Rank Xerox was formed in 1956 as a
joint venture between the
Xerox Corporation of United States (aka Haloid Photographic) and the
Rank Organisation of the United Kingdom, to manufacture and market Xerox equipment initially in Europe and later in Africa and Asia. A further joint venture between Rank Xerox and Modi Group in India formed
Modi Xerox (now
Xerox India) to manufacture and sell Xerox equipment in the
Indian subcontinent.