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Goodmans Industries

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Goodmans Industries
IndustryConsumer electronics
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923)
Headquarters,
Production output
Havant, Hampshire, United Kingdom
ParentHarvard International
Websitewww.goodmans.co.uk

Goodmans was a British consumer electronics company. Dissolved 22 February 2022 according to companies house gov.uk [1]

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 produced some famous loudspeakers and drivers such as Axiette fullrange driver.

Product range

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Goodmans". Harvard International. 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Goodmans Industries". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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