rpc group plc ( lse : rpc ) is a packaging business based in the united kingdom , and is one of europe 's largest supplier of plastic packaging .

its headquarters are in higham ferrers , near rushden in northamptonshire .

it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index .

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reports the aquisition of german - based wiko injection molding group by europe - based rpc group plc .
the acquisition of global closure systems sees rpc group turnover surpass £2bn and establishes the group’s manufacturing capability in 28 + countries .
of the group . a group ' s members should offer one or more rpc interfaces , objects or both in common .
the group attribute stores a set of entry names of the members of a single group . an entry with the group attribute is known as a
a group entry contains names of one or more server entries , other groups or both . a group provides a way to organise the server entries of different servers that offer a common rpc interface or object . since a group can contain group names , groups can be nested . each server entry or group named in a group is a
rpc group to buy ese world b . v . for eur 262 . 5 mln
rpc group nabs blowmolder ,
modern plastics , december 2004 , p . 8 .
rpc group hosted a capital markets day in both london and new york during november 2017 .
rpc acquires promens group as which adds 40 operating sites to the group , 6 countries and extends our plastic conversion processing capabilities to include rotational moulding .
rpc group ' s annual profit doubled , but shares just tumbled | city a . m .
ackaging group rpc has boosted its business in the us after agreeing to buy rival letica for £511m .
britain ' s rpc group to buy u . s . - based letica for up to $ 640 million
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1993 a public offering is made on the london stock exchange and the company changes its name to rpc group .
britain ' s rpc group to buy u . s . - based letica for up to $ 640 million | reuters
rpc group plc launches its first us plant ,
plastics news , may 29 , 2006 , p . 24 .
the routines in this group provide a set of miscellaneous local operations that servers and clients can use to manage their rpc interactions .
numerous acquisitions , including wiko group and 11 manufacturing sites from rexam and nampak .
adds an entry name to a group ; if necessary , creates the entry .
rpc , the uk - based plastic packaging supplier , has announced the €386m ( £306m ) acquisition of iceland - based promens group .
annual profit more than doubled at plastic packaging firm rpc group , but sceptical investors caused the company ' s share price to tumble .
ackaging manufacturer rpc group is targeting further acquisitions after a recent buying spree and benefits from the weakened pound pushed its profits to record levels .
average rpc group operations manager yearly pay in the united kingdom is approximately £30 , 000 , which is 26 % below the national average .
corresponds to a single rpc interface and that refers to a server entry , group or profile . each profile element contains the following information :
the routines of this group constitute most of the rpc name service independent interface ( nsi ) . a group of name service management routines is also available . the nsi routines are divided into several subcategories according to groups of functions .
higgs , richard ,
rpc group nixes plan to buy cressdale unit ,
plastics news , december 6 , 1999 , p . 63 .
rpc bebo c¢ r s . r . o . ( czech republic ) ; rpc bebo nederland b . v . ( netherlands ) ; rpc bebo plastik gmbh ( germany ) ; rpc bebo polska sp . z . o . o . ; rpc bramlage - wiko usa inc . ; rpc cobelplast montonate s . r . l . ( italy ) ; rpc cobelplast n . v . ( belgium ) ; rpc containers limited ; rpc envases s . a . ( spain ) ; rpc formatec gmbh ( germany ) ; rpc packaging holdings b . v . ( netherlands ) ; rpc packaging holdings limited ; rpc packaging holdings us inc . ; rpc tedeco - gizeh ( uk ) limited ; rpc tedeco - gizeh gmbh ( germany ) ; rpc tedeco - gizeh kft ( hungary ) ; rpc tedeco - gizeh polska sp . z . o . o . ; rpc tedeco - gizeh romania s . r . l . ; rpc tedeco - gizeh s . a . s . ( france ) ; rpc tedeco - gizeh troyes sasu ( france ) ; tw packaging polska sp . z . o . o .
1998 rpc acquires bunzl group ' s stag plastics in bristol , two thermoforming plants from aep industries in the netherlands , and gizeh , based in germany .
applications use the routines in this group to return information about name service entries of various types .
the rpc design assumes that servers export resources that may be widely available and possibly in high demand . the rpc model therefore provides for automatic concurrent service and buffering of rpc requests .
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in march 2017 the group acquired letica a large family owned business based in rochester mi usa and it more the doubles rpc’s exposure to the important north american market .
the group enters the adjacent polythene films market through the acquisition of british polythene industries plc ( bpi ) . with 19 sites , based mainly in the uk , it adds a sixth division called rpc bpi to the group and provides a further platform for consolidation and growth .
promens has 40 plants , the bulk of which ( 35 ) are in eastern europe , to rpc group ' s 50 plants throughout europe , the uk , us and china .
with over 189 operations in 34 countries , the group’s broad geographical footprint allows it to operate close to its customers .
applications should create distinct binding , group and profile entries . while any name service entry can contain any combination of the four name service entry attributes , applications should not place binding , group and profile attributes in the same entry . the object attribute should appear only in server and group entries . the code sets attribute should appear only in server entries .
in june rpc group launches its new strategy - vision 2020 , extending manufacturing coverage by 13 countries and generating additional eps of 13 . 2p from synergies from the resulting 9 acquisitions to date .
the children’s oncology group ( cog ) currently has multiple trials evaluating chemotherapy regimens in conjunction with focal consolidation . since group a eyes are often easily managed with focal therapies alone , no cog trial exists for this group . for group b tumors , a two agent protocol involving vincristine and low - dose carboplatin along with local therapy was being evaluated ( cog aret0331 ) but has now reached a stopping point . group c and d tumors were being treated with three agent chemotherapy involving vincristine , high - dose carboplatin , and etoposide along with local therapy as well as subtenon injection of carboplatin ( cog aret0231 ) . these trials have also reached stopping points . enucleation is recommended for group e eyes . children with tumor massively involving the optic nerve , orbit , brain or present at distant sites are currently being enrolled in a cog group f trial .
rpc binding occurs at run time and is under program control . client and server use of the rpc binding mechanism is discussed extensively in this chapter .
rpc group reported adjusted operating profit of 308 . 2 million pounds ( $ 397 . 82 million ) for the full - year ended march 31 , on revenue of 2 . 75 billion pounds .
network transports may offer varying degrees of reliability . the rpc run - time system handles these transport semantics transparently , but rpc call specifications include a specification of
the addition of ese world in january 2017 gives the group a leading european based design and engineering provider of temporary waste solutions .
