Burley-Sekem

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Burley-Sekem
HeadquartersPerth, Australia
ProductsAustralian footballs, cricket balls, sportswear
Websitesekem.com.au

Burley-Sekem Pty Ltd is an Australian sports equipment manufacturing company. It was formed in 1985 from the merger of "Burley Sports Pty Ltd" (an Australian footballs and cricket balls manufacturer, established in 1907), and "Sekem Pty Ltd." (a sportswear and school uniform manufacturer founded in 1923). The company has since merged with Kookaburra Sport.[1]

The company produces equipment and goods for clubs and teams of diverse sports, such as Australian rules football, rugby, cricket and soccer, having also endorsed several major leagues.

History

Burley

The "Burley Football Company" was started in 1906 by carpenter and former tanner's apprentice,

interstate and carnival matches featuring Western Australia.[4]

Sekem

Sekem commenced operations in 1923 as a sock manufacturing business. The business survived the

Second World War, expanding into sportswear, swimwear and school uniforms, become Australia's largest manufacturer of school uniforms by the 1970s.[5]

Products

Burley-Sekem is best known for its manufacture of Burley footballs, which are used and endorsed by the West Australian Football League.[6] In Western Australia, particularly, the ball is considered almost ubiquitous.[7]

Burley-Sekem is responsible for the production of licensed

A-League sports clothing,[8] and also produces Dukes Cricket Balls and Burley Indoor Cricket Balls.[9][10]

In November 2020, the Fremantle Football Club announced that Burley-Sekem would supply their playing guernseys and other apparel for the 2021 AFL season and onwards.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "BOOST FOR AUSTRALIAN SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY WITH KOOKABURRA SPORT AND BURLEY-SEKEM TO MERGE". Kookaburra Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "ROMANCE OF A FOOTBALL." – Western Mail. Published Thursday, 8 August 1946. Retrieved from Trove, 29 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Burley". Burley Sekem. 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ^ THE "BURLEY" BALL – Western Mail. Published Thursday, 16 March 1939. Retrieved from Trove, 29 September 2011.
  5. ^ Sekem – sekem.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Burley Sekem Tradition Continues in WA Footy". West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. The Sunday Times
    . Published Saturday, 19 July 1908. Retrieved from Trove, 29 September 2011.
  8. ^ Index Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine – sekem.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  9. ^ Dukes Cricket Balls Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine – sekem.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  10. ^ Burley Indoor Cricket Balls – sekem.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Looking good in local! Freo unite with Burley Sekem". www.fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

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