vehicle testing new zealand limited ( vtnz ) is a company based in wellington , new zealand that carries out government-mandated warrant of fitness and other inspections of motor vehicles .

it is the largest vehicle inspection company in new zealand .

vtnz was founded in 1994 as vehicle testing new zealand and was a new zealand state-owned enterprise .

in 1999 , it was privatised and sold to the motor transport association ( mta ) for nzd$ 19.2 million .

in 2004 , the company rebranded itself as vtnz and purchased its principal competitor on road new zealand .

in 2011 , vtnz had over 85 vehicle testing stations across new zealand and employed nearly 1000 people .

some stations also act as government agents in processing driver licence and vehicle registration applications .

in 2010 , vtnz also entered new zealand 's roadside assistance market .

in 2013 , mta announced that german based company dekra would purchase 60 percent of vtnz for nzd$ 36 million .

following the purchase , vtnz began offering a wider range of services including vehicle servicing .

in 2014 , vtnz took over practical driver testing in new zealand .

vtnz has been a three time winner of the ibm kenexa best workplaces award for enterprise category ( 2014-2016 ) .

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this was done through a vtnz customer service representative who had access to the vtnz database .
the leadership team have responsibility for all aspects of vtnz and are guided strategically by the vtnz board .
vtnz general manager of operations greg o ' connor said the company fully investigated , and the employee no longer worked for vtnz .
vtnz has been keeping you and your vehicle safe and on the road since 1994 .
“my vtnz inspector was incredibly helpful , and helped me with not only the purchase of a new battery but also with the installation . he even gave me some helpful advice for my old car . love you vtnz ! ” – joshua , customer of vtnz takanini
we don’t want to brag , but there are some pretty good benefits to working for vtnz .
the gang , through its vtnz source , then discovered the name and address of the complainant .
a vtnz spokesperson said the company had worked closely with a police investigation after the breach was detected .
as the largest provider of vehicle safety assessments in new zealand , vtnz is all about making sure you’re road ready . vtnz is powered by dekra , the world leaders in safety in more than 50 countries .
at vtnz we think it is important to recognise our people , their achievements and the hard work they do to make our company great every day . hear what some of them have to say about life at vtnz .
police said they investigated all parties involved in the vtnz breach and no charges were laid .
this is an internal matter for vtnz and it would be inappropriate for police to comment any further ,
a police spokeswoman said .
as the majority shareholder , dekra will finally be able to allow vtnz to realise its potential . rather than pussyfooting around the edges , vtnz will now have the ability ( and the encouragement ) to go hard on broader vehicle services .
edwards said he would be asking vtnz for details of the incident , and for an explanation of its security protocols .
however , privacy commissioner john edwards said he was very concerned about justice palmer ' s findings . edwards said he will be asking vtnz for more details , and for an explanation of the security processes and procedures in place at vtnz .
last saturday i shot down to the local vtnz station to get a new warrant of fitness for my apparently unsellable moto guzzi .
vtnz have an enviable reputation for being uncompromising on vehicle standards , and a substantial network of 84 vehicle inspection workshops around the country .
we’re always on the lookout for great people to join our team . take a look at the key roles we recruit for at vtnz .
beginning as a state owned enterprise in 1994 , vtnz is now a privately owned organisation . here are the key moments in our history .
no charges were laid against the vtnz employee following a police investigation into the incident which was linked to the kidnapping of auckland woman jindarat prutsiriporn .
vtnz – keeping you and your vehicle safe and on the road since 1994 . find out what we do , who we are and what we believe in .
the pact : at vtnz , through loyalty and our can - do , will - do attitude , everyone will feel valued and we will delight each customer .
the mta has throttled back the range of commercial activities vtnz can undertake , because it doesn ' t want its main investment asset competing with the activities of its members .
not only is this good for the broader economy in terms of jobs and growth , it ' s also potentially a great opportunity for dekra . the $ 36m just paid for its majority share of vtnz values the whole company at $ 60m . no information has been released about earnings , but we know last year vtnz enjoyed revenues of $ 88m .
head hunters gang members obtained details about someone who had reported them the police by getting a vehicle testing new zealand employee to look through the vtnz database ( file photo ) .
no longer restricted by the mta , you can expect a dekra - owned vtnz to start offering a wider range of services immediately , including car servicing , car management and emissions analysis .
there ' s a very good chance that the newly liberated vtnz will be able to deliver much improved earnings , quite possibly past 10 per cent , lifting the value of the asset .
he said the integrity of vtnz ' s system was vital and security protocols were in place , but it was not possible to stop all breaches , especially where an employee went
out of their way to act fraudulently
.
vtnz has been wholly owned by the motor trade association ( mta ) since it bought it from the government back in 1999 . the mta is basically the member organisation and lobby group of used car dealers , mechanics and garages . and therein lies the rub .
visit any one of our branches with your vtnz assessment sheet for a free re - check once your mechanic has repaired your vehicle and we’ll check the repairs and issue your warrant for free . this needs to be done within 28 days of your initial wof assessment .
vtnz , i claimed , didn ' t have the right owner . little did i realise this was about to change . last week it was announced that the mta had done a deal to sell 60 per cent of vtnz to the world ' s largest inspection provider , german company dekra , for $ 36 million . many saw this as a kneejerk response to the new regulatory environment , where wofs will be issued for twice as long and the commercial vehicle cof ( certificate of fitness ) market will be opened up to new entrants .
