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Fulton Umbrellas

Coordinates: 51°32′13″N 0°16′23″W / 51.5369°N 0.2731°W / 51.5369; -0.2731
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Fulton Umbrellas
IndustryRetailer
Manufacturer
Founded1956
FounderArnold Fulton
HeadquartersLondon, England
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Nigel Fulton
ProductsUmbrella

Fulton Umbrellas is the United Kingdom's largest manufacturer of umbrellas, used by various members of the British Royal Family.[1]

History

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The "birdcage" transparent umbrella invented by Arnold Fulton

The company was founded in 1956 in London, England by Arnold Fulton,[2] an engineer and inventor, who was born in Poland and survived the Warsaw Ghetto, whose sister and brother-in-law ran an umbrella factory in Stockholm. He died in 2022 aged 91.[3]

As of 2006, they were the UK's leading manufacturer with a 35% market share, producing four million a year, and £30 million in annual retail sales.[4]

Fulton had a Royal Warrant from Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and in 2008 were granted one by the Queen.[4] The company is now run by the founder's son, Nigel Fulton.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The rainy day style that Prince William and Kate have inherited from the Queen". HELLO!. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "About Us". www.fultonumbrellas.com. Fulton Umbrellas. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. ^ Hagerty, James R. "Arnold Fulton Escaped the Holocaust and Became an Innovative Umbrella Maker". WSJ. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Royal Umbrella Reigns - Telegraph". Fashion.telegraph.co.uk. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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51°32′13″N 0°16′23″W / 51.5369°N 0.2731°W / 51.5369; -0.2731