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History Dunlop Foams is a subsidiary of Pacific Brands Limited (established in 1888), an Australian Public company (www.pacificbrands.com.au). Like all members of the Dunlop family of companies, its origins go back to John Boyd Dunlop (1840-1921), the inventor of the rubber pneumatic tyre. The introduction of upholstery foam in Australia goes back to the early 1930s when the Dunlop Perdriau Rubber Company started producing Dunlopillo rubber latex foam. Dunlop Foams commenced manufacture of prepolymer-based polyurethane foams in Australia and New Zealand in the 1960s, and has always been at the forefront of this technology and product innovation. Today, Dunlop Foams is Australia’s largest polyurethane flexible slabstock foam producer and the only organisation in the industry with a presence in every State. PACIFIC BRANDS DUNLOP FOAMS The Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company 1893 The Dunlop Rubber Company of Australia 1905 The Dunlop Perdriau Rubber Company 1929 1930s Latex upholstery foam first manufactured by Dunlop in Australia Dunlop Rubber Australia 1941 1950s Flexible Polyurethane Foam produced for upholstery 1960s Flexible Polyurethane Foam produced for bedding 1970s First Maxfoam continuous foaming machine installed Dunlop Olympic Limited 1980 1980s Business expanded across Australia & NZ through acquisitions of the Olympic Group, Foamlite, R.T.Carr (NZ) and Joubert & Joubert Enduro developed and introduced Pacific Dunlop Limited 1986 1990s Ozone-depleting CFCs eliminated ahead of legislation Marathon, Stamina, Luxura, Ultra-Fresh, round block introduced Acquisitions of Servitor (NZ), Vita Pacific 1999 Dunlop Asthma Partnership established Pacific Brands Pty Ltd 2001 2002 Opulence launched 2003 Name and logo changed to Pacific Brands Limited 2004 Viscoflex introduced 2006 ViscoLux re-launched