Gul (clothing)
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| Type | Limited company |
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| Industry | Watersports clothing |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom |
| Key people | Dennis Cross (founder) |
| Products | Clothing Wetsuits |
| Employees | 160+ |
| Subsidiaries | Hawtin Plc[1] |
| Website | gul.co.uk |
Gul International is a British clothing company that specialises in watersports clothing and wetsuits. The company is based in the Cornish town of Bodmin.
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[edit] History
Gul was founded by Dennis Cross after realising there was a need for a solution to the cold Atlantic waters. After making a make-shift wetsuit Cross decided to produce the suits on a larger and more professional scale creating the foundation of Gul in 1967.
Gul is credited with pioneering the first one-piece wetsuit in 1974/75. It was first nicknamed the 'steamer' because of the steam given off from the suit once taken off allowing heat held inside to escape. Further expansion was given to the company when windsurfing was introduced in the mid 1970s as wetsuits are ideal for the sport. Gul started to diversify in the 1980s when it introduced its first watch.
In 1996 Gul moved to a new 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) factory in Bodmin costing around £2 million.
[edit] Sponsorship
Gul has sponsored leading British surfers , Mark Harris, Josh Knowles and Tom Butler
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Callywith Gaten". www.hawtin.co.uk. 23 September 2008. http://www.hawtin.co.uk/Callywith.html.
[edit] External links
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