1991 rpc containers is spun off in a management buyout led by ron marsh .
it provides a rationale for the set of rpc apis included in this document .
the rpc api provides access to an extensive set of run - time operations .
away from m & a , the group has benefited from the growing popularity of plastic packaging . compared to alternatives such as metal and glass , it offers cost and weight savings as well as design flexibility . design matters to rpc , with the group priding itself on offering complex solutions for clients ( and charging a premium in return ) .
applications use the routines in this group to manipulate the authentication , authorisation and protection - level information used by authenticated remote procedure calls .
rpc chief executive , pim vervaat , recently stated that the organisation will continue to find opportunities for growth through further acquisitions of companies that are aligned with rpc’s values .
the application / stub / run - time system view of rpc describes the division of labour between application code and other rpc components in implementing a remote procedure call .
1989 ron marsh becomes ceo of the rpc containers rigid plastic packaging unit of reedpack .
rpc’s shares rose closed 7 . 49pc higher on wednesday , at £10 . 77 .
rpc offers an extensive set of facilities for defining , implementing and binding to interfaces .
applications obtain server binding handles by calling any of several rpc api routines . ( see
rexam beverage packaging ab ; the savola group ; mitsubishi plastics inc . ; groupe sidel ; graham packaging holdings co . ; daetwyler holding inc . ; ball packaging europe ; crown european holdings inc . ; itera group ; hilfort plastics proprietary ltd . ; superfos a / s .
each group entry should contain information about only one interface and its versions , or one object , or one set of interchangeable server instances .
is a group of characters such as the american english alphabet or japanese kanji ; a given locale generally defines one primary character set . a
if a search path includes a group attribute , the search path can encompass every entry named as a group member . if a search path includes a profile attribute , the search path can encompass every entry named as the member of a profile element that contains the target interface identifier .
“rpc group’s full - year figures feature all three , which may explain the sceptical response to today’s numbers , even though adjusted operating profit of £308m exceeded even the upgraded guidance provided by chief executive pim vervaat back in march .
june 7 ( reuters ) - british packaging company rpc group plc reported a 67 percent rise in its full - year revenue , helped partly by acquisitions , and said it had started the financial year in line with management’s expectations .
the rpc group’s overall strategy is to grow and develop leading positions in their chosen product markets and geographies in the plastics industry by establishing strong long - term relationships with customers and developing high quality innovative products that meet customers’ needs .
the routines in this group provide a more general interface for manipulating endpoint maps than the one provided by the local endpoint operations group . routines in this group allow the examination of endpoint map elements one at a time and permit operations both on the application host ' s local endpoint map and on remote endpoint maps . these are considered management operations because of their potential to affect applications other than the one making the management call .
the rpc model is server - centred in the sense that rpc provides many facilities to support varied and powerful server implementations , often with relatively little programming effort . these include :
applications can use the routines in this group to query and stop servers remotely . servers can also use these operations to query and stop themselves .
the company ' s next purchase came in 1993 , when it bought bunzl plc ' s blow molding production unit . this purchase boosted rpc ' s production of household chemicals and toiletries packaging systems . setting its sights on further growth , rpc moved to raise capital , listing its shares on the london stock exchange in that year . at the same time , the company adopted a new name , rpc group plc .
the rpc api provides a consistent error handling mechanism for all routines . each routine includes a
in order to make object uuids available to clients seeking a specific object , servers offering an object typically export object uuids to a group entry for that object . the group entry name is thus effectively associated with the object . clients seeking a specific object can begin by importing an object uuid from the group entry for the object . the client then imports bindings for the object and interface it wants , beginning its search with the object entry .
for rpc , the acquisition of astrapak represents a strategic opportunity to acquire a rigid plastic packaging group of scale ( a ‘mini rpc’ ) , with well - established market positions , in a new territory . the proposed acquisition represents an excellent fit with rpc’s vision 2020 objective to increase its manufacturing footprint outside of europe . rpc sees astrapak as platform for growth in the increasingly important sub - saharan african market , and believes that the complementary skill - sets can accelerate the group’s prospects . the consideration , based on an enterprise value of the operational assets being acquired by rpc of zar 1 , 370 million on a cash - free , debt - free basis , is equivalent to an enterprise value to underlying ebitda fy16a multiple of approximately 6 . 3 times .
1999 rpc acquires able industries ' blow molding assets and three cressdale factories in the united kingdom .
rpc will be funding the consideration through its existing debt facilities and has lodged the necessary guarantees .
the name service interface defines four rpc - specific name service attributes . these are as follows :
returns all protocol sequences supported by both the rpc run - time system and the operating system .
applications use this routine to free the string memory allocated by rpc api routines that return strings .
rpc is a leading plastic products design and engineering company for packaging and non - packaging markets .
june 6 rpc group plc is looking to sell non - core assets with total revenue of 209 million pounds ( $ 280 million ) , as the british packaging company seeks to sharpen its focus on higher - value plastics that can be recycled or reused .
management has also consistently highlighted the desire for international input into the group in terms of skills development , improving operating performance , innovation and international key account management .
the plastic packaging industry is fragmented , with rpc commanding just 6 % of the european market . the group has sought to grow by snapping up smaller competitors to supplement its steady organic growth , and has recently started to make acquisitions outside its european home market .
the rpc api is the programmer ' s interface to the run - time system . the run - time system makes use of a number of services , such as the endpoint mapper , name services and security services . the rpc api also provides an interface to these services for carrying out rpc - specific operations . portable usage of the rpc api is fully specified in this section of this document .
rpc keeps on growing ,
printing world , december 11 , 2003 , p . 14 .
announcing the deal last week , rpc chief executive pim vervaat said :
the combination of rpc and promens provides a unique opportunity to create an enhanced platform of scale across our core european end markets .
