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Avon Motorcycle History
1885
We have lift off! E G Brown and J C Margeston turn a former cloth mill near Bath into a rubber products factory.
1890
Business is booming; Avon outgrows its original premises and moves to Melksham in Wiltshire, Great Britain. We haven?t moved since.
1897
Already expert at making solid tyres, Avon recognizes that pneumatic tyres are where the future?s headed and starts development, despite the fact that there are fewer than 50 British made cars on the road at this time. By 1901 Avon opens its first pneumatic tyre production line.
1906
Demand is growing and Avon wants to make it bigger still; the company takes its very first advertisement in ?The Autocar?.
1911
Motorbikes are growing popular so Avon starts making tyres for them.
1914-18
There?s a war on and unlike previous conflicts mechanised weapons and transportation are coming to the fore. Avon assists the British war effort by producing tyres for just about every type of military vehicle.
1920s
There?s an inevitable post-war slump. Avon responds by exercising its powers of innovation ? it?s one of the first tyre companies to produce the soon to be popular ?cord? car tyre.
1933
Avon knows it makes great tyres but Rolls-Royce confirms their quality by specifying them as standard equipment. Avon continues the relationship to this day. And the company is ?floated? on the London Stock Exchange.
1941
Europe?s at war again and Avon?s 2500 employees work flat-out during the whole of the conflict.
1956
Since the end of WW2 Avon?s growth has been rapid, so the time?s right for a complete modernization and expansion of its tyre making plant. The overhaul takes five years, and increases production by an extraordinary 50 per cent.
1957
Avon dips its toe into the thrilling world of motorcycle racing for the first time, with some degree of success ? between 1958 and 1963, every solo world motorcycle champion rode on Avon tyres.
1959
Aston Martin fits Avon competition tyres to its 'works' sports car racers and cleans up in this year's World Sports Car championship.
1961
More innovation, this time in the form of a special ?cling? rubber compound for car and motorcycle tyres that greatly increases their wet weather performance. Annual tyre production at Avon?s Melksham plant stands at 1.5 million units; impressive stuff given how comparatively few cars there were around at the start of the ?60s compared with now.
1966
Disaster. Well, almost. In August what will later be known as the ?Great Fire of Melksham? rips through the finished goods store and threatens the entire factory. Although the fire rages for hours, Avon?s undaunted workforce is back making tyres within 24 hours.
1970s
There?s a rush to develop radial tyre technology and Avon is at the forefront of it, another example of the spirit of innovation that?s a major strand of the company?s DNA. Radial tyres are now almost universal.
1981
The lure of the race circuit beckons as Avon teams up with International Race Tyre Services (IRTS) and enters the competition tyre market. The project works out so well that Avon opens a racing tyre production facility.
1982
Avon?s race tyres prove so capable that the company wins a three-year deal to supply all the tyres for Formula 3. That ?three year? contract is still going strong today.
1983
Avon?s tyres are such a hit on the race track that it makes sense to create its own racing division, Avon Racing, to design, develop and sell competition tyres around the world.
1985
Avon gains the prestigious BS5750 certification (now known as ISO 9001) an independent and internationally recognised quality standard; Avon?s the first UK tyre maker to be awarded the honour.
1986
Another chequered flag moment for Avon Racing as motorsport?s governing body, the FIA, awards the company the contract to supply racing tyres for Formula 3000, starting from the 1988 season; Avon remains the official tyre supplier to Formula 3000 to this day.
1993
The winning streak continues as Formula Ford signs up Avon Racing as its official tyre supplier for the UK and Europe.
1995 - Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, introduces the Thoroughbred Grand Prix (TGP) championship for 3.0-litre non-turbo Formula 1 cars that raced in events between 1966 and 1985. Avon Racing supplies the tyres and continues to do so to this day.
1996
Another series for older open-wheeler race cars is launched - the EuroBOSS championship is for ex-Indy cars, pre-1988 F1 cars and F3000 chassis with unlimited capacity engines. A tyre supplier is needed and Avon Racing does the honors.
1997
A new dawn for Avon as it is acquired by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Ohio, USA. The deal gives Avon access to even more high-tech design and development facilities.
2000
Avon pushes forward the boundaries of radial motorcycle tyre design with the Azaro range; this high performance tyre successfully blends great grip with long life. Meanwhile, Avon Racing clinches a three-year deal to provide tyres for the US Formula 2000 National Championship.
2001
Reinforcing its position as a producer of high performance car tyres, Avon launches the low-profile, high speed ZZ3 range.
2002
The technologies that created the original Azaro bike tyre have been refined and improved; the new Azaro grips harder, lasts longer.
2003
Avon Racing continues to supply competition tyres to more than 150 race championships around the world. Meanwhile, Avon's range of high performance road car tyres continues to expand its coverage of the sports car market, and its outstanding range of motorcycle tyres, particularly the exciting Azaro series, makes more and more new friends.
