed . they responded by making masterpieces .
rank made some of the uk ' s best films - but in the end , no amount of talent could save it . by geoffrey macnab
‘expensive costumes were a vital part of the visual appeal of theatre , and characters of high social rank were represented by appropriately luxurious clothing . ’
‘the parklike understory turned into rank undergrowth , and the inevitable result was a bushfire that destroyed all the old - growth , hollow trees . ’
‘it was nighttime outside , dark and cloudy , so the sewers were pitch black , and he landed knee deep in rank stinking water . ’
‘and when taken to extremes , such as at these schools in kirkland and puyallup , political correctness sinks to the realm of rank stupidity . ’
‘you represent rank imperialism and warmongering - neither of them american traditions or values - so i wish you were not coming to this country . ’
then in 1967 rank took over the production of the longest - running series of british films of all - time , the carry on franchise .
among the 19 carry on films rank made were the much - loved carry on up the khyber , carry on camping and carry on behind .
davis had kept rank afloat but his bookkeeping mentality and his hire - and - fire approach to management had destroyed the ethos of the company .
‘he also was a 29 - year veteran of the military and held the rank of warrant officer in the u . s . army reserve . ’
‘the position for wearing the badges of warrant officer rank changed from the lower forearm to the mid - upper arm at the end of 1996 . ’
‘under our current model , we wait until an officer attains the rank of major before investing in the yearlong command and general staff officer course . ’
‘clothing was central to social definition , defining one ' s gender , social rank , occupation , age , marital status , or ethnic identity . ’
‘the knight can defend against a rp , even without it ' s own king , if it can stop the pawn at the sixth rank . ’
‘the proposed early job match pilot will allow students to rank jobs immediately after an interview and be informed of a perfect match within a day . ’
‘the rank smoky smell recalls the lamp at uncle don ' s lodge on the lake where jack and i went to swim on hot nights . ’
j . arthur rank was born in 1888 in a decidedly victorian england . he was the son of joseph rank , who owned a successful flour milling business . young rank eventually inherited his father’s business ; however , it was never seriously his cup of tea . rank was also a devout member of the methodist church and even became a sunday school teacher , to which he often showed religious films . disparaged by the lack of quality religious films , he began to produce his own , which he also then distributed to other churches and schools and eventually led to the formation of the religious film society .
the rank empire dominated british cinema throughout the 1930s , 1940s , 1950s and to some extent the 1960s . during this period , its owner and founder j . arthur rank not only owned a large proportion of the studio space available to filmmakers at the time , but also a large number of cinemas .
he was the son of one of the great pioneers of british cinema , c . m . woolf , who started off in 1919 when , as a partner in w & f film service ltd , he successfully exploited the harold lloyd comedies . charles m . rose to become managing director of w & f , joint managing director with the ostrer brothers of gaumont - british picture corporation , and in 1935 persuaded j . arthur rank to join him in forming general film distributors . it was c . m . woolf ' s secretary who devised the man - with - a - gong trademark which was adopted by the rank organisation .
in 1990 rank offered to acquire mecca leisure group for £512 million ( $ 819 million ) . mecca ' s management initially rejected the offer , then suddenly accepted it two months later . mecca ' s holdings - - hotels , theme parks , 85 bingo parlors , and 11 hard rock cafes - - fit in well with rank ' s operations . under rank , some of these operations were expanded , such as the hard rock cafes - - that chain grew to 15 units by 1995 - - while others were closed or sold off , such as the hotels , the last of which rank sold in 1994 .
‘these super sailors were chosen from the ‘best of the best , ’ and as such , were meritoriously promoted to the rank of chief petty officer . ’
‘he plays up his breeding and rank at every opportunity , and in doing so reveals himself to be an even grubbier character than we first imagined . ’
‘we are hoping that she will marry well , to a man with security for her and with connections and family and status and even social rank . ’
‘the stat scores available for each student range from 100 to 200 for each part and for the total , together with a percentile rank for each . ’
‘for the purpose of this study , a percentile rank of [ is less than or equal to ] 25 was considered below average for that group . ’
‘meanwhile black is pinned on the back rank and is thus playing without half his pieces , the black queen - rook and black queen - bishop . ’
‘she causes , some say , desolation , evil , and decay , yet she also creates palaces of art and culture , gardens of rank luxuriance . ’
‘we were up quite high on the southern side of the uldale , a flank of rough rank grasses , rushes , and countless seepage and springs . ’
