Britax ( ) is a global manufacturer of child care products including car seats, strollers and high chairs.
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History
It started making automotive safety equipment and accessories in 1938, and for importing car and motorcycle accessories. During the 1970s, Britax began to make child care safety products, especially child safety chairs and strollers.
Excelsior Motor Company
Excelsior Motor Company, a former motorcycle company, bought Britax Group for £ 880,000 in March 1963. It diversified into the interior of the plane and seat, car mirror and car seat. Its main competitor in the 1960s was Irvin Air Chute, who was the leading British manufacturer and designer parachute.
In 1960, BSI introduced BS 3254 gliders for car seats, and Britax was one of the first to meet the standards. In 1960, one of their safety belts saved Donald Campbell when he fell at a speed of 400 mph. The belt is made of Terylene (now known as PET) made by ICI. Also in 1960, the company bought a Cyclemaster motorcycle in Byfleet.
In June 1963, he introduced a new type of seat belt that allowed the belt to move but was locked in rapid deceleration, because all today's belts, known as inertia scrolls, and so-called 'automatic belts'. In the mid-1960s, Britax was based on Chertsey Road in Byfleet. In June 1966, the parent company, Excelsior Motor, bought Notek, a manufacturer of car headlights.
Britax-Excelsior
In January 1968, due to the Britax brand advantage, the parent company was known as Britax-Excelsior . At the moment, its main competitor is Kangol Magnet, although Britax has over 80% of the UK market. From July 1968, all new cars must be equipped with front passenger safety belts. However, its use was not legally required until 1983.
In January 1970, he bought Hans Kolb from Munich, Germany. Chairman is Oscar Proctor. In December 1971, it was bought by Griffiths Bentley from Staffordshire for £ 4.27m. Stephen Proctor became the managing director of Griffiths Bentley.
BSG International
Griffiths Bentley was purchased by Bristol Street Group to become BSG International. In February 1978, the company purchased Weathershields, a Birmingham sunroof manufacturer. On December 3, 1982, the Duke of Edinburgh visited the Britax factory in Chichester. The Britax brand is also applied to the sun-roof. In March 1995, LA Rumbold, a Surrey-based aircraft interior company owned by BSG International, won a contract to manufacture all toilet modules for the Boeing 737.
Britax International
This was known as BSG International until May 1997, becoming Britax International. His chief executive was Richard Marton from the 1990s to November 2000, replaced by Bernard Brogan. In May 1996, he set up a joint venture with Koito Industries to create car lights for the European car market. In the late 1990s it was the world leader in car seat safety and interior aircraft.
It bought Buderus Sell, a German aircraft seat manufacturer in June 1997 for £ 73m. In June 1998, they purchased the American Public Safety Equipment, which made a fire engine siren, costing £ 75 million. Then in August 1998, he sold his Autolease rental company to Standard Chartered for £ 83 million. In April 2000, he bought Bellingham, an American aircraft interior company, from Hexcel for £ 73m. It sells its car mirror division to Reuters & amp; Schefenacker from Germany for £ 200m.
Patent Britax
Britax is the patent holder for more than 180 United States granted patents.
The Isofix system (known as LATCH in the US) was developed jointly by child safety seat makers Britax-RÃÆ'¶mer and Volkswagen car makers, with the first compatible product released in 1997. But at the request of the US DOT, Britax filed a series of "Terminal Rejection" for release all ISOFIX patents and dedicate patents to the public interest, so that LATCH US regulations can be established in 1998.
Purchase management
In July 2001, he underwent a management purchase of £ 441 million. In September 2005, Britax International sold a 230 million Britax Child Care division to Carlyle Group, a private equity firm. In November 2010, Carlyle sold Britax Childcare, to Nordic Capital, to report Ã, Â £ 450m (EUR526.3m).
BOB Gear
In 2011, Britax acquired BOB Gear, a brand of jogging trains and accessories aimed at parents of active lifestyles. & Lt;
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Structure
In addition to its UK headquarters, Britax has divisions based in:
- Australia - Britax Childcare, Melbourne
- Finnish - Britax Pohjolan Lapset, Helsinki
- French - Britax PuÃÆ' Â © growth, Paris
- Germany - Britax RÃÆ'¶mer, Leipheim
- Hong Kong - Britax Childcare, Kowloon Bay
- New Zealand - Britax Childcare, Glenfield
- Swedish - Britax Nordiska Barn, Upplands VÃÆ'¤sby
- United States - Child Security Britax, Fort Mill, South Carolina
European headquarters Britax RÃÆ'¶mer Kindersicherheit GmbH is in Leipheim in southern Germany. The UK headquarters are near junction 11 of the M25 near the A320 roundabout in Longcross near Chertsey, which has been located on Andover, when it was known as Britax Excelsior.
See also
- Transportation Research Laboratory
References
External links
- Britax Global Website
- Australian Britax Site
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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