Karakal is a racket sports brand best known for grips such as the PU Super Grip, which it says is trusted by top international players. The brand originated in Belgium in 1978, owned by SPGS Dendermonde, and its founder Roger Vercambre died in 2015. The Karakal mark was used on shoes, rackets and clothing; Karakal UK began distributing in the UK in 1981 and bought the UK and Ireland rights in 1985.
Same category, HQ in United Kingdom
CACancha designs customizable tennis, padel and travel bags. The company was founded by former professional tennis player Jack Oswald and is incorporated in Dorset, England.
Customizable tennis and travel bags
RSRSL supplies badminton shuttlecocks and equipment through a European distributor and other regional channels. Its European site says the manufacturer uses automated factories for consistent feather-shuttle production and reports sales of 66 million shuttlecocks a year; that volume is a company claim, not an independently audited current figure. RSL also says it sponsors international tournaments and players and assists badminton development programmes in some countries. The cited page does not name a current tournament or player contract, so no specific ongoing sponsorship is claimed here.
Specialist sports equipment
SLSlazenger is a sports brand founded in 1881, first known for tennis and golf equipment and later expanding into clothing and footwear. The brand says it has supplied Wimbledon with its official tennis balls since 1902, a partnership it describes as the longest-running in sports sponsorship. Slazenger has been part of Frasers Group since 2004. The dates and ownership are stated by the group; its ranking of the partnership is a company claim.
Specialist sports equipment
APApeks is a British scuba diving brand known for regulators, BCDs, masks and dive wear, and is part of Aqualung. Its history page says two diving and engineering enthusiasts started it in the mid-1970s.
Scuba regulators and diving equipment
APPioneer of ultralight rackless luggage, developing waterproof race and expedition packs tested across long-distance cycling events. The range is split across racing, expedition and backcountry systems, using rackless bags for long-distance road, gravel and off-road travel.
Ultralight bikepacking bags
BEBerghaus is a British outdoor clothing and equipment brand founded in 1966 by Gordon Davison and Peter Lockey in North East England, where it is still based. It makes durable kit for time outdoors, from everyday walks to mountain adventures. The brand also runs a repair programme, Repairhaus, to keep its gear in use for longer.
Outdoor clothing and equipment
