AAC sold company to Liberty Hall Capital Partners for $135 Million).
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, a company in Birmingham, England (sold by BTR in 1996 75% of stack was sold to AAC Capital Partners. Dunlop Garage Equipment, a subsidiary garage equipment manufacturer, owned by Gemco, supplying vehicle servicing equipment for cars and commercial vehicles, based in Mytholmroyd, England. owned in India by the Ruia Group (the result of the sale of Dunlop India in 1984 to the Jumbo Group, which sold it on in 2005). owned by Sumitomo in Africa (the result of an acquisition in 2013 from Apollo Tyres of India, which had acquired the brand rights from BTR in 1998). owned by Sumitomo in Asia (the result of the acquisition from Dunlop Rubber in 1985), with the exception of Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei, where the brand is owned by Continental AG. owned 100% by Goodyear in Australia (the result of deals in 19 with Dunlop Australia). owned in Europe and North America by Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe and North America, joint ventures 75% owned by Goodyear and 25% by Sumitomo Rubber Industries (the result of a 1999 deal). It is amongst other things used for these products: Many companies producing products bearing the D Device (flying D) have a long historical association with the original Dunlop brand and only these companies may incorporate the word Dunlop or the D device in their trading name. Today, the Dunlop brand and logo (sporting and manufacturing) is largely reunified under the ultimate ownership of Sumitomo Rubber Industries. between 19, BTR plc (which acquired Dunlop Rubber in 1985) sold a number of companies which used the Dunlop brand for their products. in 1985, Dunlop Rubber sold the rights to the Dunlop brand of automobile tyre, following several bad business decisions, including a disastrous joint venture with Pirelli where Dunlop unwittingly took responsibility for significant debts. As a result, Dunlop Australia acquired the rights to the brand in Australia. in 1899, the Dunlop company sold its Australian branch. Three main events contributed to this fragmentation: Ownership of the brand has become fragmented over the years. The brand is used for many other products made from rubber or with rubber components and some with a looser connection to rubber. Goodyear, Sumitomo, Continental ( Dunlop Tyres) ĭunlop is a brand of tyre originally produced by the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company from the end of the 19th century, taking its name from John Boyd Dunlop. #DUNLOP GOLF CAREERS PROFESSIONAL#
Today, Dunlop Sport has expanded and become even more involved in golf with its clothing sponsorship of golf professional Lee Westwood. Golfing greats such as Arnold Palmer played with the famous ‘65’ golf ball and it reigned supreme for 50 years. Also known as the world’s number one squash brand, three time world champion squash player Nick Matthew uses a Dunlop squash racket.ĭunlop Sport has been making golf balls for more than 100 years. There are currently several world ranked tennis ambassadors for Dunlop including Fernando Verdasco.ĭunlop makes the official squash ball of the Professional Squash Association, the Women’s Squash Association and the World Squash Federation. In 2007, the Dunlop’s Aerogel tennis racket made headlines for combining power and stability.ĭunlop tennis balls made sporting history by becoming the first official ball supplier to be used for the complete clay court season in 2010 and continues to be the official ball supplier for Europe’s leading clay court tournaments. The first injection moulded racket was made by Dunlop in 1980, which consequently won the Queen’s award for technological achievement in 1985. In 1936, there were more Dunlop tennis rackets at Wimbledon than any other brand and more than 60% of all players at the Wimbledon Championships used the rackets during the 1960s. Patriotic and Football Headcovers ( 2 )įounded in 1909, Dunlop Sport is famous for its world championship level and pioneering tennis, golf and squash equipment.Traditional and Novelty Wood Headcovers ( 66 ).
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