always looking to the future j arthur established his own “company of youth” – more commonly known as the rank charm school – to train young acting talent .
geoffrey macnab , j . arthur rank and the british film industry , london , routledge ( 1993 ) , isbn 0 - 415 - 07272 - 7 .
no , no . his background was , i would say , sales and hardware , the - the other part of the company was , if you like , the non - entertainment side , if you like , such things as rank - toshiba , rank - akai , televisions , rank - bush , bush - murphy , all that sort of stuff . and he had come from that side of the business and was , in many respects , a salesman . his role in a lot of it was sales and negotiation with the suppliers with whom rank had agencies . a lot of them were - rank had the agency , like for japanese audio equipment , hi - fi it was called then . and , in the ways of rank , he was then - he came into actually at one point the rank leisure services division itself because there was a dispute inside there , and the gentleman who was running rank leisure services , a man called brian quilter , who was running it extremely well , but had a falling out with john davis . the - at that time the rank hierarchy was : rank , davis and graham dowson , and brian quilter was certainly brighter than graham dowson . and he was a very good manager ; he was a marketeer as well but he’d learnt the - that side of the business . when he left , ed chilton was parachuted in to run the rank leisure services division and than in a reorganization when , if i get this right , at some point when russell evans who was the company secretary became the chief executive under him were two divisional chairmen , ed chilton one on the film and leisure side and brian smith was on they - what they called the hardware side .
20 . in 1947 , the government , needing to conserve dollars for imports of food and other scarce commodities from the united states , restricted the hollywood studios to remitting only 25 per cent of their substantial profits . the hollywood studios responded by refusing to distribute any new films in the uk . the rank organisation tried to take advantage of this boycott by producing a series of high - value films but , by the time the films were ready for release , the dispute was resolved and british screens were flooded with a backlog of american films . rank ' s production subsidiary lost £3m . during the 1950s , rank ' s film production incurred mounting losses and in 1963 the management took the decision to diversify out of film production and into other areas , such as the joint venture in photocopying with xerox [
bibliography geoffrey macnab , j . arthur rank and the british film industry , 1993 charles drazin , the finest years : british cinema of the 1940s , 1998 .
while hollywood had marlon brando , james dean and montgomery clift , rank countered with
chaps
, actors such as kenneth more , john gregson , jack hawkins and ( more ambivalently ) dirk bogarde , seldom seen without tweed jackets or pipes . rank also distributed the carry on movies , and produced them from 1967 .
‘the chairman pulled rank , as they so often do in such open and shut cases , and persuaded his underlings he was entitled to enter his court . ’
sunday school teacher j arthur rank and his charm school for starlets took on the big los angeles studios and won . eighty years on we salute their ambition .
classic film buffs will fondly remember the thrilling sight of the famous “gong man” which preceded the opening credits of every movie produced by the rank organisation , england’s biggest and finest film production , distribution and exhibition company . the mere presence of this studio icon at the beginning of the film had the effect , much like the proverbial pavlov’s dog , of whetting the theater audience’s appetite , while assuring that they were about to share another brilliant movie experience . the gong man simply epitomized the best in filmmaking .
rank audio visual was created in 1960 , bringing together rank ' s acquisitions in multimedia , including bell and howell ( acquired with gaumont british in 1941 ) , andrew smith harkness ltd ( 1952 ) and wharfedale ltd ( 1958 ) . subsequent acquisitions included strand electric holdings ( 1968 ) and h . j . leak & co . ( 1969 ) . in the mid and late 1970s rank audio visual made a 3 - in - 1 stereo music centre , as well as tv sets in conjunction with nec of japan . the production of the
classic
rank tv ran in the mid to late 70s , some interim models appeared and the
modern
rank tv appeared in the early 80s . the nec badge did not appear in the pal / 220 / 240 volt countries until the mid 1980s .
which was quite a lot at the time . it could be . . . did the archives indicate how much money rank was going to put into the picture ?
it was in 1933 that j arthur rank , a middle - aged yorkshire flour magnate , decided to equip various methodist halls and churches with their own movie projectors . little did he know it then , but rank had set in train a business that would provide british cinema history with many of its most sublime and absurd moments .
‘to help alleviate a shortfall of 1 , 900 captains , the u . s . army will promote officers earlier to the rank of captain beginning in october . ’
rank’s family had been involved in the flour business since 1875 and the company his father joseph established eventually grew into the biggest bread and flour enterprise in the country .


