"""Nodor"" and ""Winmau"" are the two leading manufacturers of which item of sport/games equipment?"
Winmau continuing to be the official board supplier for major tournaments such as The Lakeside World Championship. Winmau Winmau (pronounced "Win more") is a British manufacturer of dartboards, other darts equipment and title sponsor of the oldest darts tournament still running, the Winmau World Masters. Founded in 1945, Winmau was acquired by rival dartboard manufacturer Nodor in 2002, headed by John Bluck, with both brands remaining in production. The company is based in Bridgend in south Wales although manufacturing of the boards takes place in Kenya. Bluck's eldest son Vince is now the managing director. The company was founded as H.A.
Winmau prove popular, and within a year Nodor was making elm dart boards. By the mid-1930s, however, Nodor had found success with the launch of their patented bristle dartboard. As soon as Nodor's patent has expired, Winmau began to produce bristle boards, and an intense rivalry between the two companies began. Each company made several bids to acquire the other, before Nodor finally completed a takeover of Winmau in 2002. Nodor continues to manufacture darts equipment using both brand names. The Winmau brand has maintained its close links with the BDO, both as title sponsor for the Winmau World Masters and