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the rpc mechanism itself imposes few restrictions on the organisation of operations into interfaces . rpc does provide a means to specify interface versions and a protocol to select a compatible interface version at bind time ( see
from this point of view , a local procedure call is a special simple case of the more general call mechanism provided by rpc . rpc semantics extend local procedure call semantics in a variety of ways :
the rpc api provides programmers with the means to apply these extended semantics , but it shields applications from the rigours of transport level send - and - receive programming . the rpc programming paradigm gives the programmer control of the remote semantics at two points : in the interface specification and through the rpc api .
speaking , a required part of an rpc call , usually play an important role in constructing bindings .
tells the rpc run - time system to use all supported protocol sequences for receiving remote procedure calls .
tells the rpc run - time system to use the specified protocol sequence for receiving remote procedure calls .
( ) routine provides a locale - independent way to get error message text for a status code returned by an rpc api routine . because this routine is not rpc - specific , it is documented in
nicholas mockett , head of packaging m & a at moorgate capital , said :
since the management buy - out in 1991 , rpc group has long been a leading consolidator in the rigid plastic packaging industry , particularly in europe and more recently in china and us .
the enlarged group will benefit from opportunities to extend its product and technology offering across the full breadth of its combined operations as well as to achieve cost efficiencies .
1997 rpc becomes the european leader through the acquisition of continental plastics europe and its 13 european production sites .
the programmer - written application code interacts with the rpc run - time system principally through the stub . this makes run - time operations largely transparent to the application code . nevertheless , in order to control binding , security and other aspects of the rpc mechanism , the application often needs direct access to run - time operations . the rpc api provides applications with such access to the rpc run - time system and related services .
the server registers a set of object uuid / type uuid associations with the rpc run - time system .
the following sections summarise the rpc api routines , classifying them according to the kinds of functions they perform .
the client / server view of rpc is necessarily asymmetric . the model is based on providing services remotely via the export of rpc interfaces . since servers are the means for implementing remote interfaces , the model is server - centred . the rpc architecture provides certain server facilities that make the implementation of servers more efficient . these include
rpc returned to poland in 2001 , buying a thermoforming facility in kruszwica from autobar . whereas the group experienced strong growth through most of its operations , its factory in oevel , belgium , had proven to be a money - loser , and in june 2001 the company closed that site .
rpc extends the local cancel mechanism by forwarding cancels that occur during an rpc to the server handling the call , allowing the server application code to handle the cancel . rpc adds a cancel time - out mechanism to ensure that a caller can regain control within a specified amount of time if a cancelled call should fail to return .
the routines in this group manipulate interface information . many of these routines take interface handle arguments . these handles are declared by stubs to reference the stubs ' interface specifications . the routine
rpc acquires continental plastics europe ( 12 sites ) from schmalbach - lubeca , establishing a presence in mainland europe .
rpc does , however , provide specific mechanisms that implicitly support different approaches to resource modeling . these mechanisms take advantage of the flexibility of the binding process and the name services . the rpc mechanism supports three basic resource models :
implementations of the rpc api must be synchronous cancel - safe ( in the context of posix threads ) . implementations of the rpc api need not be asynchronous cancel - safe . multi - threaded implementations must be thread - safe .
, group member and profile element represent names that may be found in the namespace . associated with each of these entries in the namespace may be any of the eight possible combinations of the
applications use the routines in this group to implement character and code set interoperability , which permits clients and servers to transfer international character data in a heterogeneous character set and code sets environment .
rpc is one of europe ' s leading manufacturers of rigid plastic packaging - think yoghurt pots , shampoo bottles etc . glamorous it isn ' t , but the group has been able to increase its dividend every year since 1995 , though there are of course no guarantees this impressive record will be maintained .
if the notification is delivered to and handled by the server application thread , the rpc returns normally to the client .
other significant changes include huhtamaki ' s divestment of most of its rigid plastics packaging operations and rpc ' s acquisition of superfos to enhance its position as a supplier of injection moulded containers . rexam is another major packaging group which has chosen to divest various food packaging plants to focus on healthcare and beauty packaging .
in march 2016 , rpc group bought french bottle - top maker global closure systems for £468 . 7m in a bid to strengthen its position in europe ' s plastic packaging market . it also bought british polythene industries ( bpi ) in june , in a deal which valued the scottish packaging company at £261m .
n order to fund the acquisition , rpc has conducted a rights issue of almost 83 million shares at 665p each , to raise £552m . this is a 37 . 2pc discount on rpc’s closing price of £10 . 59 per share yesterday .
rpc provides server concurrency without requiring application code to spawn additional threads or processes explicitly . when beginning to listen for a call , the server application requests a number of call threads , and the rpc run - time system automatically provides the requested
the group expects to achieve cost synergies of
at least €15m
per annum within three years of completion , with half of these to be achieved in the first full financial year post completion .
the deal was accompanied by a brief third quarter update . quarterly profits are ahead of management expectations , with integration of the group ' s gcs and bpi acquisitions delivering synergies in line with expectations .
rpc ' s cool deal strengthens its european spread ,
packaging today international , april 2004 , p . 5 .
rpc acquires ace corporation , a hong kong company with 5 manufacturing sites in china , creating a meaningful presence outside europe .
rpc containers ltd is established as an mbo of 5 manufacturing sites in the uk from sca ( svenska cellulosa aktiebolaget ) .
optional calls to the rpc api , mainly to set up the run - time system state required by remote procedure calls .
these operations are used by applications to manage stub memory . they are typically used by rpc applications that pass pointer data .
tells whether the specified protocol sequence is valid and supported by both the rpc run - time system and the operating system .
