Dunlop Sport is a division of Pacific Brands

Pacific Brands

Pacific Brands is a major Australian company marketing Berlei, Bonds, Clarks , Dunlop, Everlast, Grosby, Holeproof, Hush Puppies, King Gee, Malvern Star, Sheridan, Slazenger, Sleepmaker and Tontine . It once held the Asian Pacific licence for British Knights footwear. It was formed as a division of...

 of Australia. The company is not connected to Sports Direct

Sports Direct

Sports Direct International plc is a British retailing group. Founded in 1982 by former county squash coach Mike Ashley, the company is now the UK's largest sporting retailer through a number of retail subsidiaries and sports equipment brands. Although now a publicly traded company on the London...

, which owns rights to the Dunlop brand outside Australia and New Zealand.

Dunlop Australia first manufactured sandshoes in 1924. In 1939 the company introduced the Dunlop Volley

Dunlop Volley

Dunlop Volley is a brand of sandshoe popular in Australia, similar to the Plimsoll shoe. It is produced by Dunlop Sport, part of Pacific Brands....

 shoe, which is still manufactured.

Dunlop Australia acquired many other shoe businesses, including some in the US. As a result the company introduced the Dunlop KT-26

Dunlop KT-26

The Dunlop KT-26 is a running shoe made by Dunlop Sport .The KT-26 was developed in 1976 by Jerry Stuberfield in Portland, Oregon, USA...

running shoe, which originated in the US and is now sold mainly in Australia.

Dunlop Sport also produces tennis racquets and balls, squash equipment and golf clubs and balls.

Dunlop Sport was owned by Pacific Dunlop (which Dunlop Australia became) until 2001, when Pacific Brands was sold.