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The OutdoorGear website offers a wide range of equipment for campers, walkers and anyone else who enjoys the outdoor life. With both very competitive prices and quick delivery the OutdoorGear website is always a popular choice. OutdoorGear - Brief Company History In these days of multi-national companies and faceless conglomerates, Oswald Bailey Ltd. is among the small number of thriving 'household name' businesses to have remained a family concern for three generations. Now with an annual turnover in excess of £6 million, and more than 100 employees working in 18 shops throughout southern England and the midlands. The company was born in 1906 when Oswald Bailey - the son of a local boot and shoe-maker - opened a small shop in Newtown Row, Birmingham, selling miscellaneous second-hand goods. An energetic entrepreneur, Oswald soon took his business forward, opening more shops nearby, moving away from junk and into clothing, and earning the right to call himself a 'Government Contractor' by establishing trading contacts with a local army depot. His service connections stood him in good stead when, after the war, a booming trade in army surplus goods led to healthy profits being invested in further premises and, in 1927, to the incorporation of the business with limited liability. The company's financial strength enabled it not only to weather the world-wide recession of the late '20's and early '30's, but to expand into new areas. In addition to establishing a dominant position in Birmingham's Bullring, Oswald Bailey Ltd. opened its first shop in Bournemouth during 1930, with others following in Poole and Southampton. By this time, Oswald's two sons - Frank and John - had become directors of the company and, upon his retirement in 1948, Oswald decided to split the business between them. Frank, with the success of his diversification into a greater range of new goods, sports and casual wear, industrial clothing, tents and camping equipment, opened new shops in Southampton and Portsmouth, while his brother continued to build on the company's solid base in the midlands. By the time of Oswald's death in 1962, his name had become synonymous with the great outdoors, appearing over the doorways of no fewer than 14 shops. In 1980, the two parts of the business were brought back together and Frank's son Stephen took over as group director, initiating the use of computerised stock control the following year. Despite being a long-established family firm, Oswald Bailey is continuing to modernise and make full use of technological advances - as demonstrated by this web site, and the use of the internet to streamline the ordering and distribution of the ever-wider range of goods demanded by today's camping and outdoor enthusiasts. << Go to OutdoorGear UK >> |
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Products/Services/Brands offered by OutdoorGear UK: Camping, Snow wear, Clothing, Footwear, Rucksacks, GPS, Maps, Travel, Berghaus Range, Brasher Range, Craghopper Range, Gift Ideas, GPS accessories, GPS Systems, Platypus Range, Rucksacks, Daysacks, Sleeping Bags, Tents - Family/Marquee, Tents - Small/Touring, Tents, Beach Goods, Beds, Sleepa Mats, Bikes, Binoculars, Monoculars, Spotting Scopes, Night Vision Kit, Camp Furniture, Camping Accessories, Communications, Compasses, Pedometers, Corporate Wear, Doc Martens, First Aid Kits, Flasks, Cool Boxes, Footwear Accessories, Gaiters, Handkerchiefs, Belts, Harvey Waterproof Maps, Hydration Systems, Kids Bodywarmers, Kids Fleece Clothing, Kids Footwear, Kids Gloves, Kids Headwear, Kids Jackets, Kids School Bags, Kids Shorts, Kids Ski Wear, Kids Socks, Kids Thermal Underwear, Kids Travel Clothing, Kids Trousers, Ladies Bodywarmers, Ladies Fleece Clothing, Ladies Footwear, Ladies Gloves, Ladies Headwear, Ladies Jackets, Ladies Jumpers, Shirts, Ladies Rucksacks, Ladies Scarves, Ladies Shorts, Ladies Ski Wear, Ladies Socks, Ladies Thermal Underwear, Ladies Travel Clothing, Ladies Trousers, Laminated Outdoor Leisure, Luggage Accessories, Map Measurers, Cases, Mens Bodywarmers, Mens Fleece Clothing, Mens Footwear, Mens Gloves, Mens Headwear, Mens Jackets, Mens Jumpers, Shirts, T-Shirts, Mens Shorts, Mens Ski Wear, Mens Socks, Mens Travel Clothing, Mens Trousers, Mens Underwear, Military and Security Gear, Night Vision Units, Money Belts, Wallets, Bumbags, Mosquito Nets and Chemicals, Mosquito Repellents, Non Laminated Maps, Outdoor Scene Skiwear, Penknives, Multitools, Pillows, Sheets, Bedding, Pouches, Waistbags, Proofing Solutions, Pullovers, Pumps, Inflators, Rucksack Accessories, Shirts, T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Ski Accessories, Snugpak Gear, Stopwatches, Stoves, Lights, Fuel, Straps, Bungees, Sun Protection, Tableware, Cutlery, Pans, Tent Bargains, Tent Poles, Pegs, Terra Nova, Therm-a-Rest Range, Thermal Underwear, ToeRag Accessories, Torches, Lights, Batteries, Trainers, Canvas Shoes, Travel Bags, Travel Clothing, Travel Electricals, Travel Extras, Umbrellas, Walking Sticks and Poles, Watches, Heart Rate Monitors, Speed Distance Systems, Water Carriers, Water Purification, Waterproof Bags and Pouches, Wellington Boots, Whistles, Work and Fashion Boots, Work Clothing, Yukon Optics
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