Acerbis

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Acerbis S.p.A.
Company type Private
Industry Textile
Founded1973 (1973)
Headquarters,
Italy
Products Racing suits, helmets, shoulder pads, clothing, association football balls
Website acerbis.it

Acerbis S.p.A. is an Italian sporting goods manufacturing company. Acerbis focuses on motorcycle racing, producing racing suits, helmets, gloves, shoulder pads, and boots. Other products by Acerbis include association football balls and sportswear for multi-sport purposes, such as t-shirts, pants, shorts, socks, and other clothing items.

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History

The company was founded in 1973 by Franco Acerbis. The company began its business by producing motocross fenders, and then expanded its production to all thermoplastic components of motocross parts. It has two production units – one in Albino and one in the Czech Republic, and two distribution units, in the United States and the United Kingdom. [1]

Sponsorship

The company is the sponsor of the Netherlands round of 2017 Superbike World Championship (as Acerbis Dutch Round), as well as the shirt manufacturer of Italian football clubs: AlbinoLeffe, [2] and other teams. [3]

In 2016 Superbike World Championship, Acerbis sponsored the United Kingdom round. [4]

References

  1. "Acerbis, 50 years of passion and innovation: and celebrate by giving yourself a Guinness World Record". Archived from the original on 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. "AlbinoLeffe, UBI Banca ed Acerbis insieme per non… fermarsi!" (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. AlbinoLeffe. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. "Professional sport supply". Acerbis. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. "Acerbis launches Official WorldSBK Riding Gear and backs Dutch Round". Superbike World Championship. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.