pop into your local branch . our nationwide network of trained automotive technicians will get your vehicle sorted . from wofs , cofs , regos and simple replacements , to basic servicing , driver licensing and once - overs before you buy . you’ll be surprised at all the things you can get done at vtnz .
she also sweetly , but with an impressive efficiency , was focused on acquiring the email addresses of her customers so that vtnz could give them warning when their documentation was about to expire . on the one hand a genuinely useful thing to know - on the other hand a stunningly effective channel through which to undertake electronic direct mail .
the question is , will the additional income vtnz makes from its unshackled market remit more than compensate for any decrease in wof and cof income ? if dekra chooses to take up the option to buy the remaining 40 per cent for $ 24m in three years ' time then it ' s fair to assume the answer is yes .
at vtnz we want to get you back on the road as soon as possible . to help give your car the best possible chance of passing , take a look at our ‘improve your chances of passing a wof’ video . we’ll show you a few tips and tricks to help you get your car through its wof and back on the road .
in this case the effulgent young lady behind the counter was offering each wof or registration customer the ability to also get a vehicle check - up . for just an extra $ 20 , vtnz will perform 14 under - the - hood checks to see if anything ' s going to bite you on the bum , the sort of risk that can be mitigated with a little preventative maintenance .
if you think vtnz has given itself a pretty good makeover in terms of retail efficiency , you ' d be right . however , the motivation for such a market - facing makeover hasn ' t just come from without ; it came from within as well . not only is it competing with the market , but it also has shareholder - imposed constraints on the services it can provide .
next time you’re in , why not combine your wof with a vtnz basic service * all for just $ 89 . it’s the perfect way to make sure your car is road legal and road ready . we’ll cover the basic car maintenance that you might not have time for , to improve the life , efficiency and safety of your vehicle . it’s great value and could save you big time on repair bills down the track . * oil and filter change not included .
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it ' s often forgotten that a private seller is required to provide a wof no more than 30 days old unless a vehicle is advertised for sale
as is , where is
, where effectively the buyer takes on the risk .
six months ago i penned a column on this , noting how matching the right owners with the right assets was crucial in order to maximise economic benefits for the country .
the implication here was that mta was well shot of the asset , and perhaps dekra was a mug to buy it . in fact , the crafty germans are probably on to a good thing - and the key is in the majority shareholding .
you couldn ' t ask for a better infrastructure base from which to offer an expanded range of vehicle servicing .
if we assume it delivers earnings before tax of 8 . 5 per cent ( $ 7 . 48m ) , this would mean mta sold the business for around eight times its earnings .
meanwhile , the fact that dekra didn ' t acquire 100 per cent up front suggests it was shrewd enough not to sign up to an
as is , where is
deal . mike
mod
o ' donnell is a professional director and ecommerce manager . his twitter tag is @ modsta and he ' s failed more than his fair share of wofs .
we have plenty of opportunities in this region for customer service representatives , automotive technicians , and assistant managers .
if you are interested and would like to know more , get in touch with sara butterfield ( 04 495 2349 ) or email recruitment @ urltoken directly with your cv .
getting your licence is exciting but can also be very nerve - wracking . we want to make it as straightforward as possible for you to get all the information needed to successfully complete your tests – whatever your vehicle of choice .
find out about the three stages to getting your car licence – learner , restricted and full . it ' s good to understand the whole process , so you can be well prepared for each stage . to become a fully - licensed driver , you will need to complete all three stages .
whether you’ve been driving a car for years or this is your first licence of any kind , getting your motorcycle licence is an exciting step . we’ve got the ‘need to knows’ covered so you’ll be prepared for your test . a motorcycle licence allows you to ride motorcycles and all - terrain vehicles ( atvs ) on new zealand’s roads . there are three stages involved in getting your motorcycle licence .
you’ll need a heavy vehicle licence if you plan to drive a vehicle heavier than 6 , 000kg . there are different classes of licence depending on the type of vehicle you want to drive . there are two stages to getting your heavy vehicle licence .
a warrant of fitness ( wof ) assessment gives you more than just a wof sticker for your vehicle . as well as ensuring you are legally compliant , it is a regular check to ensure your vehicle is safe to drive on the road .
most privately owned vehicles need a regular wof . this includes cars , utes , trailers , motorbikes , caravans and small trucks . if your vehicle is for personal use , is under 3 , 500kg , and you intend to drive on the road , this is the assessment you need . if you have a large vehicle , like a campervan or horse truck , and it’s over 3 , 500kg , you will need a certificate of fitness ( cof ) instead .
lights check all of your lights work . check the indicators , park lights , brake lights , and headlights – both dipped and high beams . get a friend to help you or park your vehicle next to a window so you can see the reflection of the lights . got a blown bulb ? bring your car in . we can replace most light bulbs on the spot .
wipers check your windscreen wipers are in good order . does your windscreen washer deliver water onto the windscreen with each sweep without patches or smudging ? if they need replacing we can sort that for you during your assessment .
tyre pressure and tread pumped up tyres make it easier to grip the road and because they make your car more efficient , so it saves you on fuel . always check the recommended pressure readings for your car before you pump your tyres . you can also make sure your tyre is not bald by checking the tyre tread depth indicators . we can help here too . ask our staff about our wof + basic service combo .
oil not enough oil can cause increased wear to your vehicle’s engine or cause it to seize up . use the dipstick to assess how much oil you have . if the oil doesn’t reach the indicator mark on the dipstick , you need more oil . we can fill up your oil at the branch while you’re here - just let us know when you arrive .