Avon Motorcycle History
1885
We have lift off! E G Brown and J C Margeston turn a former cloth mill near Bath into a rubber products factory.
1890
Business is booming; Avon outgrows its original premises and moves to Melksham in Wiltshire, Great Britain. We haven?t moved since.
1897
Already expert at making solid tyres, Avon recognizes that pneumatic tyres are where the future?s headed and starts development, despite the fact that there are fewer than 50 British made cars on the road at this time. By 1901 Avon opens its first pneumatic tyre production line.
1906
Demand is growing and Avon wants to make it bigger still; the company takes its very first advertisement in ?The Autocar?.
1911
Motorbikes are growing popular so Avon starts making tyres for them.
1914-18
There?s a war on and unlike previous conflicts mechanised weapons and transportation are coming to the fore. Avon assists the British war effort by producing tyres for just about every type of military vehicle.
1920s
There?s an inevitable post-war slump. Avon responds by exercising its powers of innovation ? it?s one of the first tyre companies to produce the soon to be popular ?cord? car tyre.
1933
Avon knows it makes great tyres but Rolls-Royce confirms their quality by specifying them as standard equipment. Avon continues the relationship to this day. And the company is ?floated? on the London Stock Exchange.
1941
Europe?s at war again and Avon?s 2500 employees work flat-out during the whole of the conflict.
1956
Since the end of WW2 Avon?s growth has been rapid, so the time?s right for a complete modernization and expansion of its tyre making plant. The overhaul takes five years, and increases production by an extraordinary 50 per cent.
1957
Avon dips its toe into the thrilling world of motorcycle racing for the first time, with some degree of success ? between 1958 and 1963, every solo world motorcycle champion rode on Avon tyres.
1959
Aston Martin fits Avon competition tyres to its 'works' sports car racers and cleans up in this year's World Sports Car championship.
1961
More innovation, this time in the form of a special ?cling? rubber compound for car and motorcycle tyres that greatly increases their wet weather performance. Annual tyre production at Avon?s Melksham plant stands at 1.5 million units; impressive stuff given how comparatively few cars there were around at the start of the ?60s compared with now.
1966
Disaster. Well, almost. In August what will later be known as the ?Great Fire of Melksham? rips through the finished goods store and threatens the entire factory. Although the fire rages for hours, Avon?s undaunted workforce is back making tyres within 24 hours.
1970s
There?s a rush to develop radial tyre technology and Avon is at the forefront of it, another example of the spirit of innovation that?s a major strand of the company?s DNA. Radial tyres are now almost universal.
1981
The lure of the race circuit beckons as Avon teams up with International Race Tyre Services (IRTS) and enters the competition tyre market. The project works out so well that Avon opens a racing tyre production facility.
1982
Avon?s race tyres prove so capable that the company wins a three-year deal to supply all the tyres for Formula 3. That ?three year? contract is still going strong today.
1983
Avon?s tyres are such a hit on the race track that it makes sense to create its own racing division, Avon Racing, to design, develop and sell competition tyres around the world.
1985
Avon gains the prestigious BS5750 certification (now known as ISO 9001) an independent and internationally recognised quality standard; Avon?s the first UK tyre maker to be awarded the honour.
1986
Another chequered flag moment for Avon Racing as motorsport?s governing body, the FIA, awards the company the contract to supply racing tyres for Formula 3000, starting from the 1988 season; Avon remains the official tyre supplier to Formula 3000 to this day.
1993
The winning streak continues as Formula Ford signs up Avon Racing as its official tyre supplier for the UK and Europe.
1995 - Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, introduces the Thoroughbred Grand Prix (TGP) championship for 3.0-litre non-turbo Formula 1 cars that raced in events between 1966 and 1985. Avon Racing supplies the tyres and continues to do so to this day.
1996
Another series for older open-wheeler race cars is launched - the EuroBOSS championship is for ex-Indy cars, pre-1988 F1 cars and F3000 chassis with unlimited capacity engines. A tyre supplier is needed and Avon Racing does the honors.
1997
A new dawn for Avon as it is acquired by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Ohio, USA. The deal gives Avon access to even more high-tech design and development facilities.
2000
Avon pushes forward the boundaries of radial motorcycle tyre design with the Azaro range; this high performance tyre successfully blends great grip with long life. Meanwhile, Avon Racing clinches a three-year deal to provide tyres for the US Formula 2000 National Championship.
2001
Reinforcing its position as a producer of high performance car tyres, Avon launches the low-profile, high speed ZZ3 range.
2002
The technologies that created the original Azaro bike tyre have been refined and improved; the new Azaro grips harder, lasts longer.
2003
Avon Racing continues to supply competition tyres to more than 150 race championships around the world. Meanwhile, Avon's range of high performance road car tyres continues to expand its coverage of the sports car market, and its outstanding range of motorcycle tyres, particularly the exciting Azaro series, makes more and more new friends.
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