Our History Timeline
Explore our story right from the start, 1954 - 2023.
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Pan American Games Santiago 2023
Supplying the Santiago Pan American Games with Hockey Goals, Team Shelters, Technical Shelters, Stick Racks and Bag Trolleys.
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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Sole supplier of football goals across all 8 stadiums and 41 training grounds in Qatar.
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Rugby League World Cup 2021
Suppliers of rugby posts, protection pads and flags to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England.
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Commonwealth Games 2022 - Birmingham
Official suppliers of Hockey Goals, Shelters and Netball Posts to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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UEFA Women's Euros 2022
Football goal suppliers to the UEFA Women's Euros across select stadiums in England.
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World’s first FIFA Quality certified goal
The Stadium Pro goal has been approved in the FIFA Quality Programme for Football Goals, making it the first ever...
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FIFA Club World Cup 2021
Suppliers of football goals and flags for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in the UAE.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Supplier of Hockey Goals and Shelters to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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2020 UEFA European Football Championship
Harrod Sport was thrilled to be involved in the European Championships returning to the UK for the first time since...
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Ron Harrod Foundation Award Success
The Ron Harrod Foundation won the 'Outstanding Sporting Achievement of the Year' award at the Stars of Suffolk Awards.
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Vitality Netball World Cup 2019
Due to our strong relationship with England Netball which has spanned over 20 years, we were asked to supply Netball...
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Pan American Games, Peru
Suppliers of hockey equipment & team shelters to the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
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UEFA Champions League Final
Official football goal suppliers to the UEFA Champions League Final in Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid.
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Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 - Odisha, India
Harrod Sport goals were used for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup in Odisha, India.
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Vitality Women's Hockey World Cup at Lee Valley
Suppliers of Hockey goals and equipment to the Vitality Women's Hockey World Cup at Lee Valley in London.
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Launched ISP
In 2018 we welcomed our new and exciting division to the company – Innovative Sports Products! At ISP we aim...
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Hockey World League 2017
Supplier of hockey equipment to the Hockey World League 2017 at the Olympic legacy venue Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis...
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Stadium Pro Goal Launched
The latest evolution in goal posts which allows for precision height adjustment. The new patent pending technology is a development...
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FIH Champions Trophy
Suppliers of Hockey Goals, Nets and Team Shelters to England Hockey and as used at the 2016 FIH Champions Trophy.
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Super 6s
As official goal suppliers to England Hockey, we were delighted to supply the Indoor Super 6s match goals and sponsor...
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Vitality Netball Superleague
Proud suppliers of bespoke netball post protectors to all of the Vitality Netball Superleague matches.
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Harrod UK first appear on Wikipedia.
We were pleased to see that Harrod UK was introduced onto Wikipedia in 2015.
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Rio 2016 Test Event
Proud suppliers of Hockey goals and nets to the Rio 2016 Olympics field of play. The test event took place...
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Rugby World Cup - England
Following previous experience, we were awarded the contract to proudly supply our rugby posts to all 13 venues chosen to...
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Euro Hockey Championship
The Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park plays host to the Euro Hockey Championships. As...
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Pacific Games 2015
Proud suppliers of equipment to the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
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AFC Asian Cup 2015
Proud suppliers of equipment to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Australia.
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2015 U20 FIFA World Cup
We successfully sent a full-to-capacity container containing football goals and nets destined for use at the FIFA U20 World Cup,...
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Hockey Champions Trophy
October saw another container full of sports equipment leave the Harrod UK loading bay, this time destined for Bhubaneswar, India...
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Glasgow Commonwealth Games
We were proud suppliers of hockey goals and nets, netball and rugby posts to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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IIP Gold Award
We were delighted to be awarded the prestigious Investors In People (IIP) Gold award. The gold award is the highest...
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The Netball Development Trust (NDT)
Harrod UK play their part in creating a netball legacy overseas. We felt privileged to continue our support of The...
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Rugby Sevens World Cup - Moscow
Suppliers of our international rugby posts to the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow.
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Champions League Final - Wembley
Suppliers of football goals to the UEFA Champions League Final, Wembley Stadium
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London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Sole Suppliers to The London 2012 Olympic Games for goals, nets and shelters for football, hockey, Paralympic football and wheelchair...
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European Championships - Ukraine
We were proud suppliers of football goals to the final of the UEFA European Championships in Ukraine.
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London 2012 Sole Supplier Agreement
Signed sole supplier agreement for London 2012 Olympic Games to supply hockey & football goals.
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Commonwealth Games - Delhi
Official Suppliers of Rugby Goals and Netball Posts to the Delhi Commonwealth Games in India.
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Waveney Chamber Business Awards
Winner of the Waveney Chamber's Business of the Year award.
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NFL International Series - Wembley
Supplier of American Football post for the first NFL International Series game at Wembley.
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Website Re-launch
Following the success of the 2007/08 catalogue, Harrod UK was inspired to reinvent its website with its continually evolving brand...
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Recognised for Excellence 3 Star
Harrod UK achieved the ‘Recognised for Excellence 3 Star’ Award from the British Quality Foundation.
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Factory Fire
After the factory was hit by fire, our disaster recovery plan ensured we were fully operational within 48 hours. Thankfully...
2002Manchester Commonwealth Games
“As a successful, family owned British business Harrod UK epitomises the company profile which we were aiming for in our...
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Sports Website Launch
The company launches its first website for the sports division.
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Euro 96 European Championships - England
“Behind the scenes of Euro 96, Harrod UK ensured that the teams had excellent training facilities and that every venue...
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Ron Harrod co-founds CEN Committee
Ron Harrod is a co-founding member of the CEN Committee.
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EXSL Award
We won the EXSL Sports Retailing Best Service award for the third consecutive year.
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New Factory built
The company needed to expand which was why a 16,000 Sq ft factory was built at Cooke Road, Lowestoft. It...
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First goals produced
Using local tradesmen, Harrod produces first wooden and steel goals selling six sets in the first season.
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First Net Produced
After a request from a teacher, Ron Harrod produced a pair of football nets for a school.
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Harrod UK established
R Harrod Ltd set up the business with a £300 investment. The company bought fishing nets, repaired and sold them...
1954