Dunlop

The Dunlop brand heritage commenced with pneumatic tyre invention in 1888, more than 120 years ago, by John Boyd Dunlop. It was exactly in 1888 that John Boyd Dunlop replaced the solid tyres on his son’s tricycle with thin rubber strips, glued together and inflated with air. That was the first step along the road of a brand that was to provide some of the world’s best known products. With a long list of continuous success, the brand later spread from tyres to a different variety of products among which we find sporting goods, clothing, bedding as well as some industrial products. Over a long period of time, most of these have now become separate businesses and only share the famous Dunlop name and logo of the "flying D" under diverse ownership. The history of Dunlop tyres is inextricably linked with the innovations introduced by the company. This history goes hand in hand with Dunlop’s commitment to motor-racing competition in all its forms, because the transfer of racing technology to tyres for everyday driving on the road is a genuine tradition that goes right back to the earliest days of the Dunlop tyre company. And over the course of more than 120 years, Dunlop has achieved exceptional results on the race track and, at the present time, it continues to be involved right across the world in a whole range of sports on two and four wheels. For more than 120 years, the innovations pioneered by Dunlop and the company’s success in motorsport have enabled the brand to build up an unparalleled reputation among car and motorcycle enthusiasts everywhere.