36 years of heritage in performance apparel
1970
In 1970 Ron Hill is the first ever Britain to win the Boston Marathon, in
2hrs 10mins 30secs
Ron Hill also strikes gold at the Commonwealth Games recording
a time of 2hrs 9mins 28secs
On 9th September 1970 Ron Hill sets up Ron Hill Sports
1972
Dr Ron Hill designs and produces the first edition of the
Trackster©.
1975
Ron Hill Sports opens it's first shop, in Hyde Cheshire, following on from
the early success of the mail order business, which Ron Hill ran from his home
since 1970.
1978
Ron Hill Sports reaches a turnover of £200,000. 3 products drive the
business: the Marathon Vest, Union Jack Short & Tracksters©
1981
1st London Marathon founded by Chris Brasher.
The running boom is on the increase and London Marathon provides the catalyst
to the brand.
Chris Brasher is the distributor of New Balance shoes whilst Ron Hill is the
distributor of Nike shoes in the UK .
Ron Hill Sports grows in numbers with its employees coming from graduate and
running backgrounds
1985
1000 stores on Ron Hill Sports books. Running specific stores open by the
week along with general sports stores looking towards running as a key driver
for success.
1989
Sales exceed £6million from Ron Hill Sports retail
outlets and branded products.
1990s
Global brand dominance grows and sees and increasingly competitive running
market
1991
Peaco Group buys Ron Hill Sports and Dr. Ron Hill acts as ambassador to the
brand.
1999
At a time early in the gym movement boom, the Ron Hill
business is mainly driven by Trackster© sales.
Ron Hill Sports is now owned by OSC Ltd
2001
A new team is at Ronhill® bringing a new dynamic to the brand, focusing
on the core running apparel at the heart of Ronhill® and also a strong
focus on design and development of the women's run and fitness apparel.
2002
Spring Summer 2002 range is a split mix of run and bike apparel with a women's
run collection forming a small 11 piece range which expands slightly during
the Autumn Winter season. The bike collection is a 26 product strong collection.
2003
In May 2003 OSC Ltd is sold to Swiss Cutlery Ltd giving
Ronhill® new stability
to expand the brand.
Autumn Winter 2003: the Ronhill® collection comprised of Elite run - 15
products, a new warm-up range of 5 pieces, Marathon run which was a mix of
8 products and also thermal and Hi-Viz clothing.
In addition to this was a range of women's run clothing
consisting of 17 pieces. Ronhill® also produced 5 different sock and
a range gloves and hats. This was in addition to a smaller 14-piece bike
range.
2004
Spring Summer 2004 was the launch of a new women's run collection featuring
21 products, up from 11 in 2002, including 7 brand new products including an
innovative seamless collection of tops and a short that expanded upon the core
run apparel.
In total the men's range consisted of 29 products, which
along with the 21 strong female clothing range. The brand had in a short
space of time developed from a men's run and bike focus to a more male and
female run & exercise
emphasis.
Ronhill® also launches 'All Terrain Gear' a range of
10 products for outdoor enthusiasts which features 3 jackets including the
Summit jacket, 3 mid pieces and 4 leg wear pieces.
Autumn Winter 2004 saw the launch of the men's Classic
range taking over from the Marathon collection. The Classic range is still
featured in today's Ronhill® collection
and is a definitive range of basic running apparel that compliments the main
Elite collection. Also in Autumn Winter 2004 is a 17-piece Hi-Viz range consisting
of jackets, mid layers, leg wear and accessories. All are designed to put the
safety of nighttime runners as number one priority.
2005
A very balanced mix in Spring Summer 2005 of 25 men's run product and 24 piece
women's range was demonstrative of the re-direction of the brand following
the new team's arrival in 2001. The women's range featured many new products
including the Warm Down Hoodie and Pant that gave the collection more than
just run orientated designs by offering softer clothing pieces for relaxation,
light exercise and general fitness. The bike range is refined to an active
11-piece collection in a variety of colour ways.
Autumn Winter 2005 introduces a separate Fitness collection
into the Ronhill® range
for the first time. This range of 10 women's exercise products compliments
the 15 piece Elite run collection by using similar styles and garment colours
to bring the 2 collections together.
Ronhill® links up with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise money through the
sale of it women's Elite and Fitness collections for the charity. Over £5000
was raised in the first year.
2006
Spring Summer 2006 saw the Ronhill® collection feature
new innovative products from the men's Solution jacket and Air Con Tee which
uses body mapping fabric technology.
In Autumn Winter the Ronhill® collections were renamed for a new season.
The men's elite run collection, known as Advance, and women's elite, known
as, Aspiration feature new jackets, mid layer pieces and leg wear. The Hi-Viz
range is subject to a complete design overhaul as is now currently available
in Fluo yellow & Black and for the first time in men and women's specific
collections. The range is renamed Vizion.
Ronhill® launched a brand new range of accessories
in the new Additions range. 3 new socks for both genders and new hats and
gloves compliment old favourites.
The ever present and popular Trackster© range, the iconic sports leg
wear from Ronhill®, is refined, updated and upgraded to feature new technical
benefits.
Ronhill® expands upon the relationship with Breast Cancer Campaign to
join with other brands in the OSC Group including Sprayway® to donate £25,000
to the charity during Autumn Winter 2006 and Spring Summer 2007.
2007
Ronhill® launches its Spring Summer 2007 collection,
which features the latest fabrics, designs and is strongly regarded its best
and most complete collection to date. Brand new Spring Summer designs of
shorts, vests and tees feature in the latest Advance, Classic, Aspiration
and Celestial ranges.
A new junior collection is a part of the range for the first time.
The Trackster© celebrates its 35th anniversary since
its innovative design and production back in 1972.
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