Titleist in innovation for the golf ball market as a whole and for the brand, which had traditionally used a wound-ball construction (with a liquid-filled core center) for its top-of-the-line golf balls. Shortly after its introduction the Titleist Pro V1 became the most played ball on the PGA Tour and has been for the past 20 odd years, picking up the most worldwide wins from both direct brand ambassadors (meaning they play titleist equipment) and players who are not directly under contract and considered brand ambassadors from Ttitleist., and three years after Titleist's initial breakthrough with the Pro V1 came the
The Pyrene Company Limited demand for fire-fighting equipment, and production of projectiles. A major contract was one from the Air Ministry to supply airfield crash tenders. In 1950, a new factory was opened in Ferndale, South Wales for the manufacture of fire extinguishers. The Pyrene Manufacturing Company of Canada, the CO2 Equipment Company of Canada and the American Pyrene Company were all acquired during 1953-54. Also in these years the company received commissions from the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell to develop mediums for extinguishing sodium and lithium fires, which they produced under the Pyromet brand-name. During 1955, the now world-famous FB5X foam