Webb Ellis (sportswear)
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Sports equipment |
Founded | 2003[1] |
Founder | Rod and Lawrence Webb [1] |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Lawrence Webb, CEO[3] |
Products | Sportswear, rugby union balls, netballs, accessories |
Website | webbellisrugby.co.uk |
Webb Ellis Limited is a British manufacturing company based in London. The company, focused on rugby union and netball, manufactures a wide range of sports equipment, including sportswear, rugby union balls, protective gear, and accessories.[1]
In the last years, Webb Ellis expanded its direction entering to the market of school uniforms.[4]
History
[edit]The company was founded in January 2003 by Rod and Lawrence Webb, as a manufacturer of products for the practise of rugby union that included team uniforms, boots and balls.[1]
The first important contract for Webb Ellis came the same year of its foundation, when the company signed a deal with European Professional Club Rugby to supply official balls for the European Champions Cup (then "Heineken Cup"). Three years later, the Welsh Rugby Union chose the Webb Ellis balls for its national team home internationals. During the following years, Webb Ellis expanded its business area adding distributors in Ireland, France, USA, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.[1]
Sponsorships
[edit]Clubs and associations that have/had deals with Webb Ellis include:
Current
[edit]Banco Hipotecario
Los Cedros
Centro Naval
Círculo Universitario
Marista
San Carlos
Sociedad Hebraica
SITAS
Los Tilos
Sociedad Hebraica
Wallingford RFC
Former
[edit]Clubs
[edit]CASA de Padua
Los Cedros
DAOM
Delta[5]
La Salle
Lanús RC
Liceo Militar
Liceo RC (Mendoza)
Lomas Athletic[5]
Los Tilos[6]
Mariano Moreno
San Lorenzo
Tigre RC
Bogotá Athletic Club
South Leicester[5]
Brooklyn
New York
Michigan RU
Unions
[edit]Buenos Aires RU - referees kits [7]
Córdoba RU
Rosario RU
Tucumán RU
Welsh Rugby Union - ball supplier
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e History on Webb Ellis (archived, 29 Nov 2011)
- ^ Web Ellis on Company Data Rex website
- ^ Webb Ellis on Bloomberg business website
- ^ Schools on Webb Ellis, 5 Dec 2019
- ^ a b c Teams signing with Webb Ellis - official website
- ^ "Webb Ellis renueva con Los Tilos" - Argentine Webb Ellis official blog, 2012-01-02
- ^ Los árbitros de la URBA estrenaron indumentaria on Argentine website (archived), Mar 4, 2016