Amer Sports Korpivaara, and with it the exclusive rights to import and distribute such brands as Citroën and Toyota. The decade also saw the company expand into the textiles and plastics markets. In 1986, Amer established a sports division after acquiring a majority stake in the golf equipment maker MacGregor Golf from Jack Nicklaus. Despite this, the company was involved in the sports equipment market as early as 1974, when it bought the hockey gear maker then known as Koho-Tuote. These interests were sold in 1986. Three years later, Amer acquired the Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods Company, a leading producer of golf
Wharfedale (company) brand name was licensed to Argos for the manufacture of electronics products. Until then, Wharfedale-branded speakers were still made by the original firm. The manufacturing site was located in Idle, a district of Bradford, West Yorkshire. Wharfedale (company) Wharfedale is an audio equipment manufacturer based in the United Kingdom best known for loudspeakers. It is currently part of the International Audio Group. Wharfedale also used to manufacture televisions, DVD players, set-top boxes and Hi-Fi players. Since 2008, they have only manufactured and sold audio equipment. Wharfedale Wireless Works was founded in 1932 by Gilbert Briggs, and became one of Britain's