“the offer from rpc represents an exciting opportunity for all of our stakeholders . i believe the proposed transaction enables us to release the underlying value of the group to our shareholders . it also allows our flexible businesses the freedom to pursue their own strategy through their unbundling and listing . and most importantly , it provides really exciting opportunities for our staff and our customers . our forming and moulding operations are a scaled down version of rpc and a variety of synergies and opportunities will evolve in both the near and long term . pim vervaat , the chief executive of rpc , has clearly articulated rpc’s strategy of creating a meaningful presence outside of europe and using astrapak to develop a platform from which to serve the high growth sub - saharan african market . we are all looking forward to joining rpc and taking up the challenge ! ”
in february this year , another major purchase was announced in the form of letica group for £552 million . the acquisition has reportedly started well for gcs and further expands the organisation’s foothold in the usa .
rpc tightens european grip with £15 . 6m spend ,
packaging magazine , july 16 , 1998 , p . 11 .
rpc has announced the £511m acquisition of letica , a leading north american manufacturer and distributor of rigid plastic packaging and foodservice products .
the rpc api provides an extensive name service interface that applications use to export and import binding information . in general , name services can support much broader usage , but the rpc api is designed to support the rpc binding mechanism , rather than as a generalised name service interface . the following sections describe those aspects of name services that are relevant to the name service interface and binding .
tells the rpc run - time system to use the specified protocol sequence combined with the specified endpoint for receiving remote procedure calls .
chief executive pim vervaat said the group would continue to target firms in markets where it was under - represented as long as they had strong management credentials as part of its growth strategy , called vision 2020 .
the discussion in this chapter is intentionally vague about how any of this information is communicated between client and server . the underlying rpc protocol packages the required information for transmission . however , api usage is protocol - independent , and this chapter provides a protocol - independent description of rpc . hence , this chapter typically refers to the binding information
contained
in a call without specifying how such information is actually transmitted or received . this is left to the rpc protocol specifications in part 4 , rpc services and protocols .
kaleido , leanie ,
rpc ' s decade of profitability ,
packaging magazine , june 29 , 2000 , p . 12 .
each stub declares an interface handle , which is a reference to interface specific information that is required by certain rpc apis . ( see
) said on thursday it would acquire letica group , a u . s . - based maker of plastic food - packaging products , for up to $ 640 million ( 509 million pounds ) to expand outside europe .
the routines in this group manipulate binding information . most of these routines use binding handle parameters to refer to the underlying binding information . the string binding routines provide a way to manipulate binding information directly in string format .
rpc has the flexibility to work just as easily with major multinational companies and local and emerging businesses . we are global in our reach , wide - ranging in our capabilities , and diverse in the markets we serve . all of which makes a career with rpc very appealing .
implementations may buffer rpc requests at the server and automatically provide multiple threads to handle concurrent requests , relieving the application programmer of these tasks .
recall , however , that the rpc mechanism makes it possible for a server to implement multiple managers for an interface . hence it may be
tells the rpc run - time system to use all the protocol sequences and endpoints specified in the interface specification for receiving remote procedure calls .
into the late 1990s , rpc recognized the potential for developing itself into an internationally operating packaging provider . in this way , the company would be able to serve its increasingly multinationally operating customer base . rpc took a major step into transforming itself into the european rigid plastics packaging leader in 1997 , when it paid £63 million to acquire continental plastics europe . a unit of can maker schmalbach lubeca ( later acquired by ball industries ) , continental plastics brought 13 factories located throughout the european continent , including germany , belgium , the netherlands , spain , poland , hungary , and south wales , as well as the bebo brand . the purchase also enabled rpc to expand its production capacity into the third major plastics packaging segment , thermoforming . as such , rpc became the sole european producer using all three plastics conversion processes . with sales nearing £250 million following the continental acquisitions , rpc became the leading rigid plastics packaging group in europe .
the origins of rpc group traced back to denmark ' s superfos , which established a plastic packaging production unit in oakham , england , in 1973 . founded in 1892 , superfos had grown into a highly diversified conglomerate by then , and had entered the plastic packaging market only in 1964 . through the 1970s , superfos built the oakham site into one of the united kingdom ' s major plastic packaging producers . the u . k . subsidiary initially specialized in the production of plastic buckets , and quickly dominated that product sector . in the 1970s , the oakham plant also developed a new plastic paint can , called the paintainer , which became a long - lasting success , not only for superfos , but for the later rpc group as well .
rpc also said it would raise gross proceeds of about 552 million pounds through a 1 - for - 4 rights issue to finance the deal .
rpc is a leading plastic product design and engineering business in a growing and globalising market offering attractive dividend streams with a track record of delivering .
it provides general information that is relevant to many of the routines in the rpc api , but is not specified in the individual manual pages .
at the core of this model is the rpc run - time system , which is a library of routines and a set of services that handle the network communications that underlie the rpc mechanism . in the course of an rpc call , client - side and server - side run - time systems ' code handle binding , establish communications over an appropriate protocol , pass call data between the client and server , and handle communications errors .
we operate a training and development programme for staff at all levels , we promote equal opportunities , and we operate a european works council , which brings together employee representatives from across the group’s operations to discuss business matters with senior managers .
the routines in this group carry out operations typically done by name service management applications or only infrequently done by most applications . these are considered management operations because of their potential to affect applications other than the one making the management call .
the client / server view of rpc programming describes the distributed resource model implemented by the rpc mechanism . in this view , programming tasks are divided between servers , which provide services or make resources available to remote clients , and clients , which seek and make use of these services or resources .
rpc provides a remote cancel notification mechanism that can forward asynchronous cancel notifications to servers . when a client thread receives a cancel notification during an rpc , the run - time environment forwards the notification to the server . when the server run - time system receives the forwarded notification , it attempts to notify the server application thread that is handling the call . this can result in one of three outcomes for the rpc call on the client side :
hebblethwaite , erika ,
£62 . 7m deal to make rpc euro leader ,
packaging week , january 2 , 1997 , p . 3 .
the acquisition of astrapak in south africa , a specialised manufacturer of moulded and thermoformed plastic packaging serving the african market , further extends rpc’s global footprint .
rpc , the international design and engineering company , has cited recent acquisitions in the last financial year as key factor in its profits more than doubling .
analysts have suggested rpc will look to strengthen its global position with acquisitions likely to take place in european countries and beyond over the next two years .