kern transit , formerly kern regional transit , is the operator of mass transportation in kern county , california .

primarily , it provides inter-regional transportation , connecting outlying regions with the city of bakersfield ( and with each other with a transfer in bakersfield ) .

it also provides inter-city transportation within specific regions .

kern regional transit is operated by the kern county department of roads .

the agency was founded in 1981 .

its headquarters are located in bakersfield .

in january 2017 , operation of kern transit was taken over by national express transit .

kern transit

kern transit ( formerly known as kern regional transit ) provides intercity and rural transit in kern county . it connects with amtrak , greyhound , golden empire transit . kern transit also serves lancaster with connection to los angeles via metrolink .
kern transit has provided bus service focused on connecting people in rural communities since 1981 .
national express transit ( next ) will begin operating kern transit in january 2017 . kern county is the third area of operations in california for the organization , including the cities of vallejo and merced .
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“we are looking forward to serving the residents of kern county with safe and dependable transportation , ” said judith crawford , ceo of national express transit . “more than 500 , 000 annual riders rely on kern transit , and we are committed to providing the best service possible . ”
“we are looking forward to serving the residents of kern county with safe and dependable transportation , ” national express transit ceo judith crawford said in a news release . “more than 500 , 000 annual riders rely on kern transit , and we are committed to providing the best service possible . ”
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mark foster , vice president of next operations said : “our long history in the transit arena , as well as recommendations from our municipal partners , earned us this opportunity to provide public transportation for kern county , ” as the company operating kern transit , next will be responsible for daily administrative duties and operations staffing . the county will continue to provide fleet maintenance and overall program administration . since 1981 , kern transit has provided passenger bus service between and in the rural communities surrounding bakersfield , california .
justin kern is a writer and nonprofit marketing manager who lives in milwaukee with his wife and cats .
as the company operating kern transit , next will be responsible for daily administrative duties and operations staffing . the county will continue to provide fleet maintenance and overall program administration .
kern county is the third area of operations in california for the organisation , including the cities of vallejo and merced . “we are looking forward to serving the residents of kern county with safe and dependable transportation , ” said judith crawford , ceo of next . “more than 500 , 000 annual riders rely on kern transit , and we are committed to providing the best service possible . ”
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the antelope valley transit authority is not responsible for the content of external sites . thank you for visiting the antelope valley transit authority website .
since 1981 , kern transit has provided passenger bus service between and in the rural communities surrounding bakersfield , ca , covering more than 8 , 100 square miles . the public transit fleet includes 60 vehicles serving 17 fixed routes , as well as dial - a - ride services .
most units were bought by complete coach works / transit sales international after retirement .
most units were bought by shuttle bus leasing / transit sales international after retirement .
“our long history in the transit arena , as well as recommendations from our municipal partners , earned us this opportunity to provide public transportation for kern county , ” said mark foster , vice president of next operations .
the illinois - based company said thursday that kern county will be its third area of operation in california , including vallejo and merced .
9001 , 9002 , 9004 & 9005 to sarnia transit 041 - 044 in 2004 .
as part of the national express group , next brings global transit experience to the region .
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golden empire transit ( get ) began service in 1973 and provides transit service to the bakersfield metro area in california . they also run a paratransit service called get - a - lift .
only the county of kern permit form or exact photocopies will be approved by this department for issuing permits . please allow one hour to process your permit .
8702 & 8704 were leased to golden gate transit as 512 & 513 in 2007 . [ 3 ]
as more transit providers onramp to open payment systems and open standards , strategies and best practices emerge .
with $ 1 . 6m grant and nationwide aspirations , pierce transit rolls out collision warning and autonomous braking .
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i know that the regional transit faces a lot of difficulties , but they don ' t even seem to be trying as far as the north kern express is concerned . one of the morning drivers takes the opportunities to do her grocery shopping at vallarta despite running way behind . as i write this , another driver who is 50 minutes behind is taking a break . ridiculous .
6 units ( 8620 , 8623 , 86xx , 8622 , 8627 & 86xx ) were leased to golden gate transit multiple times from 2007 - 2011 .