seats and seatbelts before you arrive , check all the seatbelts are accessible for assessment , and have no tears or rips . and removing child safety seats and making sure any back seats are up will save you time .
car boot make sure your car boot is empty . this enables us to easily check the spare wheel so you spend less time at the branch .
pets it ' s best to leave pets at home if you can . alternatively , take them for a walk while we carry out your assessment .
no need to book . just drop in when it’s convenient for you . most branches are open weekends , but saturdays are our busiest time , particularly between 10am and 12 noon . our quietest times are usually weekdays from 9am to 10am and 2pm to 3pm .
simply drive in and follow the lane markings . park your car , take your keys and take note of your licence plate number . walk in to reception and let us know you’ve arrived . when we’re busy , it really helps if you go back to your vehicle to move it up the lane queue until you get to the lane entrance .
while our automotive technicians are assessing your vehicle , you’re welcome to come in for a coffee , tea or water and read a magazine . kids are welcome too . or you can leave your vehicle with us and pop back later . just let our friendly staff at reception know .
talk to our staff about our weekday drop and go service . you can arrange to drop your car off at your local branch and leave it with us for a full or half day . we’ll give you a call when everything’s finished and ready to go . if possible , we can also give you a free courtesy ride to a nearby location like home or work .
if it’s something small we can usually replace it on the spot . our trained automotive technicians can replace most types of wipers , bulbs , and batteries . they can also adjust your headlights and top up the water , oil , and clutch and brake fluid .
if something larger needs fixing , our automotive technicians will explain exactly what needs to be repaired and write clear notes you can give to your mechanic or garage , so you can save on repair bills .
if you don’t have a preferred repairer , you can find contact details for local mechanics in our branches or ask our staff for some local options . also mta has a register of quality assured mechanics online you can check out .
the frequency of wof inspections is based on the age of your vehicle . check the table below to see how often your vehicle needs to be checked .
closed public holidays . saturdays are our busiest time , particularly between 10am and 12 noon . our quietest time is usually weekdays from 9am to 10am and 2pm to 3pm .
while our automotive technicians are assessing your vehicle , you’re welcome to come in for a coffee , tea or water and read a magazine . kids are welcome too .
drop your car in the queue and pop back later , just let our friendly staff at reception know .
you can arrange with your local branch to drop your car off and leave it with us for a full or half day . we’ll give you a call when everything is finished and ready to go . if possible , we will give you a free courtesy ride to a nearby location like home or work .
the privacy commissioner is investigating after a vehicle testing new zealand employee gave personal details about a motorist to the head hunters .
the employee ran the motorist ' s licence plate through a database to obtain their address , which was passed on to the gang .
justice matthew palmer mentioned the incident on monday at the sentencing of six men over the kidnapping and manslaughter of auckland woman jindarat prutsiriporn .
justice palmer noted that in an earlier attempt to kidnap prutsiriporn , the group had been able to get the details of a passing motorist who reported them to police for behaving suspiciously outside her home .
privacy commissioner john edwards said he was
very concerned
about the breach .
the employee who gave out details to the head hunters had resigned before a disciplinary process could be completed .
this was a deliberate and conscious breach of the system by someone who knows how it works , and whose job as a customer service representative involved regularly accessing customer information – in this case their home address ,
the spokesperson said .
everyone in the organisation feels disappointed and let down by the incident and we have reviewed our policies and processes since then .
since the incident , we have also increased audit and procedural controls .
prutsiriporn died when she fell , bound and gagged , from the boot of a moving car in papatoetoe , south auckland in 2016 .
auckland man seng lek liev had engaged a group within the head hunters , known as the
ghost unit ,
to kidnap her .
liev had had a falling out with prutsiriporn – a drug dealer of thai descent – but reasons for the kidnapping remain unclear .
police called the death an example of the havoc created by the head hunters .
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it has emerged that the ghost unit had a source working at vehicle testing new zealand who provided them with personal information . photo / supplied
the privacy commissioner is asking vehicle testing new zealand for an explanation after it emerged an employee leaked personal information to a notorious unit of the head hunters gang .
the worker had provided the police informant ' s name and address to the head hunters ' ghost unit after they attempted to kidnap the 50 - year - old thai woman last year .
the link was made yesterday when justice matthew palmer sentenced six men in relation to prutsiriporn ' s kidnapping and death .
the ghost unit , which was hired by cambodian man seng lek liev to carry out the kidnapping , first tried to snatch prutsiriporn on february 15 , 2016 .
however , they were spooked when a member of the public told police about a suspicious - looking group waiting outside prutsiriporn ' s waterview home .
a captain in the head hunters was later able to obtain the name and address of the passerby who called , through a source in vehicle testing new zealand , from the licence plate of the car in which he passed by ,
he said .
jindarat prutsiriporn , 50 , died after falling from a car boot in march last year . photo / supplied
prutsiriporn was kidnapped during a second attempt on february 29 , 2016 when she was lured into a ute under the guise of a drug deal .
she was then tied up , gagged , and held at several auckland locations by the gang for the next 22 hours .
on march 1 at about 5pm she made a desperate escape from her captors by using a chef ' s steel to open the boot of the car she was being kept in while it was at a set of traffic lights on huia rd , papatoetoe .
motorists found her barely breathing and foaming at the mouth with ties around her neck , waist and ankles .
prutsiriporn , a mother of three and known as nui , had been involved in the criminal drugs world .


