Manganese Bronze Holdings the early 1960s Manganese Bronze Bearings Ltd (as it was then known) was taken over by a Dennis Poore investment vehicle, Villiers Engineering Ltd, a motorcycle company chiefly known for its range of engines, creating Manganese Bronze Holdings Ltd. This company subsequently bought Associated Motor Cycles Ltd, owners of the Norton AJS and Matchless motorcycle brands in 1964. Manganese absorbed part of the Birmingham Small Arms Company in 1973 - which included Carbodies, the Coventry-based London taxicab maker, under chairman Dennis Poore, as part of a rescue plan initiated by the British government. BSA Motorcycles interests trading as Triumph were
Five Star Production at discovering new talents and launched the careers of actors and actresses. Five Star has recently created a new division, Stadio, a full-service provider for film marketing. Five Star’s film collection comprises about 250 films, made by the 70 Thai film directors the company has been working with, including many of the most famous ones. Five Star Production Five Star Production Co. Ltd. () is a Thai film production company. It was founded in 1973 by Kiat Iamphungphorn and is today headed by his son and daughter, Aphiradee and her younger brothers Kiatkamon Iamphungphorn. The company's films include the works