executing procedures across physical machine boundaries and over a network creates additional requirements for security . the rpc api includes an interface to the underlying security services .
the rpc run - time system automatically offers a set of remote server management interfaces that can be used for such purposes as querying and stopping servers .
rpc transparency to the application programmer is provided by the interface specification mechanism . the programmer specifies interfaces using an interface definition language ( idl ) , and
the rpc name service api includes an extensive set of operations for exporting and importing binding information to and from name services . these operations make use of a set of rpc - specific name service entry attributes to structure the exported binding information so that it can easily be found and interpreted by clients .
uuids ( universal unique identifiers ) are used frequently by the rpc mechanism for a variety of purposes . the uuid operations enable applications to manipulate uuids .
tells the rpc run - time system to use the specified protocol sequence combined with the endpoints in the specified interface specification for receiving remote procedure calls .
the antitumor effect after six repeated administrations based on the therapeutic protocol with daily peptide injection ( 300 μg / i . v . / day ) resulted in approximately 75 % inhibition of tumor growth compared with that of r9 alone‐treated group ( fig .
in the server - oriented model , it is the server that is of interest to clients looking for bindings . in the simplest case , each server exports its bindings to one server entry and clients can go directly to a server entry to find bindings . server instances may be interchangeable if they are running on the same host and offer the same interfaces and objects . entries for interchangeable server instances may be organised as a group , and clients may begin their binding searches at the group entry .
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rpc immediately embarked on an expansion course driven by acquisition . the first of these came with the purchase of the swindon - based injection molding capacity of carnaudmetalbox in 1991 . that purchase boosted rpc ' s paintainer production capacity , while also providing it with facilities for producing custom - molded food packaging and containers .
rpc is funding the acquisition through a £200m rights issue , with the balance coming from its revolving credit facility , which will increase from £350m to £490m .
the figures suggest rpc ' s strategy is working well , but russ mould , investment director at aj bell , said investors are reading between the lines .
. what is covered here are the assumptions that the rpc programming model makes about stubs , such as well - known stub names and stub memory management .
after amcor the second largest company - and the largest packaging producer in volume terms consuming in excess of 700 , 000 tonnes of polymer / year at its european plants - is the austro - german group , alpla . unlike most other leading players this group continues to grow its business mainly by investment in greenfield and in - plant factories . the last five years have been a particularly intense period of growth for alpla having added nearly 40 new sites worldwide for the manufacture of various bottles , containers and closures .
in the service - oriented model , clients are interested in some service , as defined by an interface ( and its versions ) . the interface may be exported by more than one server , and server entries for servers that export a given interface may be organised in the same group . however , client applications seeking services normally do not have knowledge of the local namespace that will lead them directly to the required group entry . typically , such clients use profiles to find the local instantiations of services they want .
reedpack ' s independence did not last long . in 1990 , the company agreed to be acquired by swedish paper and packaging group svenska cellulosa . following that purchase , svenska cellulosa sold off the reedpack containers unit , including its five u . k . production sites , in a new management buyout led by ron marsh . the newly independent company , formed in 1991 , took on the name of rpc containers ltd .
2004 rpc acquires four factories from rexam and seven factories from nampak ; the company launches the tassimo capsule coffee system in partnership with kraft and braun in france .
the binding information itself covers the first five elements of the list - the protocol and address information required for rpc communications to occur between a client and server .
identify the included characters . the rpc run - time system transparently converts such characters , if necessary , when they are passed between client and server . ( see
vervaat said the implementation of the company ' s growth strategy is
progressing well
:
going forward , the group continues to explore opportunities for growth in line with its strategy . the new financial year has started in line with management ' s expectations .
: : q3 revenue 898 million stg . revenue for quarter ended 31 december 2017 was £898m , representing 31 % growth versus q3 last year . as at end of q3 year to date organic growth rate was 2 . 6 %  . for year to 31 march 2018 it is currently expected that us reforms will have a small positive impact on group ' s adjusted effective tax rate . for year to 31 march 2019 it is currently expected that changes will reduce group ' s adjusted effective tax rate by approximately 1 %  .
- - - - - - ,
rpc to shut belgium plant , cut 150 jobs ,
plastics news , june 25 , 2001 , p . 10 .
rpc shares fell as much as 5 . 9 percent to 997 pence by 1045 gmt on the london stock exchange , after earlier rising as much as 3 percent .
in showing how the rpc api routines are meant to be used , this chapter provides certain guidelines for consistent rpc client / server interface usage . these guidelines cover such areas as using the naming services and organising server resources . by following them , programmers can simplify the task of maintaining and enhancing server interfaces and writing client programs .
the name service leaf entries can support a set of rpc - specific attributes that the name service interface uses when it exports , searches for and imports binding information .
profit before tax increased 105 per cent to £154 . 7m in the year to the end of march due partly to acquisitions made since the launch of a new strategy in 2013 . the group acquired letica corporation , british polythene industries and global closure systems during the year .
if the notification is delivered to the server application thread , but the server application code fails to handle it , the rpc returns to the client with a fault status .
rpc ' s focus remained on the u . k . plastics packaging market into the middle of the decade . in 1994 , the company added to its leading position there with the acquisition of mckechnie plc ' s plastic packaging operations . that purchase , which cost rpc £6 million , brought it three new factories in market , rasen , and halstead .
the rpc api provides a small number of interfaces that applications can use to set the authentication and authorisation services and the protection levels used by remote procedure calls . servers that want
rpc maintained its growth momentum through the end of the decade . in 1998 , the company made three new acquisitions , starting with stag plastics , based in bristol , a part of the bunzl group . the company acquired two thermoforming sites in the netherlands from aep industries inc . that year as well , paying $ 4 million . the company then combined those operations , which specialized in the production of trays and food containers , into its bebo business in germany and poland . next , rpc paid £16 . 5 million to acquire the disposable plastic products operations from gizeh , adding factories in france and poland , and a distribution business in germany .
the group announced its strategy , vision 2020 : focused growth strategy in 2013 , designed to build on opportunities for focused growth organically through our leading product and process innovation capabilities , consolidating in europe through acquisitions , expanding our global presence and also utilising our core competences in non - packaging solutions .
