massive thumbs up from several dealers who clamoured to buy them . I became convinced that I could build a business in the motorcycle world , so I left my comfortable , secure job and pushed the supplier to go into full-time production of the boxes ." From fibreglass top boxes , Alec quickly branched out into bodywork , and it wasn ' t long before the fledgling Oxford Fairings got into the sportier

side of motorcycling . " We got involved with racing fairly early on ," says Alec , " sponsoring several riders with our fairings on Peckett-McNab Kawasakis . This evolved over time until I was running our own team in the equivalent of BSB and at the Isle of Man ." Although still very much involved with racing through the title sponsorship of the Moto Rapido Ducati BSB team , the Oxford of today is a far cry from those early days of marketing fibreglass fairings and top boxes . In the early 1980s , Alec started manufacturing motorcycle locks , then came accessories - including the now legendary Hotgrips , which were born in 1983 and have remained a

BMW , Buildbase BMW and Quattro Plant Kawasaki . 2016 - Oxford passes the 100 staff milestone and a new sales team hits the road . Signs a 16-country distribution deal with Shimano Europe . 2017 - Oxford celebrates 40 years of involvement in racing . In-house design capability increases with development of a Product Test Laboratory . 25th Anniversary of Oxford Team Ducati ' s last appearance at the Isle of Man TT , celebrated by recreating the team for the 2017 - Classic TT with rider James Hillier . 2018 - Launch of ' Advanced Accessories ' range . Launches its first range of cleaning and maintenance products under the name ' MINT '. 2019 - Launch of the Advanced Rider Series . Establishment of a number of

exclusive Oxford Group stores . Product display systems and restock programmes continue to drive sales . Oxford Racing Ducati ( and sponsored rider Tommy Bridewell ) finishes the season in an amazing third place in the British Superbike Championship . 2020 - As the UK and global economies are hit by intermittent lockdowns , Oxford keeps its doors open at all times and swivels its focus to support on-line , export and cycle business . Oxford ' s cycle business doubles almost overnight , as coronavirus reminded us of the merits of pedal power . On-line sales boom and export sales defy Brexit . The company breaks sales records . In-house design capability increases with development of a Product Test Laboratory . 2021 - Company records its biggest ever annual growth . Race sponsorship

continues at the highest level of BSB , with Tommy Bridewell finally bringing home Oxford Products Racing Ducati in second position and HJC rider Christian Iddon in fourth . 2022 - Oxford purchases a new building a short walk from its existing HQ and opens a new Design , Research & Development Centre equipped with new

3D printers , test laboratory and an expanded product team . An additional warehouse is built on the existing site , providing a further 3,500 pallet spaces to accommodate further significant expansion .