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 Founder Andrew Ritchie with a folded Brompton bicycle | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 3, 1976[1] |
| Headquarters | Greenford, Greater London, England, UK |
Key people | |
| Products | Folding bicycle |
| Revenue | £42 million+ (2019)[3][4] |
| £3.4 million+[4] | |
Number of employees | 315[5][3] |
| Website | brompton |
Brompton Bicycle Limited, trading as Brompton, is a British manufacturer of folding bicycles based in Greenford, London.[6]
The Brompton folding bicycle and accessories are the company's core product, noted for its self-supporting compact size when stored. All available models of the folding bicycle are based on the same hinged frame and 16-inch (35×349 mm) tyre size. Components are added, removed, or replaced by titanium parts to form the many variations. The modular design has remained fundamentally unchanged since the original patent was filed by Andrew Ritchie in 1979,[7] with small details being refined by continual improvement. Ritchie was awarded the 2009 Prince Philip Designers Prize for work on the bicycle.[8][9][10]
Brompton is the largest volume bicycle manufacturer in Britain,[11] producing approximately 50,000 bicycles each year.[5] The company's bicycles are also available for hire.[12]
- ^ "BROMPTON BICYCLE LIMITED overview". Companies House. 3 June 1976. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Smale, Will (2013). "Brompton boss: The bike-maker who disproved the doubters". bbc.co.uk. London: BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b Wood, Zoe (9 November 2009). "Brompton Bicycle: crafted for cult appeal". The Guardian (Financial). p. 28. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
Sales are up more than 25% this year ... all 115 staff
- ^ a b Kochan, Nick (30 September 2008). "The Brompton comes of age". The Spectator. UK. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ a b Smale, Will (14 July 2013). "Brompton boss: The bike-maker who disproved the doubters". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "new factory opens". 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "EP19790302096: Folding Bicycle". 10 March 1979. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ "Brompton bike creator wins UK's longest-running design award". The Independent. UK. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
Andrew Ritchie was named the winner of the 50th Prince Philip Design Award
- ^ "Royal award for fold-up bike man". BBC News. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Sutton, Mark (12 November 2009). "Brompton founder honoured". Bike Biz. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ Laurance, Ben (7 August 2005). "The bicycle that turned into folding money". The Observer. UK. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
Ritchie controls and runs Brompton Bicycle,
- ^ "Brompton's folding bikes are available for hire – with new locations". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.