Bush (brand)














Bush
IndustryConsumer electronics
Founded1932, as Bush Radio
Headquarters
Milton Keynes
ProductsSee below
Owner
Sainsbury's
(exclusively sold at Argos)

Bush is a British consumer electronics brand owned by Sainsbury's, and is one of the most famous names on early British radios. Its sister brand is Alba. Today, all Bush and Alba products are sold exclusively at Argos.[1]




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 Original Bush company


    • 1.2 Use of brand since the 1980s

      • 1.2.1 Purchase and reuse


      • 1.2.2 Sale to Home Retail Group




  • 2 Product range


  • 3 References


  • 4 Sources


  • 5 External links




History



Original Bush company




Bush brand reproduction of the Philco model 90 "cathedral radio" of 1931, a design icon of early radio, and the most recognised cathedral design sets


The company was founded in 1932 as Bush Radio from the remains of the Graham Amplion company, which had made horn loudspeakers as a subsidiary of the Gaumont British Picture Corporation. The brand name comes from Gaumont's Shepherd's Bush studios.[2] The company expanded rapidly moving to a new factory at Power Road, Chiswick in 1936.


Bush became part of the Rank empire in 1945 and a brand new factory was opened at Ernesettle, Plymouth in 1949.[3] In 1950 the popular DAC90A and DAC10 radios were launched, along with the distinctive TV22 television.


The Bush TR82 transistor radio, designed by Ogle Design, and launched in 1959, is regarded as an icon of early radio design. Although the first radio to use the Ogle cabinet design was actually the MB60, a battery/mains valve set from 1957 to 1959.


The original Bush Radio company merged with Murphy Radio on 4 June 1962,[4] and a new company was formed called Rank Bush Murphy Ltd.


Rank formed a joint venture with Toshiba in 1978 called Rank Toshiba, and manufactured Toshiba designed televisions in Ernesettle UK. In 1980 Rank terminated its agreement with Toshiba and the joint company was wound up. Toshiba took over the UK factory and continued to manufacture television sets alone.[3]



Use of brand since the 1980s



Purchase and reuse




Bush iD logo


The Bush brand name disappeared from the British market during the 1980s. However, since the purchase of the brand by Alba Group in 1986 (now known as Harvard International), it once again became common,[5] being used primarily on electronic goods produced in China and some televisions made in Turkey.




Logo used from the 1990s until 2014


A range known as Bush iD was used to brand items such as digital radios and set-top boxes under the Bush name. Since purchase by Home Retail Group, the Bush iD branding is no longer used.



Sale to Home Retail Group


In November 2008, the Bush brand name, along with Alba, were purchased by Home Retail Group, the parent company of Homebase and Argos, for £15.25 million. As a result, the former Alba Group has now been renamed to Harvard International. Harvard International still owns the Bush brand in Oceania. In 2013 a 7-inch tablet called MyTablet was released under the Bush brand; it costs £99.99.



Product range




Bush Radio reproduction of 1959 TR82 transistor portable. A design icon of the early transistor radios


Bush now has products including: televisions, boomboxes, shelf stereos, set-top boxes, washing machines, radios, trimmers, headsets, headphones, ovens, cookers, fridges, computer mice, webcams, microphones, turntables, DVD players, Blu-ray players, home cinemas, MP3 players, MP4 players, dishwashers, camcorders, smartphones and tablets.


At least some of the Bush TV sets are made by Turkish company Vestel.


Reproductions of classic Bush Radio models from the 1950s and 1960s are also being sold today under the Bush brand. Some of these units also include DAB tuners.



References




  1. ^ "Bush Definition/Meaning". Retrieved 7 July 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Allan Isaacs. "A Potted History of some famous UK Radio Manufacturers: Bush". Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2006.


  3. ^ ab The Setmakers by Keith Geddes and Gordon Bussey (
    ISBN 0951704206)


  4. ^ "The Bush/Murphy merger"[permanent dead link], bushradio.co.uk. Article. Retrieved 31 October 2006


  5. ^ Intro page, bushradio.co.uk. Article. Retrieved 31 October 2006




Sources


  • Radio and television brands Alba and Bush sold to Argos owner Home Retail Group

  • Home Retail Group signs contract for Intellectual Property Rights to Bush and Alba Trademarks

  • Bush Freesat Website


External links



  • Bush at Argos.co.uk

  • Site on vintage Bush radios

  • 1950 Bush television https://web.archive.org/web/20151004114901/http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/radio_communication/1971-76.aspx

  • Traditional Bush Radios for sale

  • Bush Australia


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