Post by BB on Mar 5, 2010 23:22:40 GMT
1886 Woodhead, Angois and Ellis based on Raleigh Street, Nottingham
1887 The Raleigh Cycle Company is established on Russell Street, Nottingham
1889 The Raleigh Cycle Company becomes a limited company
1893 A.A. 'Zimmy' Zimmerman becomes world amateur champion
1896 New factory is opened on Faraday Road, Lenton
1900 The 'All-Steel Bicycle' is first introduced
1902 Sturmey-Archer gears are first used, and after testing offered to the public in 1903
1904 The Raleighette launched
1905 Motor cycles introduced
1906 Robin Hood Cycle Company Ltd. acquired
1914 Over 50,000 cycles produced
1914-1918 400 million parts produced for the Forces as part of the munitions effort
1920 The Nottingham presswork acquired
1921 Sir Frank Bowden dies; Sir Harold Bowden takes over chairmanship
1921 Motor cycle production resumes after the war
1925 Factory site increases to 20 acres
1928 114,072 cycles produced
1931 Head office (designed by T. Cecil Howitt) opens on Lenton Boulevard
1932 Humber Ltd. (Cycle Division) acquired
1931-1936 Safety Seven car in production
1934 Company renamed Raleigh Industries Ltd.
1936 Motorised production ceases
1937 Invention of the Sturmey-Archer Dynohub
1939 409,479 cycles produced
1939-1945 Second World War munitions production
1943 Rudge Whitworth Ltd. acquired
1943 Gradual Payments (Nottingham Ltd.) acquired
1946 Factory increases to 28 acres, employing 5000 people
1946 'Winkie' tricycle introduced - the first in the toy range
1947-1948 Boston USA Plant acquired to become Raleigh Industries of America Inc.
1949 Sen-Raleigh Industries of India Ltd. established
1950 Raleigh Industries of South Africa Ltd. established
1951 1,010,077 cycles produced
1952 Duke of Edinburgh opens new factory; the site now covers 40 acres and employs 7,000
1954 Triumph Cycle Company Ltd. acquired
1955 Reg Harris wins his fourth sprint professional world title
1955 Sir Harold Bowden retires as chairman; George Wilson assumes role
1957 Birmingham Small Arms Company acquired (includes New Hudson and Sunbeam Cycles)
1957 Raleigh Cycle Industries of Canada Ltd. established
1957 20 acre Factory Number 3 opened by Field Marshall Lord Montgomery
1958 The first mopeds are introduced
1960 Raleigh Industries merges with Tube Investments to become TI Raleigh; Hercules and Phillips are now part of the Raleigh family
1960 Sir Harold Bowden dies
1965 The RSW 16 launched
1967 Moulton Cycles acquired
1967 Cox of Watford acquired (car seat manufacturers)
1968 Queen Elizabeth II visits the Raleigh factories
1969 Dreamline range of prams and pushchairs launched
1970 UK launch of the 'Chopper'
1970 Production ceases of motorised products
1974 Ilkeston Specialist Bicycle Unit formed
1976 'Grifter', 'Boxer' and 'Strika' models launched
1979 Visit of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
1982-1984 'BMX/Burner' boom
1983 Head office on Lenton Boulevard sold to Nottingham City Council
1983 Head office moves to Triumph Road, Lenton
1985 UK launch of All Terrain Bikes (ATB's)
1987 Centenary Year; Derby International takes control of company
1988-1990 Boom years for All Terrain and Mountain bikes
1989 Factory Number 1 sold
1990 Visit of Princess Diana
1990 The original Factory Number 1 building is demolished; the area from Lenton Boulevard to Faraday Road is no longer occupied by Raleigh
1997 Parts of the Raleigh site are sold to The University of Nottingham for use as the new Jubilee Campus
2001 Raleigh companies worldwide acquired by the management from The Derby Cycle Corporation, and the new style Raleigh brand is launched
2003 Last remaining factory on Triumph Road is demolished; production moves overseas and head office relocates to Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