rpc highlighted the fact promens also has manufacturing facilities in china , which it said would complement its own regional platform established through the acquisition ace earlier this year , and in india .
rpc also said today that revenues for the quarter ending december 31 had “increased significantly” compared to the same period last year , thanks to some currency changes and growth in the business .
the rpc paradigm makes remote calls an extension of the familiar local procedure call mechanism . specifically , the call itself is made as a local procedure call , and the underlying rpc mechanism handles the remoteness transparently . server interface programming is thus similar to local procedure call programming , except that the handler of the call runs in a separate address space and security domain .
it increases the probability of success in the face of partial failures because applications can look for bindings to servers in different locations and choose among a variety of rpc and network protocols .
routine . rpc name service routines use name service handles to refer to search state information maintained by the run - time system . the data type declaration for these handles is described in
client applications may want to avoid waiting an indeterminate amount of time before a cancelled call returns . the rpc mechanism therefore allows client applications to specify a cancel time - out period .
rpc group is europe ' s leading manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging and is unique in that it is able to offer products made by all three conversion processes , blow moulding , injection moulding and thermoforming . it has 47 operations in 12 different countries and employs over 6 , 500 people . rpc services a comprehensive range of customers - - from the largest european manufacturers of consumer products to the smallest national businesses . it has particularly strong positions in the beauty and personal care sector , the vending and drinking cup market , the margarine industry , and in multi - layer sheet and packs for oxygen sensitive food products . our objectives are to further strengthen rpc ' s position in these and other sectors of the european market and to optimise our production , thereby generating a satisfactory return for our shareholders and the best possible security for our employees , suppliers and customers .
rpc said it expected to record pretax cost savings of about $ 5 million within the second full year of ownership , and that letica management had identified synergies worth about $ 12 million .
recent acquisitions of french bottle - top maker gcs and smaller british rival british polythene industries performed above expectations , helping rpc increase pre - tax profit by 105 per cent to £155 million .
since september 30 , rpc has now acquired , or agreed to acquire , seven companies for around £850m as it looks to expand both within europe and in the rest of the world .
the routines in this group manipulate information in an application host ' s local endpoint map . these include the routines that servers typically use to register and unregister their binding information in the local endpoint map . a set of endpoint management routines is also available for more general manipulation of local and remote endpoint maps .
the board said the deal would strengthen rpc ' s position in its core markets while adding niche technologies , such as rotational moulding , vacuum forming , reaction injection moulding and expanded polystyrene capabilities .
rpc has also generated 73 per cent of profits from its international centres , which has helped the company start the new financial year in a strong position and in line with the organisation’s expectations .
the rpc programming mechanism does not explicitly enforce these models . instead , they are supported implicitly by making available a set of run - time binding and name service facilities through the rpc api . programmers may use these facilities according to their application requirements . however , this document recommends that programs follow the models specified here in order to ensure consistent use of the client / server interface .
in ami ' s analysis speciality food packaging producer sealed air corporation ranks as the third largest producer with plastics packaging related sales in europe in excess of one billion euros for 2010 . challenging for that spot in 2011 will be rpc following its acquisition of superfos which was completed in february 2011 so not taken into account in ami ' s listing . the combined sales of these two businesses is expected to top eur 1 . 1 billion with a polymer purchasing requirement in excess of 300 , 000 tonnes . rpc ' s strategy has been to grow its business through such strategic acquisitions , although rising costs have also seen the group review its operation to ensure that it focuses on the most appropriate and attractive plastics packaging businesses .
this chapter provides a general description of the programming model implemented by the rpc application programming interface ( api ) . this description includes definitions of many of the concepts used throughout the rpc api manual pages . as such , it is a necessary prerequisite to the understanding of the manual pages , and the manual pages assume knowledge of this chapter , even when they do not make explicit reference to it .
letica is the group ' first major foray into north america , and the acquisition multiple is above what rpc has paid for other businesses . however , management have a good record of taking costs out of acquired businesses , not least through increased polymer ( raw plastic ) buying power ( an option which should be available here despite the lack of geographical overlap ) . it ' s worth bearing in mind though that all acquisitions come with risks , especially when they ' re large and outside a company ' s normal comfort zone .
along with acquisitions performing
better than expected
, the strong growth was helped by the depreciation of sterling since the vote to leave the european union , which boosted rpc ' s operating profit by £29m .
rpc has been targeting a north american acquisition for some time , in line with its growth strategy for the rest of the decade , called vision 2020 , but had until now failed to sign a deal .
a binding handle as an explicit parameter of each rpc . with this method , the client may choose a specific binding as often as once per call . the client carries out step 1 , as described in
rpc will pay $ 490 million upfront , and an additional consideration of up to $ 150 million will be payable after letica meets certain core earnings targets over a two - year period , it said in a statement .
established in the uk in 1991 , rpc is today a global design and engineering company specialising in polymer conversion in packaging and non - packaging markets , with centres of excellence worldwide and a turnover in excess of £3bn .
letica has 13 manufacturing facilities in north america with approximately 1 . 7m sq . ft . of manufacturing and warehouse space . the deal is expected to more than double rpc ' s north american revenues and polymer purchases .
our seven divisions bring together sites with similar technologies and end - markets . at the same time , the close working partnerships that exist throughout the group provide a healthy and constant exchange of knowledge and ideas and ensure that we will always develop the best and most appropriate product for each customer , utilising and combining the necessary skills from anywhere within the company .
established in the uk in 1991 , rpc is today a leading international design and engineering company in plastic products in packaging and non - packaging markets , with centres of excellence worldwide and a turnover of around £3 . 9bn .


the free state brewing company is a microbrewery based in lawrence , kansas .

it opened in 1989 as the first legal brewery in kansas in over 100 years .

in 2010 , the brewery announced plans to expand to distribute to vendors in kansas and missouri , and as far east as st. louis .

on may 21 , 2010 free state brewery began to distribute bottled beer to stores in lawrence , kansas .

