please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources parris cues news newspapers books scholar jstor free images october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message parris cues the ultimate in cue craftsmanship industry sports equipment founded london uk 1984 1984 founder john parris headquarters london uk products snooker & pool cues cases & accessories website http www.parriscues.com parris cues are a snooker cue maker headquartered in london . founded in 1984 the company was started by john parris as an evolution of a keen interest in snooker and the need for maintenance and repair of his own cue . parris cues products are exclusively produced at the company s forest hill london uk workshop . the company sells its cues worldwide to players of all cue sports . 1 the first notable major cue repair was performed in 1987 when steve davis s cue snapped at the ferrule whilst playing in the rothman s grand prix . it was decided the best option for repair whilst maintaining the cues balance and therefore playability was to extend the butt by the same length lost from the tip but this meant sawing the famous cue in snooker in two . 2 parris cues have been used by professional players including ronnie o sullivan jimmy white steve davis stephen hendry stephen maguire john higgins & neil robertson . 3 references edit stein victor the billiard encyclopaedia page 108 . the stinehour press 1994 . smith terry . benson & hedges snooker year 6th edition page 123 . pelham books 1989 . robertson neil cues the professionals use http www.oceaniacuesports.com viewtopic.php p 34807 p34807 8 october 2010 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title parris cues & oldid 743132127 categories cue sports equipment manufacturersbritish companies established in 19841984 establishments in englandcompanies based in londonmanufacturing companies of englandmanufacturing companies established in 1984sporting goods manufacturers of the united kingdomhidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from october 2010all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles with a promotional tone from october 2010all articles with a promotional toneuse dmy dates from january 2013use british english from january 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 october 2016 at 01 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view