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

2003
- HEAD introduces the Intelligence Chip Technology for Snowboards
- HEAD introduces the Liquidmetal Technology - Pure Engery - Perfect Power

2004
- HEAD introduces the Full Custom System, "The perfect Boot"
- HEAD introduces the Protect System - Tennis Ellbow Protection Technology

2005
- Liquidmetal is introduced as a new ski technology
- 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
- HEAD introduces Tennis Footwear

2008
- HEAD introduces a revolution in ski boots: the new Flex Walking Sole and Auto Ski Walk.
- HEAD ski bindings introduce Speedrail and Freeflex Pro.
- HEAD introduces CrossBow™ Technology.

2009
- HEAD introduces an innovation in skiing: the Torque Turning Technology.
- HEAD ski bindings introduce LiteRail.
- HEAD ski boots presents the new Vector line featuring Spineflex buckles.
- HEAD introduces Teflon® friction reducing polymer technology
- HEAD presents YOUTEK™ technology for YOU

Achievements

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
- HEAD is the number 1 ski brand in the World Cup speed disciplines
- Didier Cuche wins Downhill World Cup
- Bode Miller wins Super G World Cup
- Sarka Zahrobska celebrates Slalom World Champion Title in Åre (SWE)
- Patrick Staudacher celebrates Super G World Champion Title in Åre (SWE)
- Didier Cuche celebrates third place in Giant Slalom at the World Championships in Åre (SWE)
- Jon Olsson wins US Open (USA)
- Ramy Ashour wins Qatar Classic and Kuwait Open
- Natalie Grinham wins British Open

2008
- HEAD marks its most successful World Cup season ever: 13 victories, 45 podiums and 5 Crystal Globes.
- Bode Miller wins Overall World Cup and Super Combined World Cup
- Maria Riesch wins Super G and Super Combined World Cup
- Didier Cuche wins Downhill World Cup
- HEAD celebrates triple victory at the Super G in Kitzbühel (AUT): 1. Marco Büchel, 2. Hermann Maier, 3. Didier Cuche
- HEAD celebrates triple victory at the Super G in Val Gardena/Gröden (ITA): 1. Didier Cuche, 2. Bode Miller, 3. Marco Büchel
- HEAD celebrates double victories in Kitzbühel (AUT), Kvitfjell (NOR), Wengen (SUI), Bormio (ITA) and Cortina d’Ampezzo (ITA)
- Jon Olsson wins X-Games (Big Air)
- Andy Murray finalist at the US Open
- Svetlana Kuznetsova finalist at the US Open
- Bernard Tomic youngest Australian Open Junior Champion
- Grigor Dimitrov wins Wimbledon and US Open Junior Championships
- Ramy Ashour wins Bear Sterns in New York
- Badminton Player Zhou Mi World No. 1 in Women’s Singles

2009
- Didier Cuche wins Giant Slalom World Cup and becomes Super G World Champion
- Maria Riesch wins Slalom World Cup and becomes Slalom World Champion
- Sarka Zahrobska celebrates second place in Slalom at the World Championships in Val d’Isère (FRA)
- Lizz Görgl celebrates third place in Super Combined at the World Championships in Val d’Isère (FRA)
- In the World Cup the HEAD Racing Team counts a total of 10 victories and 40 podiums.
- Svetlana Kuznetsova wins the French Open
- Robin Soderling finalist at the French Open
- Squash Pro Karim Darwish PSA World No. 1
- Zhou Mi wins Singapore Open