gemini1945

my husband and i (sounds like royalty) used to work in the abc cinema circuit.we have a problem.we used to work with the A,C.O.P. shutdown system.it was made by gretten ward,designed by philip ward.it is in use at an odeon cinema ex abc.we want to know what ACOP stands for.as everyone has forgotten what it stands for?does anyone remember from time past 82 approx what it is .many thanks for help.

Steve Crook

I had no idea, but doing a quick Google search for ACOP cinema gave me quite a few sites that mention ACOP. Or, as they more usually write it, ACoP. And then I found a could that say it stands for Associated Code of Practise.

That looks like the standard the system worked to, not the name of the system itself. I couldn't find anything for Gretten Ward but I found a few under Gretton Ward. They make things like the Gretton Ward Universal Control Box and various other systems used in cinemas. The equipment appears to be still in use at some art-house and private cinemas.

Gretton Ward don't seem to have a web site but they can be found at:
Gretton Ward Electrical
112 Peckham Rye
London
SE15 4HA

020 76393275

Steve