Dunlop Rubber

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Dunlop Ltd, formerly Dunlop Rubber, was a British multinational company, involved in the manufacture of various natural rubber goods. The business was founded in 1889 by Harvey du Cros, and he involved John Boyd Dunlop, who had re-invented and developed the first practical pneumatic tyre for his child's tricycle. The business and original factory was founded in Upper Stephen Street, Dublin; a plaque marks the site, which is now part of the head office of the Irish multinational departments store brand, Dunnes Stores. The company was one of the first multinationals and, under du Cros and, after him, under Eric Geddes, it grew to be one of the largest British industrial companies, although J. B. Dunlop had dropped any ties to it well before his name was used for any part of the business. In 1893, its manufacturing base was relocated from Belfast and Dublin to Coventry, the centre of the British cycle industry. The company was negatively impacted by a wider economic downturn shortly after...

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