Bukta is an English sportswear

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which was founded in 1879 in

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. Originally a private manufacturer, the family business gained recognition for having produced

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and rugby equipment for many teams in the United Kingdom. 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. In 1884, football team

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was pictured wearing kit produced by Bukta.La Historia de Bukta
on Cambiodecamiseta.com Later

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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. It was one of the first companies to produce uniforms for the

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and

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and produced underwear and hospital and tropical uniforms for the

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for the

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. 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,

. Members of the Buck family ran the company until 1982 when a consortium led by Hugh Fraser purchased it. Between 1974-'80, they manufactured the players' kit for

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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. Much of Bukta's design and distribution is outsourced to the Cavden Group.

References

External links

Official website
(archived)
Bukta Vintage (brand relaunch)
(archived) {{Sports equipment brands Sportswear brands Companies based in Stockport Companies established in 1879 Sporting goods manufacturers of the United Kingdom