cameron coca-cola bottling co. was a large coca-cola bottling company in washington , pennsylvania .

the company was founded in 1889 as cameron flavorings .

in the early 1900s , the company began a relationship with coca-cola .

the company had plants in washington , pennsylvania , houston , pennsylvania , wheeling , west virginia , and canton , ohio .

in 1996 , the company 's facilities were converted to natural gas with a $ 124,000 grant by the pennsylvania department of environmental protection .

the company operated by purchasing the syrup from coca-cola , mixed it , and distributed it to the surrounding areas .

by the late 1990s , cameron coca cola was 10th largest coke bottler and the second longest family-run coke bottler in the nation .

the company had a number of deals with local school districts where they paid thousands of dollars for exclusive rights to sell coke on school premises .

the deal with hampton township school district paid the district $ 40,000 over the seven years .

the deal with upper st. clair school district paid the district $ 50,000 over five years .

in the deal with quaker valley school district , cameron agreed to buy several new scoreboards in exchange for the right to have their logo on the scoreboard and for exclusive rights to sell coke on school premises .

there was another exclusive deal with woodland hills school district .

cameron coca-cola sponsored championship harness racing at the meadows racetrack and casino .

the company was also a namesake sponsor of the pittsburgh-allegheny county fair .

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ewen cameron , ceo of berlin cameron , aged 37 , will be responsible for berlin cameron in the us .
coca - cola enterprises inc . , the world ' s largest soft drink bottler , plans to purchase cameron coca - cola bottling co . , the family - owned bottler that serves pittsburgh and the surrounding area .
mr . candler hired the massengale agency in 1895 to handle coca - cola advertising . massengale ' s first campaign for coca - cola featured upper - class ladies and gentlemen drinking coca - cola in elegant surroundings . the agency also distributed coupons for a complimentary glass of coca - cola as well as a variety of novelties—such as fans , clocks and calendars—that displayed the coca - cola trademark . in 1899 , the marketer began to franchise its bottling operations .
the following year , coca - cola signed a 16 - year agreement with walt disney co . to tie coca - cola products to the studio ' s films and to sell coca - cola products at disney theme parks . such a long - term commitment was risky , and some of the film tie - ins coca - cola subsequently found itself a part of were not successful .
in 2002 , coca - cola moved the coca - cola classic account to berlin cameron . in may of that year , the marketer acquired the branded soft - drink of seagram from diageo , including ginger ale , seltzer and club soda , and introduced vanilla coke . coca - cola owns minute maid ( since 1960 ) , as well as the fanta , fruitopia and powerade brands .
in 1993 , coca - cola launched
always coca - cola ,
creative for which had been handled by creative artists agency . the campaign included an unprecedented 26 different tv spots .
always coca - cola
is considered the epitome of the strategy of all - situations positioning , which attempts to nullify other brands ' specific situational positioning .
berlin cameron has 81 employees and billings estimated at $ 265 million from clients like coca - cola , general motors , the national basketball association , ralston purina and reebok international .
following the success of diet coke , coca - cola co . continued to extend the coca - cola brand : caffeine - free diet and regular formulations debuted in 1983 , cherry coca - cola was introduced nationally in 1985 , and diet cherry followed in 1986 . despite the success of diet coca - cola , however , coca - cola ' s market - share against pepsi dropped to a margin of 4 . 9 % by 1984 and coca - cola sales trailed those of its archrival in grocery stores by 1 . 9 % ; its retail strategy seemed to be failing . coke , however , continued to outperform pepsi in institutional outlets , such as mcdonald ' s and burger king , and in international markets .
reached by phone in pennsylvania on wednesday , don cameron , former cameron glass chairman , declined to comment for this story .
faced with this unsettling domestic competitive situation , coca - cola took a dramatic step . in april 1985 , it introduced a new formula for coca - cola . the reformulation was sweeter , something coca - cola executives thought consumers who took the pepsi challenge and preferred the sweeter pepsi were telling them . the marketer planned to discontinue the old formulation in favor of
new coke .
last week we ran a story on coca - cola ' s use of an algorithm to help create its new ad campaign .
1886 : drink coca - cola 1904 : delicious and refreshing 1905 : coca - cola revives and sustains 1906 : the great national temperance beverage 1917 : three million a day 1922 : thirst knows no season 1923 : enjoy thirst 1924 : refresh yourself 1925 : six million a day 1926 : it had to be good to get where it is 1927 : pure as sunlight 1927 : around the corner from everywhere 1929 : the pause that refreshes 1932 : ice cold sunshine 1938 : the best friend thirst ever had 1939 : thirst asks nothing more 1939 : whoever you are , whatever you do , wherever you may be , when you think of refreshment think of ice cold coca - cola 1942 : the only thing like coca - cola is coca - cola itself 1948 : where there ' s coke there ' s hospitality 1949 : along the highway to anywhere 1952 : what you want is a coke 1956 : coca - cola . . . makes good things taste better 1957 : sign of good taste 1958 : the cold , crisp taste of coke 1959 : be really refreshed 1963 : things go better with coke 1969 : it ' s the real thing 1971 : i ' d like to buy the world a coke ( part of the it ' s the real thing campaign ) 1975 : look up america 1976 : coke adds life 1979 : have a coke and a smile 1982 : coke is it ! 1985 : we ' ve got a taste for you ( for both coca - cola and coca - cola classic ) 1985 : america ' s real choice ( for both coca - cola and coca - cola classic ) 1986 : red , white & you ( for coca - cola classic ) 1986 : catch the wave ( for coca - cola ) 1987 : when coca - cola is a part of your life , you can ' t beat the feeling 1988 : you can ' t beat the feeling 1989 : official soft drink of summer 1990 : you can ' t beat the real thing 1993 : always coca - cola 2000 : coca - cola . enjoy 2001 : life tastes good 2003 : coca - cola . . . real 2005 : make it real 2006 : the coke side of life 2009 : open happiness
pittsburgh ' s cameron coca - cola bottling co . is among six independent u . s . bottlers that parent atlanta - based coca - cola enterprises inc . expects to acquire by year ' s end . the $ 770 million deal is subject to regulatory approval . in fiscal 1997 , these bottlers had combined sales of $ 365 million . cameron ' s territory includes western pennsylvania and parts of west virginia and ohio .
in 1989 , the company concluded a deal to make coca - cola the official soft drink of the national basketball association . it also signed an agreement with major league baseball and became the official soft drink of the national hockey league . that same year , coca - cola unveiled its
can ' t beat the real thing
campaign , which was intended to incorporate elements of traditional coca - cola advertising in a fresh consumer appeal .
& partners , another interpublic group of cos . unit . it was the first major change in the otherwise stable coca - cola agency structure since 1955 .
berlin cameron , which is 4 years old , has estimated billings of about $ 265 million and a blue - chip client roster that includes coca - cola , the national basketball association , new york life insurance , ralston purina and reebok .
ewen cameron , who co - founded berlin cameron , is a master planner , learning his skills at bmp in london before moving to new york to work with andy berlin on the regeneration of ddb . during his time with berlin cameron , he has led some remarkable business successes including the much publicized turnaround at reebok international and the launch of coca - cola ' s global water brand , dasani . he is a member of the global advertising steering committee for the coca - cola company and consults with the american association of advertising agencies on planning and training .
ewen cameron , 37 , chief executive at berlin cameron , will continue in that post and will now be responsible for the agency ' s operations in the united states .
