Bukta

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Bukta
Type Public
Industry Textile
Founded1879;144 years ago (1879) as "E.R. Buck and Sons"
FounderEdward Robinson Buck
FateCompany sold in 1982; remains as a brand [1]
Headquarters
Brinksway, Stockport
,
UK
Area served
Europe
Products Sportswear

Bukta is an English sportswear brand which was founded in 1879 in Stockport, Cheshire. Originally a private manufacturer, the family business gained notoriety for having produced football and rugby equipment for many teams in the United Kingdom. [2]

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It was also, for much of the 20th century, a leading brand of tents and camping equipment.

History

E.R. Buck & Sons was founded in 1879, mainly producing shorts for soldiers fighting in the Boer Wars. [3] In 1884, football team Nottingham Forest was pictured wearing kit produced by Bukta. [2] [3] Later Newcastle United and others were wearing kit made by Bukta.

In 1885, Bukta moved into a new factory at Woodside in Poynton, leased from Lord Vernon, employing fewer than 30 people. [3] It was one of the first companies to produce uniforms for the Scout Movement and Girl Guides and produced underwear and hospital and tropical uniforms for the British Army for the First World War. [3] In 1920, Bucks bought the factory in the sale of the Vernon Estate. In 1923, 'E.R. Buck and Sons' became a limited company; by that time it employed between 130 and 200 people.

In 1943, the factory in Poynton was closed and the company moved to a factory at Brinksway, Stockport. Members of the Buck family ran the company until 1982 when a consortium led by Sir Hugh Fraser purchased it. [2]

Football teams that have worn kits produced by Bukta include Aberdeen, Ajax, Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Brighton and Hove Albion, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Chesterfield, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Dundee, Dundee United, Everton, Falkirk, Feyenoord, Grimsby Town, Hearts, Hibernian, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Leicester City, Leyton Orient, Limavady United, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Motherwell, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale, Raith Rovers F.C., Rochdale, Rotherham United, Scunthorpe United, Sevilla FC, Sheffield Wednesday, Southend United, Stockport County, Stranraer, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, Vitesse Arnhem, Watford, Wolves, West Ham and Wycombe Wanderers. Rochester Lancers of the second American Soccer League and, later, the North American Soccer League, were also outfitted for a time by Bukta.

In 2005, the Bukta brand was relaunched, having had millions of pounds spent on it, after an absence of more than six years, as a brand for up-market independent stores. [4] Much of Bukta's design and distribution is outsourced to the Cavden Group. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Sportswear Brand Histories – Bukta, 23 Mar 2008
  2. 1 2 3 La Historia de Bukta on Cambiodecamiseta.com (in Spanish)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "The History of Bukta". Football Shirt Culture. 2006-12-22. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  4. ↑ "About Bukta". Bukta. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  5. ↑ "Bukta". Cavden. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
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