slazenger industry sports goods founded 1946 headquarters england products badminton equipment website http www.carltonsports.com carlton sports a leading producer of badminton rackets and shuttlecocks was established in 1946 . carlton sports became a subsidiary group of dunlop slazenger international located in greenville south carolina which is now owned by sports direct . most of the research is done at the carlton research and development centre in camberley england . throughout its history the company has introduced a number of advances to the manufacture of badminton equipment . these include first to make an injection molded shuttle first to create a synthetic base first to design and make all metal racquets first to use stainless steel in the manufacture of racquets first to make a truly one piece racquet powerflo series first to design a flex system between shaft and handle first to make a one shot injection molded shuttle skirt the company claims to have sold more nylon shuttlecocks than any other company around the globe . references edit world badminton page this article about a corporation or company involved in entertainment leisure sports and or tourism is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title carlton sports & oldid 731022266 categories sporting goods manufacturers of the united kingdombadminton equipment manufacturerscompanies established in 1946english brandsleisure company stubshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles 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 deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 22 july 2016 at 12 06 . 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