at the present time , there is no charge for any permit issued by the kern county public works department . if you have any questions you may contact us at this email address is being protected from spambots . you need javascript enabled to view it .
transit . wiki is a free guide to trains , buses , ferries and more . content is available under attribution - share alike 3 . 0 unported unless otherwise noted .
avta’s basic adult cash fare for fixed - route service is $ 1 . 50 . transit access pass ( tap ) . free local transit service is offered to medicare card holders , active military , veterans , and seniors with a valid senior annual pass . the fare for ada paratransit service is $ 3 . 00 for zone 1 and $ 6 . 00 for zone 2 .
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the antelope valley transit authority ( avta ) has announced the delivery of its first 60 - foot articulated electric bus made by byd ; as well as the completion of the first ever wave inductive chargers in southern california . these represent major milestones achieved by the avta toward its goal of “100 percent green by 2018” — opening an exciting new chapter of innovative , world - class transit service for the region .
the antelope valley transit authority began service in the antelope valley on july 1 , 1992 . avta currently serves a population of over 450 , 000 residents in the cities of lancaster and palmdale , as well as the unincorporated portions of northern los angeles county . its total service area covers 1 , 200 square miles and is bounded by the kern county line to the north , the san bernardino county line to the east , the angeles national forest to the south , and interstate 5 to the west . the fixed route service area consists of approximately 100 square miles .
the partnership of byd motors and wireless advanced vehicle electrification ( wave ) charging systems has also been key to achieving these milestones . byd motors has brought both world - class transit buses , as well as new investment , into the region’s economy . wireless advanced vehicle electrification ( wave ) has developed wireless vehicle charging solutions embedded underground with no unsightly wires or overhead machinery , allowing avta to achieve an innovative and aesthetically pleasing model of transit service .
architects find more transit facilities taking on sustainable aspects , big and small . no one is mistaking the wealthy operations center in grand rapids , mich . , with frank lloyd wright’s fallingwater , or a new bus maintenance facility in lorton , va . . .
avta serves a population of more than 450 , 000 residents in the cities of lancaster and palmdale , as well as the unincorporated portions of northern los angeles county . its total service area covers 1 , 200 square miles and it is bounded by the kern county line to the north , the san bernardino county line to the east , the angeles national forest to the south and interstate 5 to the west .
avta board chairman marvin crist shared , “today represents a special day for the avta . after years of vision and hard work , it ushers in a new era of high quality transit service that will serve our community well - - as avta becomes a model for other communities to follow . ”
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avta executive director len engel noted , “today would not have been possible without teamwork , both within avta and also with our partners at byd motors and wave who have worked so hard to pursue the dream of a zero emission transit fleet . today is yet one more step towards the achievement of this vision . ”
avta operates a fleet of 75 buses for transit service with 45 buses dedicated tor local service and 30 dedicated to commuter service . fifteen new diesel hybrid buses were added to the local transit fleet in september 2012 , replacing older buses that had no useful life remaining . six mci commuter buses were also added to the fleet . three replaced aging vehicles , leaving three more to provide additional service to valley residents . in 2014 , two all - electric zero - emission buses were added to the fleet , with the long range plan calling for aging local transit buses to be replaced with all electric vehicles by 2018 , and commuter buses to be replaced with all electric vehicles by 2020 . the first 60 - foot all - electric articulated bus in the nation was delivered to avta in may 2017 . the current peak requirement for local service is 38 vehicles and commuter service is 25 vehicles . avta contracts with transdev inc . to provide local and commuter bus operations . the current transdev contract was renewed on december 31 , 2011 . fta recently approved avta’s request for a temporary waiver of the 20 percent spare ratio maximum in order to meet peak fleet requirements during a refurbishment of 13 buses .
byd motors president stella li stated , “it has been such a pleasure partnering with the leadership of the avta and indeed community leaders from across the region . avta’s new byd 60 - foot articulated bus is the first generation of the most advanced electric bus on the market . we celebrate this exciting day for the community , and we look forward to helping the avta ultimately meet its 100 percent zero emission transit fleet goal . ”
wave’s chief executive officer , michael masquelier , stated , “wave is honored to have been chosen as the sole provider of our revolutionary 250kw wireless chargers that contribute to the avta’s remarkable achievement . the avta and entire community should be proud of setting a high bar both regionally and nationally that others will look to as the zero - emissions transit model of the near future . we look forward to continuing this exciting partnership with the avta and to helping provide a blueprint for other communities to follow . ”