four bottled beers were released : copperhead pale ale , oatmeal stout , ad astra ale , and wheat state golden .

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becca k . is drinking a cloud hopper imperial ipa by free state brewing co . at free state brewing company
dayle s . is drinking a free state golden by free state brewing co . at old chicago pizza & taproom – hays
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jeff is drinking a juicebox ipa by free state brewing co . at the anchor
chris k . is drinking an oatmeal stout by free state brewing co . at the hon room
the worst thing about the free state brewing co . is the distance between theri door and mine .
matt h . is drinking a copperhead pale ale by free state brewing co . at la casa de campsite
passed the institute for brewing and distilling’s general certification in brewing with distinction in 2008 .
when it comes to his love for beer , chuck magerl comes by it honestly . you see , many years before chuck founded free state brewing company , his grandfather was getting into the business himself – an act that was highly illegal during the height of prohibition , and leading to a stint in leavenworth .
in 1989 , free state brewing company became the first legal brewery in kansas in over 100 years . since opening the doors at our mass street hq , we’ve been working day in and day out to be a haven for beer lovers , where good beer and good food can inspire lively conversations and memorable experiences .
prepared with care using only the freshest ingredients , our daily specials make the perfect pairings with our tasty free state brews .
free state is always a stop when i visit lawrence . the food , the beer , and the service are always fantastic !
i’m a ‘92 jayhawk alum . brought my family to lawrence for the day . we chose free state brewing for lunch and was perfect . watched the world cup . great food . yummy ipa beer . good prices . super swee
is a reminder of my days at ku . always worth finding an excuse to get back to larry and have a little free state .
skip the wait stopping by the brew pub ? text “free state” to 626 - 414 - 3210 to get your name on the wait list .
want to learn more about the fellas that brew up your favorite free state beer ? of course you do , so come on in and read their stories .
but don’t worry – free state wasn’t founded on passion alone . chuck ' s background in biology , engineering and history is the foundation of the brewery , and he remains an avid student of all things beer .
a full - bodied stout with a well - rounded , balanced flavor and silky texture . this rich , tasty brew goes down smoothly , and on a chilly evening in the free state , it simply can’t be beat .
* awards : the 2006 william a . hipp scholarship recipient at the master brewers association of america’s ( mbaa ) concise course in brewing and malting science .
at free state , we don’t always strictly adhere to rules about beer styles , and we aren’t tied to marketing surveys . our mission is much simpler than that : provide good folks with great - tasting beer that is perfectly suited for almost any occasion .
after stints at maritime pacific brewing co . , liberty malt supply , pyramid breweries and pike brewing co . , geoff was experienced in seattle beer circles . but after seven years out west , he knew it was time to come back to the free state – and that’s just what he did . since signing on as a brewer in 2002 , geoff has continued to master his craft under the direction of our head brewer , steve bradt . he’s won some awards , * been invited to judge some pretty prestigious events * * and even took over as the big kahuna at our downtown brewery in 2009 . geoff was also a contributing writer to the oxford companion to beer .
yep – he’s come a pretty long way since that summer busing tables back in the day , and we’re proud as can be to call him a free stater .
nice head that dies fairly quick , beer is a deep dark amber in color . smells sweet of slight hops and breadiness . tastes nicely balanced between malt and hops with a bit of breadiness and slight sweetness . free state calls this one an amber ale . overall it ' s a nicely balanced easy drinker , a well done beer .
today , chuck can be found roaming the halls of the brewpub or the bottling facility , making sure his passion and knowledge come through in every pint served at the bar and bottle shipped to your local liquor store . if you see him , say hi . because after all , good beer and good conversation are what free state is all about .
if you talk to steve for even a few minutes , it becomes obvious how he’s managed to thrive . he’s clearly one sharp guy , especially when it comes to life science , history and all things mechanical . this , combined with his tireless study and refinement of the brewing process , makes him quite useful to have in your corner .
harvest festivals around the world have set the stage for beer fests . whether it ' s munich , denver , lawrence , manhattan or wichita , there is a full line - up of free wheeling , beer loving celebrations to satisfy your enthusiasm for a world of beer flavors .
geoff may have been born in iola , ks , but he was raised right here in lawrence , graduating from lawrence high in ’90 ( while holding down a summer job busing tables at the brewery ) and the university of kansas in ’95 . after getting his degree in art history ( a lot of good that did him ) geoff took off for seattle to pursue a career in brewing .
this ale is the first brewed in kansas since pioneering days . the name
ad astra comes from the kansas state motto - ad astra per aspera , latin words meaning
to the stars through difficulties
. we ' ve blended pale , caramel , and munich malts for a rich amber beer . the hops balance this malty sweetness , and we ' ve chosen northern brewer and fuggles hops for their flavor .
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i didn ' t care for it . it isn ' t sweet or bitter . . . . it just is . not really bad , but not something i ' d buy again either . i drank it cold straight from the bottle .
this brew is a clear and very dark color . the head is a creamy tan color and the aroma is a little malty , with toffee and cracker . . . the taste is drier than i was expecting , with some malt and roasted notes . a little caramel . the finish is , again , dry . just moderate
look : 2 | smell : 3 | taste : 3 . 5 | feel : 3 | overall : 3 . 5
pours a rich bloody - burgundy with a finger of khaki head . head foams up nicely , leaving a solid ring of foam around the top of the beer . lacing is strewn around the glass after each gulp . aroma brings about a barrage of lighthearted malts in the form of toasted and slightly bready notes . earthy hops sit right below . flavor profile opens up wonderfully , with notes of toasted and breaded malts , and earthy hops yet again . caramel and toffee notes peak out ever so slightly at the height of the flavor profile . mouth feel has a slight bit of grain to it , otherwise the carbonation adds some texture . it has a smooth , fairly crisp , medium - thin consistency . overall , a solid beer . it focuses on a select few notes , and delivers well . it ' s easy to gulp with its thinner feel , and tasty flavor .
l : small head that leaves a little bit of lacing . body is a dark copper color .
t & f : very malty and toffee - like up front . dark fruity finish . some bitterness in the aftertaste but doesn ' t linger very long . moderate carbonation and body .
look : 4 | smell : 3 . 25 | taste : 4 | feel : 4 | overall : 3 . 75
nice beer . i am no expert but it ' s very drinkable and is not a one and done type beer .
beautiful color . pairs great with food . not a strong alcohol taste . the price is even more attractive .
