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British consumer electronics company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goodmans was a British consumer electronics company. Dissolved 22 February 2022 according to companies house gov.uk [1]
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Industry | Consumer electronics |
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Founded | 1923 |
Headquarters | , |
Production output | Havant, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
Parent | Harvard International |
Website | www |
Goodmans was Founded in London, in 1923,[2] the company started as a manufacturer of loudspeakers for public address systems.
Production and engineering originally took place in Wembley, London before moving to the town of Havant, Hampshire.
In the 1960s, Goodmans extended their products to amplifiers with the introduction of the Maxamp30, the first British made solid state amplifier. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Goodmans continued to develop loudspeakers, amplifiers, tuners and receivers.
From the late 1980s onwards Goodmans undertook a period of diversification into wider consumer electronics including in-car entertainment and television.
Goodmans was the shirt sponsor of the English football team Portsmouth F.C. from 1989 to 1995.
Goodmans Industries Ltd markets a wide range of consumer electronics, predominantly focused in audio, including record players, stand-alone speakers and radios. They launched their first Digital Radio, GPS280, in 2003 and their first HD ready TV in 27 July 2007.
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