Time Line

1847
- Schwechat location of TYROLIA is founded

1910
- Pennsylvania Rubber Company (PENN) is founded in Jeannette, PA

1928
- TYROLIA produces their first binding

1947
- Howard Head develops the first laminated metal ski

1949
- MARES Diving Equipment is founded

1950
- HEAD Ski COMPANY, INC is founded

1954
- DACOR is founded

1955
- HEAD Ski become the leading brand sold in the USA and Europe

1971
- HEAD becomes the first Ski and Tennis Company to use new manufacturing technology

1987
- HEAD diversifies into athletic footwear with the introduction of premium brand Radical Tennis Shoes

1988
- Racquet manufacturing is consolidated with the opening of a state-to art plant in Austria

1995
- Johan Eliasch acquires HEAD

1996
- HEAD acquires Marequipment

1997
- HEAD introduces Titanium Tennis, the industry's first racquet to be made of titanium and graphite

1998
- HEAD acquires DACOR

1999
- HEAD acquires PENN Tennis Balls and BLAX Generics

2000
- HEAD introduces the HEAD Intelligence Racquet - Smarter Racquet - Better Game

2001
- HEAD Chipsystem is released

2002
- HEAD introduces the Intelligence Chip Technology for Skis

2002
- HEAD introduces the Intelligence X Technology, the next level of intelligent racquet technology.

2003
- HEAD introduces the Intelligence Chip Technology for Snowboards

2003
- HEAD introduces the Liquidmetal Technology - Pure Engery - Perfect Power

2004
- HEAD introduces the Full Custom System, "The perfect Boot"

2004
- HEAD introduces the Protect System - Tennis Ellbow Protection Technology

2005
– Liquidmetal is introduced as a new ski technology

2005
- HEAD introduces the Flexpoint technology

2006
- HEAD introduces Airflow and Metallix Technology
- HEAD introduces HEAD tennis ball

2007
- HEAD introduces a new Corporate Identity Corporate Identity by January 1st 2007 - with a newly-designed logo and a new corporate color orange
- an entire line of HEAD ski bindings is launched
- Aircoat is introduced as a new ski technology
- HEAD introduces MicroGel Technology
- HEAD introduces full Badminton product line



Achievments

1960
- Jean Claude Killy skies with HEAD Skis

1975
- Arthur Ashe wins Wimbledon with a HEAD composite racquet

1992
- HEAD equipment wins Olmypic gold medals for Marc Rosset and Patrik Ortlieb

1994
- Andre Agassi wins the US Open with a HEAD racquet

1996
- with HEAD equipment Patrik Ortlieb wins the Worldcup Downhill Championship
- Andre Agassi wins Olympic Gold

1998
- Titanium Tennis becomes the world's best selling new racquet technology
- with HEAD Ski Andreas Schifferer wins the overall Worldcup Downhill Title

2000
- Agassi became only the fith person in history to win all four Grand Slam titles
- Agassi wins the Australian Open
- Safin wins the US Open

2001
- Agassi wins the Australian Open
- Kuerten wins the French Open
- Ivanisevic wins Wimbledon
- Hannes Trinkl wins Ski World Championships, Downhill
- Palmer wins British Open

2002
- the HEAD Tyrolia Skicross Team is founded
- Safin finalist at the Australian Open
- Agassi finalist at the US Open

2003
- two times bronze for Jon Olsson at the X Games in Aspen
- pure HEAD final at the Australian Open, Agassi wins against Schüttler
- Palmer wins British Open
- Grinham wins British Open

2004
- Jon Olssons gets silver (Superpipe) and bronze (Slopestyle) at the X Games in Aspen
- Maria Riesch achieved the 3. postition of the Alpin Worldcup
- Safin finalist at the Australian Open
- Myskina wins French Open
- Kuznetsova wins US Open
- Palmer wins British Open
- Grinham wins British Open

2005
-­ Sarka Zahrobska wins bronze in the Slalom at the World Ski Championships in Santa Caterina (ITA)
­- Marco Buechel achieves first place in the FIS World Cup Downhill race in Gardena (ITA)
­- Johann Grugger achieves first place in the FIS World Cup Super G in Gardena (ITA)
­- Jon Olsson wins the World Superpipe Championships in Park City (USA)
­-Two times bronze for Jon Olsson at the X Games in Aspen
- Marat Safin wins Australian Open
- Andre Agassi finalist at the US Open
- Natalie Grinham winner at the US Open
- Triple gold medal for Natalie Grinham at the Commonwealth Games
- Jack Huczek wins National Doubles and Singles Championship
- HEAD National Junior Team wins 14 Gold medals at the Junior Olympic Championships

2006
- ­Bode Miller, Didier Cuche, Ambrosi Hoffmann and Karen Putzer become part of the HEAD Racing Team
- Marco Buechel wins FIS World Cup Downhill race in Lake Louise (CAN)
- ­Maria Riesch wins FIS World Cup Downhill race in Lake Louise (CAN)
- ­Bode Miller achieves first place in the FIS World Cup Downhill race in Beaver Creek (USA)
­- Bode Miller wins FIS World Cup Super G in Gardena (ITA)
­-Bode Miller wins the FIS World Cup Super G in Hinterstoder (AUT)
­- Jon Olsson wins his own “Invitational” in Are (SWE)
­- Jon Olsson achieves third place at the US Open
- Svetlana Kuznetsova finalist at the French Open
- Donald Young youngest Tennis ITF Junior World Champion
- David Palmer 2nd time Squash World Champion
- Rachael Grinham wins US Open
- Rocky Carson wins National Doubles and Singles Championships
- Jack Huczek wins IRF World Singles Championship
- Amy Ruiz wins IRF World Singles Championship

2007
-­ Jon Olsson wins US Open (USA)
­- Karen Putzer achieves first place in the FIS World Cup Giant Slalom in Cortina d`Ampezzo (ITA)
­- Bode Miller wins FIS World Cup Downhill race in Wengen (CH)
­- Patrick Staudacher wins the Super G at FIS World Ski Championships in Are (SWE) on HEAD skis, boots and bindings