after 10 years of
things go better ,
coca - cola changed its ad strategy , in 1970 launching
it ' s the real thing ,
ranked no . 53 on
in 1979 , coca - cola countered with
mean
joe greene in a tv spot with sentimental appeal . in the spot , a dispirited mr . greene tossed his jersey to a young admirer , who shared his coke with the pittsburgh steelers football player .
have a coca - cola and a smile
debuted as the tagline of this spot . later coca - cola efforts , however , including
coke is it
( 1982 ) and the worldwide
always coca - cola
from creative artists agency ( 1993 ) , were more successful in winning market share . in 1981 , roberto goizueto , who was credited with many of the company ' s successes over the next two decades , became chairman - ceo of the company .
mariano bosaz , coca - cola’s global senior digital director admitted that arguably the world ' s most famous brand was running an experiment using ai to push the boundaries of its tech innovation .
the move fits with coca - cola co . ' s desire to consolidate its independent bottlers in the hands of a few large companies in order to streamline its advertising and packaging efforts . coca - cola is the largest shareholder of coke enterprises , with a 44 percent stake . coke enterprises , in turn , handles more than 65 percent of the coke products sold in north america .
in august 1989 , coca - cola challenged the traditional agency - client relationship when it hired michael ovitz ' s creative artists agency as a consultant , a move that agencies regarded as a threat to their control over creative work . three years later , in 1992 , coca - cola launched its first global advertising campaign , which used similar commercials in each country in which it had a presence .
in 1960 , the company began to offer coca - cola in 12 - ounce metal cans that had originally been developed for the armed forces . three years later ,
things go better with coca - cola
was introduced in the form of a jingle sung in coke spots by such groups as the supremes , jan & dean and the moody blues . it went on to become the theme of several campaigns .
from 1950 to the ' 70s , coca - cola co . experienced its most dramatic changes since the advent of bottling . with better and bigger packaging , the marketer began to employ a retail - oriented strategy focused on price , size and value . the company also moved into tv advertising , airing its first commercial in 1950 . in 1953 , coca - cola co . ' s ad spending reached $ 30 million .
i remember being in the helicopter because i asked them for a coca - cola ,
kelleher said .
i couldn ' t imagine why i was in a helicopter . but i was so thirsty .
lemon - lime sprite , another coca - cola brand , was the brightest spot for the company in 1997 and 1998 , when its sales grew faster than any other soft drink in the u . s . sprite ' s marketing strategy , developed with lowe & partners , sought to get consumers—especially the youth market—to ignore image and
obey your thirst .
the campaign began in 1995 ; in october 2001 coca - cola moved the account to
coke enterprises said it has agreed to purchase washington county - based cameron and five other u . s . bottlers for $ 770 million in stock , debt and assumed debt . specifics of the cameron deal were not disclosed .
a bottler such as coke enterprises buys soft - drink syrup from coca - cola co . and then puts it in bottles and cans by adding water and carbonation . the bottler also delivers the products to retailers and some restaurants .
in 1906 , the company opened its first non - u . s . bottling plant , in havana , and moved its account to d ' arcy advertising co . , which continued as coca - cola ' s agency for 50 years . d ' arcy maintained the
pleasantness
theme of massengale ' s earlier ads but by 1910 , the images of people in its coca - cola ads shifted subtly to appeal to americans across class , gender and age groups .
background : cameron diaz was born in 1972 in san diego . she began modeling as a teenager and worked in ad campaigns for calvin klein and coca - cola . her first film role was in the mask with jim carrey and she ' s starred in a wide array of projects since including there ' s something about mary and charlie ' s angels .
in light of the ongoing consolidation of the soft - drink industry , we believe the timing [ of the deal ] is appropriate ,
jim cameron , vice president of sales and marketing , said in a written statement .
this new affiliation with coca - cola enterprises will benefit our brands and products , as well as our employees and customers .
in 2003 , big red chopped another 3 , 700 jobs , including 1 , 000 in north america , as steve heyer joined the company as president - chief operating officer . he consolidated the operating units into one group . in may 2003 , former employee matthew whitley sued coca - cola , alleging financial wrongdoing , which spurred federal investigations and the resignation by tom moore , then head of coke’s fountain division . in december 2003 , jeff dunn , president of coca - cola north america , resigned .
cameron , the 10th largest coke bottler in the country , with facilities in washington county , wheeling , and canton , ohio , has been owned by the cameron family for 109 years . the family has signed a letter of intent with coke enterprises and the deal is expected to close by the end of the year . cameron executives could not be reached for comment .
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in 1955 , william robinson and h . b . nicholson became president and chairman , respectively , and the following year coca - cola co . replaced d ' arcy with mccann - erickson . at the time , the account was valued at $ 15 million .
thousands of wine bottles at the cameron family glass plant at the port of kalama were sold at a bankruptcy auction in february .
for 2003 , coca - cola co . had worldwide earnings of $ 4 . 35 billion on sales of $ 21 . 04 billion . ad spending in 2003 was $ 1 . 9 billion , according to the company’s annual filing with the securities & exchange commission .
in 1919 , following world war i , the first european bottling plant opened in paris , and mr . candler sold coca - cola to a group led by ernest woodruff , whose son , robert , took over the company in 1923 . in the 1920s , bottling—which had been introduced in 1894—became a critically important packaging innovation , and in 1923 , the marketer tested what became one of its most powerful merchandising tools : the six - bottle cardboard carton . by the end of 1928 , coca - cola in bottles outsold the fountain drink .
at the outbreak of world war ii , coca - cola had bottling facilities in 44 countries ; when peace returned in 1945 , the soft drink was poised for worldwide growth . from the mid - 1940s until 1960 , the number of countries with bottling operations nearly doubled .
in retrospect , the decision has come be seen as one of the great marketing blunders of the 20th century . consumer complaints reached as many as 1 , 500 a day and , by july , the marketer returned the old formulation to the market under the name coca - cola classic . coca - cola president donald keough appeared in commercials to apologize to consumers for underestimating their passion for the original formula . after this expensive lesson , the company began to treat coke as a
mega - brand ,
subsuming its various and growing extensions within one marketing concept .
the failure of the cameron plant — and the potential resurrection under bennu — is a story that stretches far outside the pacific northwest region , he said .
john pemberton placed the first newspaper ads for his new product , coca - cola , in 1886 . but he was in poor health , and the following year sold most of his interest in the nonalcoholic patent medicine . asa briggs candler , an atlanta druggist , was able to consolidate ownership of the product in 1891 .
we find it interesting to know the origin of company names . while it’s true they are sometimes just made - up words ( like häagen - dazs ) , oftentimes they actually tell you something about the vision of the company ( nike is the name of the greek goddess of victory ) , its product and services ( coca - cola is made from coca leaves and kola nuts ) , or its key people ( adidas derives from the name of its founder adolph ‘adi’ dassler ) .
health : cameron diaz via begin today for tomorrow has supported health outfits such as aids project los angeles , david lynch foundation , and children ' s dental health clinic .
with the government’s move , sempra energy can launch construction on its $ 10 billion cameron lng project , planned as an addition to an existing import terminal in hackberry , la .
