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Timeline of principal datesCrest of the Raleigh Cycle Company, 1920s

1886 Woodhead, Angois and Ellis based on Raleigh Street, Nottingham
1887 The Raleigh Cycle Company is established on Russell Street, Nottingham
1889 The Raleigh Cycle Company becomes a limited company
1893 A.A. 'Zimmy' Zimmerman becomes world amateur champion
1896 New factory is opened on Faraday Road, Lenton
1900 The 'All-Steel Bicycle' is first introduced
1902 Sturmey-Archer gears are first used, and after testing offered to the public in 1903
1904The Raleighette launched
1905Motor cycles introduced
1906Robin Hood Cycle Company Ltd. acquired
1914Over 50,000 cycles produced
1914-
1918
400 million parts produced for the Forces as part of the munitions effort
1920The Nottingham presswork acquired
1921Sir Frank Bowden dies; Sir Harold Bowden takes over chairmanship
1921Motor cycle production resumes after the war
1925Factory site increases to 20 acres
1928114,072 cycles produced
1931Head office (designed by T. Cecil Howitt) opens on Lenton Boulevard
1932Humber Ltd. (Cycle Division) acquired
1931-
1936
Safety Seven car in production
1934Company renamed Raleigh Industries Ltd.
1936Motorised production ceases
1937Invention of the Sturmey-Archer Dynohub
1939409,479 cycles produced
1939-
1945
Second World War munitions production
1943Rudge Whitworth Ltd. acquired
1943Gradual Payments (Nottingham Ltd.) acquired
1946Factory increases to 28 acres, employing 5000 people
1946'Winkie' tricycle introduced - the first in the toy range
1947-
1948
Boston USA Plant acquired to become Raleigh Industries of America Inc.
1949Sen-Raleigh Industries of India Ltd. established
1950Raleigh Industries of South Africa Ltd. established
19511,010,077 cycles produced
1952Duke of Edinburgh opens new factory; the site now covers 40 acres and employs 7,000
1954Triumph Cycle Company Ltd. acquired
1955Reg Harris wins his fourth sprint professional world title
1955Sir Harold Bowden retires as chairman; George Wilson assumes role
1957Birmingham Small Arms Company acquired (includes New Hudson and Sunbeam Cycles)
1957Raleigh Cycle Industries of Canada Ltd. established
195720 acre Factory Number 3 opened by Field Marshall Lord Montgomery
1958The first mopeds are introduced
1960Raleigh Industries merges with Tube Investments to become TI Raleigh; Hercules and Phillips are now part of the Raleigh family
1960Sir Harold Bowden dies
1965The RSW 16 launched
1967Moulton Cycles acquired
1967Cox of Watford acquired (car seat manufacturers)
1968Queen Elizabeth II visits the Raleigh factories
1969Dreamline range of prams and pushchairs launched
1970UK launch of the 'Chopper'
1970Production ceases of motorised products
1974Ilkeston Specialist Bicycle Unit formed
1976'Grifter', 'Boxer' and 'Strika' models launched
1979Visit of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
1982-
1984
'BMX/Burner' boom
1983Head office on Lenton Boulevard sold to Nottingham City Council
1983Head office moves to Triumph Road, Lenton
1985UK launch of All Terrain Bikes (ATB's)
1987Centenary Year; Derby International takes control of company
1988-
1990
Boom years for All Terrain and Mountain bikes
1989Factory Number 1 sold
1990Visit of Princess Diana
1990The original Factory Number 1 building is demolished; the area from Lenton Boulevard to Faraday Road is no longer occupied by Raleigh
1997Parts of the Raleigh site are sold to The University of Nottingham for use as the new Jubilee Campus
2001Raleigh companies worldwide acquired by the management from The Derby Cycle Corporation, and the new style Raleigh brand is launched
2003Last remaining factory on Triumph Road is demolished; production moves overseas and head office relocates to Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
2004'Chopper' re-launched
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