2004 'Chopper' re-launched
1887 The Raleigh Cycle Company is established on Russell Street, Nottingham
1889 The Raleigh Cycle Company becomes a limited company
1893 A.A. 'Zimmy' Zimmerman becomes world amateur champion
1896 New factory is opened on Faraday Road, Lenton
1900 The 'All-Steel Bicycle' is first introduced
1902 Sturmey-Archer gears are first used, and after testing offered to the public in 1903
1904 The Raleighette launched
1905 Motor cycles introduced
1906 Robin Hood Cycle Company Ltd. acquired
1914 Over 50,000 cycles produced
1914-1918 400 million parts produced for the Forces as part of the munitions effort
1920 The Nottingham presswork acquired
1921 Sir Frank Bowden dies; Sir Harold Bowden takes over chairmanship
1921 Motor cycle production resumes after the war
1925 Factory site increases to 20 acres
1928 114,072 cycles produced
1931 Head office (designed by T. Cecil Howitt) opens on Lenton Boulevard
1932 Humber Ltd. (Cycle Division) acquired
1931-1936 Safety Seven car in production
1934 Company renamed Raleigh Industries Ltd.
1936 Motorised production ceases
1937 Invention of the Sturmey-Archer Dynohub
1939 409,479 cycles produced
1939-1945 Second World War munitions production
1943 Rudge Whitworth Ltd. acquired
1943 Gradual Payments (Nottingham Ltd.) acquired
1946 Factory increases to 28 acres, employing 5000 people
1946 'Winkie' tricycle introduced - the first in the toy range
1947-1948 Boston USA Plant acquired to become Raleigh Industries of America Inc.
1949 Sen-Raleigh Industries of India Ltd. established
1950 Raleigh Industries of South Africa Ltd. established
1951 1,010,077 cycles produced
1952 Duke of Edinburgh opens new factory; the site now covers 40 acres and employs 7,000
1954 Triumph Cycle Company Ltd. acquired
1955 Reg Harris wins his fourth sprint professional world title
1955 Sir Harold Bowden retires as chairman; George Wilson assumes role
1957 Birmingham Small Arms Company acquired (includes New Hudson and Sunbeam Cycles)
1957 Raleigh Cycle Industries of Canada Ltd. established
1957 20 acre Factory Number 3 opened by Field Marshall Lord Montgomery
1958 The first mopeds are introduced
1960 Raleigh Industries merges with Tube Investments to become TI Raleigh; Hercules and Phillips are now part of the Raleigh family
1960 Sir Harold Bowden dies
1965 The RSW 16 launched
1967 Moulton Cycles acquired
1967 Cox of Watford acquired (car seat manufacturers)
1968 Queen Elizabeth II visits the Raleigh factories
1969 Dreamline range of prams and pushchairs launched
1970 UK launch of the 'Chopper'
1970 Production ceases of motorised products
1974 Ilkeston Specialist Bicycle Unit formed
1976 'Grifter', 'Boxer' and 'Strika' models launched
1979 Visit of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
1982-1984 'BMX/Burner' boom
1983 Head office on Lenton Boulevard sold to Nottingham City Council
1983 Head office moves to Triumph Road, Lenton
1985 UK launch of All Terrain Bikes (ATB's)
1987 Centenary Year; Derby International takes control of company
1988-1990 Boom years for All Terrain and Mountain bikes
1989 Factory Number 1 sold
1990 Visit of Princess Diana
1990 The original Factory Number 1 building is demolished; the area from Lenton Boulevard to Faraday Road is no longer occupied by Raleigh
1997 Parts of the Raleigh site are sold to The University of Nottingham for use as the new Jubilee Campus
2001 Raleigh companies worldwide acquired by the management from The Derby Cycle Corporation, and the new style Raleigh brand is launched
2003 Last remaining factory on Triumph Road is demolished; production moves overseas and head office relocates to Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
2004 'Chopper' re-launched