the cameron lng project brings together a diverse array of companies all along the natural gas value chain . san diego - based sempra energy has indirect ownership of 50 . 2 percent of cameron lng ; other partners include shipping company nippon yusen kabushiki kaisha , france’s gdf suez , mitsubishi corp . and mitsui . the companies made a final investment decision last month .
crowley ' s much smaller carib lng project could begin operations later this year . unlike most of the massive plants planned along the gulf coast , the small - scale carib energy project is not aiming for asian markets but the caribbean . crowley has a multiyear contract with coca - cola bottlers of puerto rico to supply its containerized lng to manufacturing facilities in the commonwealth .
the proposed cameron liquefied natural gas export project in hackberry , la . , received energy department approval to export 1 . 7 billion cubic feet per day . ( sempra lng photo )
wednesday’s action came in the form of the department of energy finalizing cameron lng’s existing conditional license to export up to 1 . 7 billion billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to taiwan , japan and other countries that do not have free - trade agreements with the united states . cameron lng secured a separate required approval from the federal energy regulatory commission in june .
the cameron lng project brings together a diverse array of companies all along the natural gas value chain . san diego - based sempra energy has indirect ownership of 50 . 2 percent of cameron lng ; other partners include shipping company nippon yusen kabushiki kaisha , france ' s gdf suez , mitsubishi corp . and mitsui . the companies made a final investment decision last month .
then some smart alec liberal killjoy at gawker created a twitterbot @ meincoke and set it to tweet lines from adolf hitler ' s mein kampf , which were then linked to the # makeithappy tag . for a few hours coke ' s feed was posting passages from the fuhrer within a shot of a cat playing the drums . coca - cola admitted defeat and halted the campaign .
m . douglas ivester became chairman - ceo in 1997 , following the death of mr . goizueto . mr . ivester , who had been president - chief operating officer , was blamed for undoing many of his predecessor ' s successes . mr . ivester ' s problems included his handling of health scare in belgium that involved contaminated coke , an unpopular price increase on coke concentrate sold to the company ' s bottlers and the continuing slide in the company ' s market share . under mr . ivester ' s leadership , however , coca - cola co . became the u . s . ' no . 1 marketer of bottled water after its acquisition in 1999 of dasani and an agreement that year giving coca - cola u . s . distribution of danone water .
with the government ' s move , sempra energy can launch construction on its $ 10 billion cameron lng project , planned as an addition to an existing import terminal in hackberry , louisiana .
the coca - cola company is the mothership , but much of the coke that is sold around the world is put in the bottle or can by one or other of more than 250 bottling companies . as elmore writes ' coke ' s genius was staying out of the business of making stuff . . . its success lay in partnerships and coke proved masterful at making friends . '
in 1997 , after disagreements between mr . berlin and pat fallon , chairman at fallon mcelligott , fallon mcelligott berlin closed and mr . berlin was back operating an independent agency , berlin cameron .
wednesday ' s action came in the form of the department of energy finalizing cameron lng ' s existing conditional license to export up to 1 . 7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to taiwan , japan and other countries that do not have free - trade agreements with the united states . cameron lng secured a separate required approval from the federal energy regulatory commission in june .
combined , cameron and the other bottlers being acquired had $ 365 million in sales from 80 million cases of soft drinks in 1997 . coke enterprises had sales of $ 11 . 3 billion last year .
when planning the kalama wine bottle plant , the cameron family wanted to make a statement , and they took a high - stakes risk with the most important piece of equipment in the $ 109 million factory .
crowley’s much smaller carib lng project , which is already shipping to u . s . territories , could begin broader operations later this year . unlike most of the massive plants planned along the gulf coast , the small - scale carib energy project is not aiming for asian markets but the caribbean . crowley has a multi - year contract with coca - cola bottlers of puerto rico to supply its containerized lng to manufacturing facilities in the commonwealth .
daley spent six years in new york where from 1994 to august 1998 he was managing director and director of strategic planning for amster yard , a global strategic and creative hot shop set up by mccann worldwide . during his tenure , the agency pitched against some of the best creative agencies in europe and north america , winning billings in excess of $ 130 million with multiple international creative and strategic assignments from blue chip clients such as the coca - cola company , interbrew , bacardi - martini , bancomer , bravo and chief executive magazine . the work produced by the agency picked up creative awards in multiple countries including the prestigious cannes and new york art directors’ club . prior to this , he first managed the $ 100 million l’oreal account for the us and global projects for the coca - cola company and was then instrumental in conceiving mccann’s brand consulting unit ,
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the republican lawmaker challenging landrieu for her senate seat , rep . bill cassidy , said that “while cameron lng’s approval is great news for louisiana , there are too many other lng export approvals waiting to be approved . ”
in 1948 , the company copyrighted the term
coke
for the first time , in the slogan
where there ' s coke , there ' s hospitality .
coca - cola ' s advertising over the next two decades essentially ignored the social realities of the war in korea and later , vietnam , as well as the civil rights movement . the soft drink continued to be presented as a pleasant reward in an idealized , harmonious world .
in may 1963 , coca - cola had introduced its first low - calorie soft drink under the brand name tab . at the time , coca - cola executives feared they would dilute the value of the coke trademark if the brand was used on more than one product . almost two decades later , however , the company reversed its thinking , debuting diet coke in the u . s . in 1982 with the tagline
just for the taste of it .
nothing in the spots referred to the fact that the drink was low in calories . the campaign was created by ssc & b ; : lintas worldwide , which handled diet coke in all english - speaking countries . by the end of 1983 , diet coke had become the best - selling diet soft drink in the u . s . , and by 1984 , it was the third most popular soft drink overall , outperforming 7up .
before the berlin cameron acquisition , red cell had 1 , 000 employees and billings estimated at $ 1 billion from clients like the alfa romeo and iveco divisions of fiat ; singapore airlines ; and the fashion brand ermenegildo zegna .
the closely watched career of andy berlin , one of the most restless , most entrepreneurial executives on madison avenue , is taking another turn as the wpp group in london acquires his midsize new york agency , berlin cameron & partners .
the republican lawmaker challenging landrieu for her senate seat , rep . bill cassidy , said that “while cameron lng ' s approval is great news for louisiana , there are too many other lng export approvals waiting to be approved . ”
red cell , wpp’s global agency network , has strengthened its us presence with the acquisition of new york creative agency , berlin cameron & partners . chairman andy berlin will become co - chief executive and chief creative officer of red cell .
washington _ the energy department on wednesday handed critical government licenses to the cameron lng project in southwestern louisiana and a much smaller florida facility , giving both the final authorizations they need to liquefy natural gas and ship it around the globe .
“today’s decision marks the last major regulatory hurdle for our cameron lng liquefaction - export project , clearing the way for construction to begin on the largest capital project in sempra energy’s history , ” said sempra energy ceo debra l . reed .
