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Slazenger
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Slazenger () is a British sports equipment brand owned by the Frasers Group (formerly Sports Direct). One of the world's oldest sport brands, the company was established as a sporting goods shop in 1881 by entrepreneurial brothers, Ralph and Albert Slazenger, in Cannon Street, London. Slazenger was acquired by Dunlop Rubber in 1959. Dunlop was acquired by BTR in 1985. Sports Direct acquired the business in 2004.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Slazenger
- Company.logo
- Slazenger logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.founder
- Ralph and Albert Slazenger
- Company.location_city
- Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England
- Company.location_country
- United Kingdom
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.industry
- Sports equipment, textile, footwear
- Company.parent
- Dunlop Rubber (1959–85) BTR plc (1985–99) Frasers Group (2004–present)
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Slazengers Ltd.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Shirebrook
- Parent organization
- Frasers Group
- Industry
- sports industry
- Sport
- tennis
- Official website
- store.slazenger.com
- Image
- Olympic tennis balls 2012.jpg
- Brand
- Slazenger
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- has works in the collection
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Commons category
- Slazenger
- inception
- 1881-00-00
- product or material produced
- racket
- social media followers
- 8469
- native label
- Slazenger
- location of formation
- London
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- War years (1939–1945)
- At its peak
- Selling a brand
- Global rights and licensing
- Products
- Sponsorships
- References
- External links
Slazenger () is a British sports equipment brand owned by the Frasers Group (formerly Sports Direct). One of the world's oldest sport brands, the company was established as a sporting goods shop in 1881 by entrepreneurial brothers, Ralph and Albert Slazenger, in Cannon Street, London. Slazenger was acquired by Dunlop Rubber in 1959. Dunlop was acquired by BTR in 1985. Sports Direct acquired the business in 2004.
Frasers Group offers a range of products under the Slazenger label, including equipment for cricket, field hockey, golf, swimming, and tennis, and a clothing line. Slazenger produced the official football match ball for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Slazenger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.