Rank Organisation

The Rank Organisation, a British entertainment company formed in 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group Plc.

Diversification

1949: A financial crisis forced the Rank Organisation to sell its studios in Islington and Shepherd's Bush. Beginning that same year, the company bought the Bush radio manufacturing facility and began to diversify its interests. In the 1960s Rank took over the radio manufacturer Murphy to form the Rank Bush Murphy Group, which was eventually sold to Great Universal Stores in 1978.

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1949 - Bush radio - 1960 - 1978

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1952: J. Arthur Rank stepped down as CEO of the Rank Organisation, but remained as Chairman until 1962. Under the management of John Davis (1906-1993), the Rank Organisation moved its production exclusively to Pinewood Studios and closed Independent Producers Ltd.

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1952 - CEO - 1962 - John Davis - 1906 - 1993 - Pinewood Studios

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1956 Partnership with the Haloid Corporation to form Rank Xerox.

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1956 - Rank Xerox

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