cameron is planning to build three trains capable of liquefying natural gas by chilling it to 260 degrees below zero . also planned : a 21 - mile , 42 - inch natural gas pipeline , a new compressor station and other equipment .
washington — the energy department on wednesday handed critical government licenses to the cameron lng project in southwestern louisiana and a much smaller florida facility , giving both the final authorizations they need to liquefy natural gas and ship it around the globe .
coca - cola has a serious problem . health is its central issue at home , in a country where juvenile obesity rates have tripled since the 1970s . fast food is also in the firing line but the main target is coke . there are those in the states who have it down as public enemy number one : the first lady takes a dim view and in 2005 ex - new york mayor michael bloomberg declared war on the atlanta behemoth by banning its vending machines from schools in his city .
“today ' s decision marks the last major regulatory hurdle for our cameron lng liquefaction - export project , clearing the way for construction to begin on the largest capital project in sempra energy ' s history , ” said sempra energy ceo debra l . reed .
a recent book citizen coke - the making of coca - cola capitalism by bartow elmore piled on the pressure . elmore shows the dark side to coke ' s global colonisation process . rather than being an engine of development and philanthropy , it was a manipulator of global sugar and caffeine markets and a parasite on public health and the planet . coke was ' the forrest gump of the 20th - century economy , a native son of the american south that seemed to find his way into a dizzying array of global trading networks ' .
building the new facility will take years ; cameron lng expects to begin operations in 2018 . although sempra estimates the project construction will create 3 , 000 on - site jobs , ultimately about 200 full - time jobs are expected to be added at the facility .
both cameron lng and carib energy advanced through a new government review process , under which the energy department begins scrutinizing proposals to export natural gas to non - free - trade partners after those projects have cleared environmental scrutiny , generally through ferc or a separate maritime agency .
the camerons ' furnace , powered by hydroelectricity , was a step forward for the industry , he said . unfortunately , it was likely too large , said brown , who was not involved in the cameron plant but spent 40 years as an engineer in the glass industry .
wpp has still not officially acknowledged that mr . lindner is leaving . a news release from wpp about the acquisition of berlin cameron & partners included the curious advisory that mr . lindner ' ' will continue to work with ' ' mr . berlin and mr . daley .
omnicom created a shop under his leadership , berlin wright cameron , in 1993 , which took on other names before closing two years later . within days , mr . berlin opened fallon mcelligott berlin in a partnership with fallon mcelligott , now the fallon worldwide division of the publicis groupe .
the key thing is choice . the vice generation are often anti - capitalist in an unstructured unideological way . but they still demand options as a birthright . once , in the big cornershop fridge you ' d see only coca - cola and a range of british soft drinks you wouldn ' t actually want to put near your mouth . tizer . tango . vimto . irn - bru if you were ethnic . in that company , coke positively glowed with vitality . at least it tasted like the future – tizer tasted like a soviet approximation of what a soft drink should be .
coke ' s problem is an amalgam of thorny issues . it ' s so big and so globally omnipresent . it has 500 different products , 131 , 000 employees – albeit with many redundancies on the way - and we drink two billion coca - cola ' servings ' every day . it ' s so all - american that it suffers the worst form of tall poppy syndrome . to have a go at america you take a pop at coke – or in russia you send the health inspectors in to shut down mcdonald ' s first , and then have a go at coke .
sen . mary landrieu , d - la . , the head of the energy and natural resources committee who has pressed regulators on the cameron lng project , said the energy department “decision means we can put shovels in the ground immediately and begin exporting this game - changing resource around the world . ”
sen . mary landrieu , d - la . , the head of the energy and natural resources committee who has pressed regulators on the cameron lng project , said the energy department “decision means we can put shovels in the ground immediately and begin exporting this game - changing resource around the world . ”
interpublic executives also talked to mr . berlin about acquiring berlin cameron . mr . berlin said he and his partners accepted the wpp offer because ' ' we liked the vision that they had for red cell and the role that they proposed for us ; we found it advantageous for our clients . ' '
overview : cameron diaz moves her philanthropy through begin today for tomorrow , a philanthropic vehicle which supports various causes . health appears to be of interest , as do global and environmental issues . grantmaking appears to be up at the charity . the foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals and keeps a very low profile .
mike cameron , the georgia schoolboy who wore a pepsi t - shirt to his school ' s coke in education day and was suspended for it because the head thought he might ' ve cost them a shot at 10 grand , is as real to us as the little dutch boy who put his finger in the dyke .
the operation would be the second in just over a year by dr . cameron brown to treat kelleher ' s crippling back pain . but this procedure would first require cutting into her belly to expose her vertebrae — and that surgery would be done by someone she didn ' t know : dr . ramon a . mabasa .
during the 1970s , the company faced aggressive competition from pepsi - cola co . to counter
the real thing ,
pepsi introduced
the pepsi generation ,
associating pepsi with youth and free spiritedness ; the marketer also began its
pepsi challenge ,
which invited consumers to compare pepsi and coke for themselves in blind taste tests .
it is not as if coca - cola has done nothing in terms of product innovation . coke zero , diet coke , and coke life ( although diet coke did take a 7 % nosedive in 2013 , put down to the unpopularity of artificial sweetener aspartame ) . it has bought super - cuddly brit smoothie - maker innocent and is also having a go with fuze tea , zico coconut water and the organic honest tea . it buys small brands worth around $ 10m in sales and tries to up that to $ 1bn , but only one in 10 purchases succeed . the intensive work coke is also doing with calorie and sweetener innovation is critical . but things aren ' t moving fast enough .
c ' mon , then . let ' s all sing along like it was 1971 . ' i ' d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony / i ' d like to buy the world a coke and keep it company . chorus : it ' s the re - al thing , coke is – what the world wants today , coca - cola . ' doesn ' t sound quite as convincing in 2015 as it did back then in the groovy , carefree early 1970s , does it ? in those days , coke was the taste that refreshes . it ' added life ' . then you had a coke with a smile not a grimace . that was then but this is now .
nikolaus sorg gmbh & co , a german manufacturer of glass melters , had been approached in 2006 to build the furnace at the cameron plant , but the german company declined , kemsley said . sorg told the camerons that an electric melter designed to produce 270 tons of bottles daily had a good chance of failing if it was used to produce colored glass , according to kemsley .
looking forward : cameron diaz is only in her 40s and still very much active in hollywood . but there ' s been an upward trend in giving of late , which may continue down the line . it ' s also worth noting that apart from begin today for tomorrow , diaz may have other more direct avenues of giving , and some important gifts may be missing from this rundown .
this is the pickiest generation ever in their eating choices and the idea that you would unthinkingly guzzle cola as in earlier times has been conditioned out of us as surely as smoking in pubs . the associations of drinking coke are not success and universality , they are fat poor people . its associations are asda rollback and jd & coke – the official drink of the twat rocker and naive townie .
