Two League Teams 1985 Company Bukta example essay topic

The Timeline of Bukta Sportswear - Britain's oldest sportswear maunfacturer 1879 Edward Buck and Sons begin trading. Bukta's production in 1879 was taken up almost entirely making shorts for the soldiers fighting the Boer War. 1884 Football - Nottingham Forest pictured wearing Bukta kit 1907 Scout movement - The historic gathering at Browse a Island, Poole Harbour takes place, hosted by Lord Baden Powell and marking the beginning of the scout movement. Bukta supply all uniforms and camping equipment for the gathering. 1909 Scout movement - Sea Scouts formed. Bukta supply uniforms 1914 Other - Bukta provide underwear and hospital and tropical uniforms during WWI 1933 Football - Bukta once again kit out supply both FA Cup, as they have done since 1920 1938 Company - E.R. Buck and Sons move to larger premises in Stockport 1972 Football - Ajax, captained by Johan Cruyff, win the first of three consecutive European Cups, wearing Bukta 1972 Promotional - A half hour BBC documentary is dedicated to Bukta as part of the Made in Britain series 1972 Winter sports sales account for 60% of Bukta business.

Business is good. 1973 Rugby Union - England beat the All Blacks in New Zealand for the first time in 40 years, wearing Bukta. The feat was not to be repeated again for another 30 years 1973 Promotional - Spo ga, Cologne, Sportswear exhibition - Bukta boasts one of largest stands 1974 Athletics - Commonwealth Games - Bukta supplies UK teams with kit 1974 Football - World Cup, West Germany - referees and linesmen in Bukta 1975 Football - West Ham win televised FA Cup final with Bukta logo emblazoned on shirt 1975 Cricket - Colin Cowdrey answers the call to join the touring party in Australia. Is told by captain Mike Denniss to 'get one of those floppy hats from Bukta' 1976 Rugby League - Widnes and St Helens contest the BBC televised Rugby League Challenge Cup Final wearing Bukta 1976 Cricket - TCC B force West Indies to cover up the Bukta motif for the third test at Old Trafford.

Famous 'we " ll make them grovel' tour as Richards, Roberts, Lloyd and Holding humiliate England captain Tony Greig. 1977 Rugby League - Leeds win an exciting televised Challenge Cup Final wearing Bukta 1978 Athletics - Bukta kits out the British Isles teams (except Wales) for the Commonwealth Games 1978 Cricket - Bukta supply the England cricket team kit for their Ashes Tour 1979 Promotional - Bukta run a series of ads in the trade press promising a big ad spend in their centenary year 1979 Company - Bukta are the first British sportswear company to celebrate a centenary 1980 Athletics - Bukta supply the 1980 Olympics 'training wear and track suits' for the GB team 1980 Swimming - Duncan Good hew steps forward to receive Britain's first Olympic gold of the Moscow Olympics - he has mysteriously taped over his Bukta logo and nobody knows why. Bukta express nothing more than polite surprise. 1980 Camping - Bukta, synonymous with camping gear since 1907, cease manufacturing camping equipment 1982 Company - Family company bought by consortium headed by Sir Hugh Fraser of House of Fraser. 1982 Cricket - England stars Allan Lamb and David Gower sign up to promote Bukta's cricket lines 1982 Company - The Sales Director, a Buck family member, commits suicide 1982 Company - Bukta agree to be British distributors for Italian sports shoe manufacturer, Super ga 1982 Football - Bukta, who at one time or another supplied every team in the football league, is supplying only two league teams 1985 Company - Bukta finally goes down - the Stockport factory closes, the name bought by French Connection to be marketed as Bukta Connection, production moved to Gateshead 1985 Company - Fran Cotton and Steve Smith take charge of Bukta Connection. They later form Cotton Traders.

1985 Promotional - Steve Smith makes a speech in which he boasts "we still sell scout and guide uniforms, rugby shirts for England and the Leeds rugby league team.