Spode Under the name 'Spode Ltd' the same factories and business was continued after 1970. In 2006, the business merged with Royal Worcester. The merged company entered administration on 6 November 2008. The brand names and intellectual property were acquired by Portmeirion Group on 23 April 2009. On 23 April 2009, Portmeirion Pottery purchased their rival Royal Worcester and Spode brands, together with some of the stock, after they had been placed into administration the previous November. The purchase did not include Royal Worcester or Spode manufacturing facilities. Many items in Spode's Blue Italian and Woodland ranges are now made at
In the Name of Tai and deprived poverty stricken village community from the clutches of the corridor of power, builders, and politicians. In the Name of Tai In The Name Of Tai (, "Tai" translates to "elder sister" in Marathi) is a Bollywood film directed by Ujjwal V. Thengdi and starring Dr. Nishiganda Wad, Asrani, Dr. Vilas Ujawane, Mahesh Thakur, Parag Ajgaonkar and Thengdi. The film is a female-orientated story based on a dreadful tragedy of a dedicated and educated village woman, respectfully known as Tai, who chooses a valiant but perilous avenue. She unfortunately suffers sexually as well as psychologically in her personal life,