the acquisition , with terms that were not disclosed , brings mr . berlin back into the fold of a larger agency company after four years of operating an independent shop . berlin cameron , where mr . berlin has been chairman , will become the nucleus of red cell , the fourth worldwide agency network that wpp operates , alongside ogilvy & mather , j . walter thompson and young & rubicam .
in 1991 , the agency joined omnicom and berlin managed a turn - around team at the group’s ddb needham new york agency , nominated ‘executive of the year’ and ‘agency of the year’ respectively . in 1995 he co - founded new york agency , fallon mcelligott berlin , which evolved two years later into the fully independent berlin cameron & partners . in 2000 , the agency had revenues of approximately $ 20 million .
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they wanted to produce colored glass with environmentally friendly technology that would avoid burning coal , natural gas or another polluting fossil fuel . against the advice of a major glass equipment manufacturer , the camerons , who had no winebottle manufacturing experience , decided to build the world ' s largest electric - powered glass melter .
although other factors undoubtedly played into the failure of the plant , the decision to go with a giant , all - electric melter ultimately caused the downfall of the plant , industry sources say .
those same sources believe the plant ' s new owner , bennu glass llc , could learn from the camerons ' mistakes and redevelop a plant to bring back familywage jobs and serve as a prototype on how to power future domestic glass plants .
it can be reopened , and it is the great white hope of the area . those 90 jobs are important ,
said ian kemsley , president of portland - based aegina glassworks . he studied the plant ' s three - year history in an unsuccessful attempt to buy it at foreclosure auction .
the camerons
wouldn ' t get off the hobby horse
about building the 470 - ton electric furnace , or glass melter , kemsley added , even though they had been warned the furnace could run into problems producing colored bottle glass , which is needed for red wine .
to great fanfare , the camerons broke ground on the plant in the summer of 2007 . the plant went online at the end of 2008 , but the melter suffered a massive molten glass leak within a month of startup , costing the company $ 12 million .
after restarting the facility , the camerons shut down the plant in september and declared bankruptcy a month later . it was a difficult event for the community , but the warning signs of an impending disaster were there even before the camerons started construction , kemsley said .
eventually , the camerons commissioned a british firm to make the furnace to its design specifications . as it turned out , the melter worked fine when the plant first started producing clear glass bottles . however , when the plant tried making green bottles , metal particles inside the molten glass posed a problem inside the furnace that led to the massive jan . 4 leak — almost exactly what the german company feared , kemsley said .
the molten mix didn ' t heat evenly , leaving giant , hardened boulders of glass rumbling around in the molten material in the furnace , kemsley said . a smaller electric furnace could have worked , but on such a large scale the technology just couldn ' t maintain the 2 , 000 - degree temperatures needed to keep all the glass in a molten form , he said .
for decades , natural gas has been the primary power source for glass manufacturers , and the industry needs to change , said john brown , technical director of the glass manufacturing industrial council , an ohio - based federal trade group .
glass - making is energy - intensive , and the industry uses more power per pound of product than any other manufacturer , brown said . rising natural gas prices hit glass makers hard , and coal power is too dirty , he said .
we have to have a new paradigm for the future ,
brown said .
brown said he wished he could have helped with the design , but the camerons did not seek advice from the glass manufacturing council .
when the plant shut down , the congealed glass cooled inside the furnace and ruined it , and a replacement would likely cost as much as $ 4 million , according to industry sources . but the plant , under bennu ' s ownership , could operate again , brown said .
i absolutely feel like they could do it . there ' s no reason why it shouldn ' t work .
the camerons ' experiment with an all - electric melter was a noble effort , and the story of the plant is instructive for other glass manufacturers , said michael greenman , executive director of the glass manufacturing industry council .
it ' s clear that in the future , glass will be melted by electricity ,
he said .
kemsley is banking on it . a computer software designer by training , kemsley founded aegina glass works in 2008 . the company is developing a new , environmentally friendly technology to heat glass using microwaves , which kemsley hopes to sell to manufacturers .
the united states is the largest consumer of glass products worldwide — giving domestic manufacturers an advantage over foreign competition , kemsley said .
it is a lesson in the type of manufacturing america can do and compete ,
kemsley said .
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global & environment : diaz also appears to have an interest in global and environmental issues . she ' s given steady support to americares , a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization . other grantees have included eco health alliance , nature conservancy , forever wild exotic animal sanctuary , and messengers of light , which works for
empowerment of people , protection of the environment , and helping relieve the suffering of those in need .
diaz via her charitable vehicle also gave a recent large grant to indian tenure foundation , an outfit that advocates for native americans .
youth & education : grantees have included families uniting families ; new york sun works , which deals with environmental education ; and los cerritos elementary school , where a grant dealt with arts education .
other : diaz also earmarks funds for arts outfits like pen center usa . she ' s also been a strong supporter of the motion picture & television fund .
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net official development assistance ( oda ) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms ( net of repayments of principal ) and grants by official agencies of the members of the development assistance committee ( dac ) , by multilateral institutions , and by non - dac countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the dac list of oda recipients . it includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent ( calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent ) .
gni ( formerly gnp ) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes ( less subsidies ) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income ( compensation of employees and property income ) from abroad .
net official development assistance ( oda ) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms ( net of repayments of principal ) and grants by official agencies of the members of the development assistance committee ( dac ) , by multilateral institutions , and by non - dac countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the dac list of oda recipients . it includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent ( calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent ) . data are in current u . s . dollars .
organizations are classified by their role in each project : as a donor , partner , or reporting organization . each organization may serve in various roles across different projects .
the projects presented here are voluntarily provided by interaction members and are not intended to be a complete representation of this donor’s activities .
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the name northwood actually has an interesting origin as well . it is based on the three benefits we want to add to the lives and financial affairs of our client families – direction , perspective and confidence .
direction . the first part of our name – ‘north’ – evokes a picture of a compass , with the needle pointing north . our experience is that if a person knows their ‘north point’ – in other words , if they have thought through what is most important to them and their family , their principles , their goals , and what they really believe in – they are less likely to get lost on their way there . all other decisions become easier and make more sense when you have truly understood what is ‘north’ for you . we help our clients do this , and thereby , get direction .