our permits division , in accordance with state law , county ordinance , and the policies of the board of supervisors , issues transportation permits for over - size loads vehicles . this section also issues encroachment permits for any act or encroachment placed in a county - maintained road and special event permits related to special uses of county road rights of way . kern county requires a permit for all work performed in the county right of way . the inspector must be notified 24 hours prior to start of any work . the county has specific requirements for each different type of permit . the application forms are pdf documents that may be printed , filled out , and mailed , faxed , or delivered to the public works department . submit detailed plans with the application . if you don ' t have the free adobe acrobat reader , you can download it here .
avta operates a network of 13 local transit routes , four commuter routes , and one supplemental school route for the william j .
pete
knight high school . local bus service is operated on weekdays from 5 : 00 a . m . to 12 : 45 p . m . saturday service is operated from 6 : 00 a . m . to 11 : 45 p . m . and sunday service operates from 6 : 30 a . m . to 8 : 45 p . m . commuter services operate monday through friday from 3 : 45 a . m . to 7 : 40 p . m . avta also operates a midday service , known as the transporter , that connects the antelope valley with the santa clarita valley on week days . this service begins operating at 8 : 00 a . m . and continues until 5 : 50 in the evening . avta also provides urban and rural dial - a - ride service . service within the urban zone and rural zone 1 is available to elderly persons and persons with disabilities . service within rural zone 2 is open to the general public . buses operate weekdays 6 : 00 a . m . to 7 : 30 p . m . and weekends 8 : 00 a . m . to 6 : 00 p . m . ada complementary paratransit service is provided by intelliride .
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all other units retired circa 2013 - 2014 and were auctioned off circa 2017 .
3 units were bought by a church . 1 unit was kept in running condition , but hasn ' t been seen in years . the other 2 units were parted out and scrapped .
8620 & 8623 were numbered 510 & 511 in 2007 and 538 & 537 in 2008 - 2011 .
86xx , 8622 , 8627 & 86xx were numbered 536 , 539 - 541 in 2008 - 2011 .
8630 was spotted being parted out at an unknown location at an unknown time . [ 2 ] .
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the accomplishments are the result of visionary leadership from local and regional community leaders . the avta electric bus conversion project began with a $ 1 . 9 million dollar grant from los angeles county supervisor mike antonovich , which provided the project with a critical kick - start .
backed by its board of directors , avta then adopted a bold vision of converting the avta’s entire existing bus fleet to 100 % battery electric vehicles by 2018 . the avta executive team and staff have worked tirelessly to bring this vision to life .
chairman crist concluded , “as both avta chair and vice mayor of the city of lancaster , i am doubly proud — as avta’s goal of ‘100 percent green by 2018’ dovetails perfectly with the city of lancaster’s twin goals of becoming a zero - net energy city as well as the alternative energy capital of the world . today , our two major steps at avta are great strides toward the city’s energy goals . ”
early on , fta’s sso program has one entrant – and a minor political logjam .
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avta’s fta - funded administration , operations , and maintenance facility opened in april 2004 . a solar canopy covers a portion of the parking area . phase ii of the facility ' s construction was completed in january 2013 . avta has transfer centers in lancaster and palmdale . these were built with local funds .
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we issue permits for above ground structures , such as fences , power poles , curb & gutter , sidewalk , drive approaches and private road approaches . we also issue permits for subsurface utility encroachments .
permits may be issued to the property owner or a licensed contractor . permits are issued for curb & gutter , sidewalk , or other concrete structures in the county right - of - way .
fence permits are issued to the property owner in urban areas where curb and gutter exists .
permits are issued to operate equipment in the county road right - of - way to clean up roadway or while working on private property and equipment is in county right - of - way .
permits are issued to the owner of the facility or a public utility company . road conditions dictate if a road may be open cut or bored . for lines that parallel the roadway , a franchise must be obtained from property management .
permits are issued only to property owners as no maintenance is assumed by the county . private road approaches may be placed only where curb and gutter is not required .
the property owner must first obtain a permit from the sanitation district . casing is required if the line is bored .
permits are issued when a road closure is necessary for public safety for any road construction .
permits are issued for various events , such as car shows , rallies , and celebrations .
permits are issued to individuals or organizations to remove litter from the road right of way .
permits are issued for oversize loads as required by the california vehicle code . in certain cases , an annual blanket permit may be issued .
the maximum limits for annual blanket permits are : 12 ' wide , 14 ' 6
high , 100 ' long , with purple weight . permits are issued for a one - year period . an insurance certificate must be one file with our office .