Webb Ellis supplies rugby match balls, playing kit and leisure apparel to clubs, schools and rugby bodies. Its own history page says Welsh Rugby Union, the Heineken Cup, D1A and World Rugby tournaments have used its match balls, and that it has supplied apparel to regional unions and clubs. Those examples are presented as historical claims by the company, not proof that every agreement remains active. The brand's name references the rugby origin story, but the site's timeline of the sport should not be confused with the founding date of the equipment business.
Same category, HQ in United Kingdom
SPSports Direct is a UK sports retailer founded in 1982 by Mike Ashley, who opened his first shop selling sporting and skiing goods in Maidenhead. It sells sports clothing, footwear, accessories and equipment in store and online, from brands such as Nike, adidas and Slazenger. It has hundreds of stores across the UK, Europe and Malaysia and is part of Frasers Group.
Sports retail
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
GIGill Marine makes sailing clothing and gear designed to protect sailors from the elements on the water. The brand has been going since 1975 and its headquarters is in Nottingham, England.
Sports apparel and footwear
HUHUUB Design makes wetsuits and apparel for triathlon, swimming and cycling, designed around hydrodynamics and athlete performance. It was founded in 2012 by Dean Jackson, who had three decades of experience across the swim, bike and run industries, and the brand takes its name from human movement specialist Professor Huub Toussaint. HUUB's history highlights its signing of the Brownlees.
Specialist sports equipment
MOMoon Climbing makes climbing clothing, accessories and training equipment, including chalk bags, fingerboards and the MoonBoard training board, which offers more than 120,000 problems from 6A+ (V3) to 8B+ (V14) with an app of videos and global benchmarks. Climber Ben Moon founded the company in 2002 to make simple, functional products built to last. It is a small independent business based in Sheffield and 100% owned by Ben Moon.
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
SPSpeedo is a swimwear and swimming-equipment brand born in Australia in 1928, according to Pentland Brands, whose family it joined in 1991. It makes competition and training swimsuits, goggles and other pool equipment, and its history traces products from the Racerback suit to Fastskin racing suits. Speedo's own historical page notes athletes wearing its suits at past Olympic Games; those historical results do not imply that the brand currently sponsors every swimmer mentioned.
Swimwear and swimming equipment
ZOZoggs sells swimwear and swimming equipment for people learning to swim as well as regular swimmers. Its own corporate page says the brand has been part of the HEAD Group since 2020 and places it within the group's water-sports portfolio. HEAD also operates divisions in racquet sports, winter sports, sportswear and licensing, but the Zoggs entry focuses on aquatic products rather than treating every HEAD division as a Zoggs product. The parent-company link and date come from the brand's own page, so they are included rather than inferred from shared branding.
Specialist sports equipment
