1960
Peter Hutchinson starts making sleeping bags and duvets at the "The Mountaineer" climbing shop
1961
closes retails shop and opens manufacturing business as Mountain Equipment
1979
import a budget line of made-in-China down sleeping bags, under the moniker of 'The Dragon Series'
introduce vertical baffles over chest area of sleeping bags. Idea later copied by other brands
1984
brings in investors as business grows
company has over 90 employees
1987
introduce a small line of tunnel tents
introduce a line of travel apparel (seemingly inspired by Rohan's success in this market)
1991
company in receivership
Peter Hutchinson sells his shareholding to new owners
1992
Andrew Denton shepherds ME brand as Managing Director
1995
launch a casualwear line of rock climbing apparel, called 'Stonewear'
1997
Andrew Denton organises Management Buy Out (MBO) of Mountain Equipment, via umbrella company Outdoor and Sports Company (OSC)
OSC also owns the Ron Hill brand, amongst others
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(Peter Hutchinson starts new small scale gear production under label ‘8000 Metres’)
1998
(Peter Hutchinson changes his new company's name to PHD (Peter Hutchinson Designs), and launches in August of that year)
2000
(PHD Minimus down sleeping bag chosen as an official 'Millennium Product' by the British Design Council)
2002
climber John Dunne, signs a three-year deal as technical consultant on product design & development, and marketing
2003
Mountain Equipment (and other OSC brands) sold to Bollin Group, the current owners, who also own Sprayway
PHD (Peter Hutchinson Designs) now