sports equipment fate broken up and sold . successor dunlop and slazenger brands to sports direct of the united kingdom 2014 . volley & shoes brands to brand collective pty ltd sold to anchorage capital partners 2014 . sports apparel to hanesbrands 2016 . founded 1924 defunct november 2014 & june 2016 parent pacific brands website www.dunlopfootwear.com.au dunlop sport australia produced sports goods including shoes apparel equipment and accessories such as the iconic dunlop volley sandshoes dunlop kt 26 running shoes tennis racquets and balls squash equipment and golf clubs and balls . it was a division of dunlop australia which became pacific dunlop in 1986 and became a division of the pacific brands company when it was spun off as a separate company in 2001 . 1 dunlop australia first manufactured sandshoes in 1924 . 2 in 1939 the company introduced the dunlop volley shoes which are still manufactured . dunlop australia acquired many other shoe businesses including some in the us . 3 as a result the company introduced the dunlop kt 26 running shoe which originated as the osaga kt 26 in the us and is now sold mainly in australia and papua new guinea . from 1899 the dunlop australia company and dunlop brands in australia and new zealand were not connected to the dunlop brands in the rest of the world . 4 in november 2014 pacific brands sold its dunlop sport australia dunlop and slazenger brands to international brand management & licensing ibml a division of sports direct international plc. based in the united kingdom which already owned the dunlop and slazenger brands in every other market except australia and new zealand . pacific brands moved its volley and other shoe brands to its subsidiary brand collective pty ltd which was sold to private equity firm anchorage capital partners in november 2014 . see also edit dunlop sport dunlop brands references edit sydney morning herald 2 april 2004 history of dunlop footwear history of pacific dunlop brands & relationships on sports direct website dunlop sport website dunlop footwear website v t e dunlop holdings subsidiaries dunlop brands dunlop rubber dunlop slazenger dunlop sport dunlop sport australia dunlop tyres this article about an australian corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dunlop sport australia & oldid 742482321 categories sporting goods manufacturers of australiashoe brandsgolf equipment manufacturerstennis equipment manufacturerssporting goods brandscycle manufacturers of australiashoe companies of australiaaustralian company stubshidden categories use dmy dates from april 2011all 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 add links this page was last modified on 4 october 2016 at 00 26 . 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