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Still family-owned and family-run , British distributor Oxford Products has developed from the humblest of beginnings into the UK ' s largest distributor of two-wheel aftermarket products - creating an internationally recognised and respected brand in the process . Now into its 50th year , the Oxfordshire , UK powerhouse brand packs an impressive punch , boasting a range of around 12,000 motorcycle and bicycle products , each one designed , developed and tested inhouse at the company ' s R & D centre , just one part of the 150,000 sq ft campus . In the UK , the company also distributes several thousand product lines from some key global brands . And it all started in 1973 with the humble top box … " Motorcycling was somewhat different in those days ," begins Oxford founder and Chairman , Alec Hammond , who back in 1973 was a 28-year-old sales manager working in the pharmaceutical industry . " There were massive numbers of folk riding to work , and luggage hardly existed ." Around that time , Alec was introduced to a UK-based inventor who had created a range of high-quality top boxes , but had no idea how to get them to market . " I agreed to show some samples to a few motorcycle dealers whilst travelling in the course of my job ," continues Alec . " The top boxes got a