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[Megatron]

Not being from Europe, I would like to ask any nice person out there what exactly are these products that I see/have seen in Formula One.

AFGA
Iceberg
Candy
Zepter
Roces
Avex
Loctite
Courtaulds
Sanyo
Parmalat


Now, these are companies I have no clue what they are and I have seen them on F1 cars/bill boards in years past. Any info would be appericated.

[doohanOK]

I'm from Australia, and here's my knowledge.

AFGA - I think you mean AGFA. They sponsored Prost recently. AGFA makes photographic film.
Iceberg - Clothing.
Candy - Washing Machines. This logo was on Ayrton Senna's 1984 Toleman. Italian based, I believe.
Zepter - Insurance. Arrows had this, prominently on Damon Hill's 1997 Arrows.
Roces - Rollerblades. Luca Badoer's Forti from 1996 had this logo. I think the Minardi cars recently had this logo/
Avex - I think it is a Japanese sponsor. I have seen them sponsor Shinji Nakano.
Loctite - mechanical equipment. Sponsored McLaren and Lotus.
Courtaulds - Sponsored McLaren, not sure.
Sanyo - Makes stereo systems, VHS machines, tv's, etc.
Parmalat - Milk, custard, etc. Pedro Diniz's major financial backer in the last few seasons when he was with Ligier, Sauber, and Arrows.

Hope this is accurate enough.

regards,
doohanOK.

[FredF1]

Courtalds - They do components for the aerospace industry - carbon fibre and composite materials.

Loctite - Make resin bonding materials and glues

[andy_bee]

Zepter make cosmetics, check the branding at the Monaco GP, by the swinmming pool area I think

[Pascal]

My two cents...

[*]Agfa: German company, manufacturer of photographic and imaging equipment.
[*]Iceberg: Clothing company, part of the Italian Gilmar Group (which itself used to sponsor Minardi).
[*]Candy: Italian company, manufacturer of home equipment.
[*]Zepter: Swiss based company specialised in cosmetics, home arts, and luxury goods. A bit mysterious...
[*]Roces: Italian company, maker of inline skates, ice skates, and casual clothing and shoes.
[*]Avex: I have no cleu.
[*]Loctite: American company specialized in adhesives and sealants.
[*]Courtaulds: Dismantled company, bought by Akzo Nobel in 1998, and then resold in part to the PPG Group.
[*]Sanyo: Japanese company specializing in consumer electronics.
[*]Parmalat Italian company (stands for "Parma Latte" - milk from Parma), maker of dairy products.

A lot of Italian companies in there!

[Megatron]

Thanks, people

I have a few more

ICI
Danka
Longines
S.Olivier
Sedexo
Canal

[Pascal]

Here we go:

[*]ICI: Formerly known as Imperial Chemicals. British based company specializing in paints and specialty products.
[*]Danka: Based in Florida, but owned by a British holding. Sells copiers and office equipment.
[*]Longines: Swiss watchmaker, owned by the Swatch Group.
[*]S.Olivier: I have no cleu.
[*]Sodexho: French company specializing in food management for large companies and institutions.
[*]Canal+: French TV group, part of the Vivendi corporate empire.

[Fabien Pousset]

S.Oliver = Clothing (I think)

[Grano]

Originally posted by Pascal

[*]Sodexho: French company specializing in food management for large companies and institutions.

If don´t think what Sodexho serves deserves to be named food!

[FredF1]

S. Oliver - German clothing company - either a brand label or a chain of stores or both.

[mhferrari]

I have heard of most of these.

[Dudley]

Roces - Rollerblades. Luca Badoer's Forti from 1996 had this logo. I think the Minardi cars recently had this logo/

The logo is certinally on the 1999 minardi.

[Cociani]

Megatron, I am surprised that you have not ever seen Sanyo products in shops. I live in Canada and they are very common here, I would be very surprised that they do not import Sanyo products into the U.S. Sanyo makes everything from TV's, VCR's, to wrist watches and kitchen gadgets. I have also used AGFA film in Canada. I am curious to find out whether or not these products are sold in both countries.

[mono-posto]

Sangyo. AGFA and Loctite are all common names for me here in the States. I guess you could miss them if you've never bought any of thier products.

I believe Parmalat products used to be sold in the States but not any more.

[Darren]

Courtaulds turned up on the Williams because it supplied the carbon fibre for the tubs. They were actually a textiles firm (anyone ever worn Tencel jeans?), providing the useful reminder that CF is more fibre than carbon.

[Derry ME]

Greetings from Japan:

Looks like there's one sponsor left unidentified. Avex is a Japanese record company. They sponsored wherever Shinji Nakano went; Prost, Minardi and Jordan last year, where he had a test-drive contract (plus Walker Racing in this season's CART series).

[mountain dude]

but what in the world is EXCALIBUR?

md

[Vunz]

Originally posted by mountain dude
but what in the world is EXCALIBUR?

md

A large casino in Vegas.