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Brompton Bicycle

  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    Brompton chief warns axing tariffs on Chinese bicycles could ‘kill’ business

    Flood of cheaper products could hit an industry already struggling with stagnant post-pandemic demand

    A worker building a Brompton bike at the company’s factory in west London
  • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
    Brompton profits almost wiped out after lower UK and Europe sales

    British folding bike specialist cites economic headwinds and sector’s challenges as earnings drop below £5,000

    An employee inspecting a Brompton bike at Brompton’s factory in London, England
  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    Brompton tackles tougher terrain with first bike on bigger wheels

    UK fold-up specialist breaks with hyper-compact 16-inch format to add off-road model

    A woman standing next to a fold-up bike
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Brompton boss says decision to shun private equity helped weather downturn

    Britain’s largest bicycle maker wanted long-term investors to help it pay down debt rather than increase leverage

    A cyclist rides on a Brompton bicycle during a group ride in Beijing
  • Friday, 6 January, 2023
    Brompton’s profits plunge as inflation and supply chain pressures take toll

    UK’s largest bicycle maker suffers reversal in fortunes after cashing in on pandemic boom

    A Brompton factory worker
  • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
    InterviewHow to Lead
    Brompton’s Will Butler-Adams: ‘People have no idea what goes into a product. That’s not a good thing’

    The folding-bike company boss on the importance of manufacturing and why we need to ‘care more about the stuff we buy’

  • Friday, 25 February, 2022
    Brompton to fold up London base as capital’s rental costs surge

    UK’s biggest bicycle maker plans new factory in Kent to keep up with soaring demand

    Images of the proposed Brompton bike factory in Ashford, Kent
  • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
    UK manufacturing
    Brompton launches first titanium fold-up bicycle made in UK

    London-based group to produce 2,500 models this year as it banks on demand for lightweight machines

    Brompton T Line 1
  • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
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    US solar project gives clean energy proponents a beacon of hope

    IMF warns of need to be ‘very, very vigilant’ over rising inflation risks

  • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
    Brompton warns 18 months needed to recover from bike supply shocks

    Margins squeezed despite rising prices for foldable bikes as company struggles to secure raw materials

    The Brompton Bicycle factory in Middlesex, UK
  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Brompton pedals faster to keep up with global bike boom

    Cycle maker embarks on rapid expansion after surge in demand during lockdowns

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  • Friday, 24 July, 2020
    News in-depth
    Brompton hopes German love affair with its bikes will unfold

    Manufacturer wants sales in Europe’s biggest economy to overtake those in UK

    A passenger waits to board a train with a Brompton electric bike
  • Monday, 7 January, 2019
    Fold-up bike maker Brompton stockpiles £1m in parts before Brexit

    Company doubles inventory of components such as rims to guard against shipment delays

    Workers manufacture Brompton bike in West London
  • Sunday, 6 May, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Brompton turns to crowdfunding for bike hire scheme

    Cycle maker’s chief rejects traditional venture and private equity funding

    19/02/2018 Managing director of Brompton, Will Butler Adams, at the company's factory in Greenford, northwest London, for a How to Lead piece.
  • Sunday, 8 April, 2018
    InterviewHow to Lead
    Brompton’s Will Butler-Adams on how to succeed an illustrious founder

    After years of stasis, the engineer resolved to take the folding-bike company global

    19/02/2018 Managing director of Brompton, Will Butler Adams, at the company's factory in Greenford, northwest London, for a How to Lead piece.
  • Friday, 5 January, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Commuters power Brompton to 15% rise in sales

    British fold-up bike maker also reports sharp jump in pre-tax profit

    An employee wearing a British Union flag badge welds a frame component for a Brompton folding bicycle inside the Brompton Bicycle Ltd. factory in London, U.K., on Friday, May 13, 2016. The Brompton was created in 1975 by Andrew Ritchie, a Cambridge-trained engineer. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
  • Thursday, 28 September, 2017
    Personal & Household Goods
    Brompton issues voluntary recall of 144,000 bikes

    UK group says axles had been failing more than expected

    Brompton expects to produce 45,000 units this year
  • Friday, 28 July, 2017
    Consumer trends
    Brompton leads the charge with commuter e-bike in 2018

    Fold-up cycle maker aims to revolutionise city transport and shift sales into higher gear

    Employees work on Brompton folding bicycles in the assembly area inside the Brompton Bicycle Ltd. factory in London, U.K., on Friday, May 13, 2016. The Brompton was created in 1975 by Andrew Ritchie, a Cambridge-trained engineer. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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