Gelert (company)

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Gelert Limited
Gelert
IndustryCamping and leisure
Founded13 June 1975 (1975-06-13)
HeadquartersMartland Park, Wigan
ProductsCamping, walking, and mountaineering equipment
Number of employees
40
Parent Frasers Group
Website gelert.com

Gelert Limited is a British camping and outdoor clothing importer founded in Gwynedd, north Wales. Since 2013, it has been owned by Frasers Group.

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History

The company is named after the dog Gelert of Prince Llywelyn the Great, who was Prince of Gwynedd. It started in Bryncir in Gwynedd in 1970. [1] In 2003 it announced plans for a £4.5 million expansion to its Porthmadog base, [2] which opened in 2004. It has the exclusive licence to the QuickPitch tent [3] designed by Bournemouth University graduate Franziska Conrad.

In 2012 the company closed its Porthmadog headquarters, which it relocated to its Widnes site. [1] In June 2013 the company went into administration and was taken over by Sports Direct International PLC. [4]

Products

Camping shop selling Gelert equipment The New Boot Room at Y Warws - geograph.org.uk - 394492.jpg
Camping shop selling Gelert equipment

The products it sells are:

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "Gelert to close Porthmadog base and relocate staff to Widnes", WalesOnline , 15 June 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    2. ↑ "Leisure gear firm expands", BBC News, 22 May 2003.
    3. ↑ QuickPitch Archived March 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
    4. ↑ Owen Hughes (26 June 2013) "Gelert bought out by Sports Direct securing 100 jobs ", Daily Post . Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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