Carlton Sports is a British

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, focused on

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

and

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. Originally established in 1946, Carlton is currently part of the

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(formerly, "Sports Direct International"). Badminton equipment by Carlton include rackets,

shuttlecock A shuttlecock (also called a birdie or shuttle, or ball) is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape formed by feathers or plastic (or a synthetic alternative) embedded into a rounded cork (or ru ...

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, and

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s. For table tennis, Carlton offers rackets, balls, nets and post sets.

Overview

The former Carlton company became a subsidiary group of Dunlop Slazenger International, located in

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.Carlton company profile
on World Badminton website (archived, 20 Nov 2006) When DS was acquired by Sports International, Carlton was part of the group of brands traded. Throughout its history the company has introduced a number of advances to the manufacture of badminton equipment, which ranked its as the first in innovations such as to make an injection molded shuttle, to design and make all-metal racquets, to use stainless steel in the manufacture of racquets, to design a flex system between shaft and handle, and to make a one-shot injection molded shuttle skirt. The company claims to have sold more nylon shuttlecocks than any other company around the globe. English player and Olympic medalist

Nathan Robertson Nathan James Robertson (born 30 May 1977) from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event. He was educated at Dayncourt School Spe ...

was one of the players using Carlton equipment.Carlton brand
on Sports Direct, 16 Aug 2020

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* {{Running shoe brands Sporting goods manufacturers of the United Kingdom Badminton equipment manufacturers Manufacturing companies established in 1946 1946 establishments in England English brands Sports Direct