About Carlton - In the past

When Carlton introduced the first modern day metal badminton racket (utilising grommets) a new era of modern badminton equipment design was born. Unique, distinctive and functional, the racket began to shape Carlton’s company heritage which has seen it become established globally as the No.1 Specialist Badminton Brand. A number of ground breaking innovative products including the World's

first synthetic shuttlecock and the launch of the first truly one piece graphite racket ensured Carlton remained at the cutting edge of badminton equipment design. The iconic 3.7s was the World's No.1 racket gracing virtually every badminton court globally during the 1980s, a fitting tribute to a brand that has been manufacturing specialist badminton equipment for over 50 years.

Carlton has forged numerous long standing relationships with some of the most renowned players including Gillian Gilks (above), Stephen Baddeley (above), Morten Frost (above).