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we ' re always out and about . come see what we ' re up to next .
our 14 - barrel brewhouse is made up of some of the best equipment available to the small brewer , but we still think the most important ingredients are the care and respect that our enthusiastic , knowledgeable staff has for each and every beer that we make . and now that we’re producing bottled beers in our expanded bottling facility , our attention to detail and dedication to great taste and quality can be experienced by people all over kansas , nebraska and missouri .
because without beer , things do not seem to go as well .
you can now check our beer list on the go when you visit our facebook page and click on the
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button . you ' ll be redirected to a live view of our menu , including abvs , ibus , brief descriptions , and pricing hosted by our friends at untappd .
because without beer , things do not seem to go as well .
want to check out our list right here on our website ? just click below .
this boldly hopped ale will take you to new heights of hoppiness . copious amounts of chinook , columbus , and cascade hops combine to evoke far off places with the scents and flavors of tropical fruit , pine needles , flowers and a hint of freshly mown grass . a choice malt bill lifts the hops , providing balance and keeping this beer on course .
by the time you’re done exploring our menu , you will be . click a section to get started .
from our lively spot in lawrence , kansas , we have been serving up great food and great beer to great people for over 25 years now . our home on historic massachusetts street is still where all of our newest brews are crafted , and where many of our most loyal customers enjoy their brews alongside a fresh batch of black bean quesadillas , crispy fish & chips or one of our featured daily specials .
our brewers are always busy thinking up fresh new brews . come see what we’re pouring today .
and while you may think that breaking even the stupidest , most controversial laws may be wrong , you can’t help but admire the passion . and that same passion , passed down two generations , is what drove chuck to change the laws in topeka , and open the first brewery in kansas in over a century .
meet steve . he’s our brewmaster , and he’s been hangin’ around since 1989 , when he took the role as our first full - time assistant brewer .
steve has been a judge at the great american beer festival and the world beer cup , and he holds the rank of national judge with the beer judge certification program . he’s also on the board of directors of the brewers association and serves on their events committee , which plans the great american beer festival , world beer cup and the craft brewer’s conference . steve is also the president of the kansas craft brewers guild .
there’s a rumor going around that he also sleeps from time to time , but we’re not sure we believe it .
* * judging : geoff has thrice been invited to judge at the great american beer festival , the nation’s largest and most prestigious beer festival and competion , and also at the world beer cup .
think i ' ve ever had . . . i even commented on it . locally sourced product . . .
we had heard good things and decided to give it a try . we were very disappoint
ely . i wouldn’t recommend the penne primavera or the gumbo . the gumbo tastes like hormel canned chili 🤭 . i wi
g my son’s 19th birthday in lawrence because my oldest son goes to ku and he’s too busy to come home . we were seated upstairs
in a semi private room with a table of 8 . it was loud , but everyone was just having a good time . the beer was great as always . i had a yakimaniac
e sour and ended with oatmeal stout . we had a burger , a rueben , a turkey sandwich , fish and chips and my son had the steak special , all were great as usual . the server heard us say “birthday boy” and brought my son a scoop of ice cream with a candle on it and the whole room sang him happy birthday , which embarrasse
d him a little and made him laugh a lot . i took a couple of spoonfuls of my son’s birthday ice cream and finished off dinner with an oatmeal stout flout . great night , a lot of fun , thanks fsbc . i promise to bring him back when he’s 21 !
excellent food , great price and friendly service . it is loud and can be hard to have a conversati
. ) they offer some tasty vegan options , including a black bean burger and hummus . i just wish that hot mulled win
i have not been here since before facebook existed , but it was great back in the mid 90 ' s . going to make back to the old stomping grounds and check out a ku basketball
service was slow , server was mia and my appetizer was cold as ice . my entire ' was pretty good . overall , mediocre experience
always great service & food here , even when they are very busy . never disappoint
s in the midwest . no matter where i travel in the world , i always compare all beers to my beloved copperhead
being from the pacific northwest where we have many many breweries i can honestly say that my cousins brewery is at the top of the list . the food was great and the beer was better . if you are anyw
my happy place ! great beer . great food . great service . great people .
and this is why we started putting our beer in cans ! enjoy a yaki on the lake today friends 🇺🇸 🍻 💥 🎥 - luke l .
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this faithful rendition of an american pale ale features a floral nose and a good deal of zesty citrus - like character in the finish . columbus , centennial , idaho 7 , and simcoe hops play together with the highest fidelity . light bodied with a golden orange hue .
this quick sour beer is light in body and big on flavor with a tart finish accentuated by guava fruit added to the conditioning vessel .
this is the strongest and arguably the most flavorful of the english style ales . a special treat made annually and set aside to age ( sometimes as long as ten years ) , this complex and warming beer is full of malt and hop character married in harmony .
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this beer has hops on the brain to be sure , with additions throughout the process totaling close to three pounds per barrel . unfiltered , golden - hued , and extremely dry , this ipa features the lemony , citrusy character of centennial and citra hops grown in the hop capital of north america , yakima , wa .
our pilsner has a pleasant malt flavor , a medium body , and a finely balanced hop character . choice pilsner malt combines with prized german saphir hops .
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a full bodied ale , with a hint of hops to balance the sweetness that comes from three different malt varieties . the perfect way to take your taste buds to the stars .
light and refreshing golden beer brewed in a style all our own . goes down easy and finishes clean .
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fine hop character , with a distinctive citrusy aroma and rich flavor . this pale ale has as almost as much bite as the slithering serpent who was the inspiration for its name .
in kansas , like other states in the great plains , the words “amber waves of grain” come alive . and as people who are no strangers to farms and farming ourselves , we thought it valuable to craft a beer that is made from the grain that kansas is known for , and positively perfect for quenching your thirst at the end of a long , hard day of work – or play .