Dunlop Tyres

Dunlop Tyres is an international United Kingdom United Kingdom

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-based company founded in 1888 by John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop

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after he invented the modern pneumatic Pneumatics

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inflatable tyre Tire

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. Its first factory opened in Dublin Dublin

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in 1889. The company is now based at the Fort Dunlop factory in Erdington Erdington

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, Birmingham Birmingham

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, opened in 1891. The company today makes various tyres for all vehicles including the most popular motorbike tyre as well as having a close association with motorsport Auto racing

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Dunlop Tyres is an international United Kingdom United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...

-based company founded in 1888 by John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop

John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish [i] inventor who founded the rubber company that bears his name ...

after he invented the modern pneumatic Pneumatics

Pneumatics, from the Greek [i] p?e?at???? is the use of pressurized gases to do work in science [i]...

inflatable tyre Tire

A tire or tyre is a device covering the circumference of a wheel....

. Its first factory opened in Dublin Dublin

Dublin is the capital [i] and the largest city of the Republic of Ireland [i] , located near the midpoi...

in 1889.

The company is now based at the Fort Dunlop factory in Erdington Erdington

Erdington is an area in north Birmingham [i], England [i]. ...

, Birmingham Birmingham

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. During the 1970s, Dunlop pioneered the world's first 'fail safe' tyres, permitting a vehicle to continue moving safely even following a blowout. Dunlop is also the world leader in aircraft tyres producing 100,000 tyres a year from its Birmingham facility.
Parent company of Dunlop Tyres was the Japanese company Sumitomo Rubber Industries, which works alongside Dunlop Tyres today together in a Joint Venture with the company Goodyear.

Dunlop is the sole tyre supplier to British Touring Car Championship British Touring Car Championship

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for 2003 to 2006 and the Australian Touring Car Championship from 2002 to date. The firm also makes tennis rackets and other sports goods although this is a manufactured by Sports World PLC.

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