Beaurepaires is an Australian and

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tyre

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and

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chain started in 1922 by Frank Beaurepaire, a former Olympic swimmer for Australia and

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, with money he received for rescuing a

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victim from the water at Sydney. Beaurepaires is a subsidiary of Goodyear and Dunlop Tyres Australia.

Logo

Marketing

From 2018, Beaurepaires sponsored

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in the Supercars Championship. In 2019, Beaurepaires became the title sponsor of the Supercars Championship event the Melbourne 400, a support event to the Australian Grand Prix. The New Zealand chain is also noted for

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featuring Australian actor Vince Martin as a spokesperson, which he has appeared for more than 25 years, particularly the (singing)

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commercials and the simplistic "This is a spoon" advert.

References

External links

Company website – Australia

Company website – New Zealand
Australian companies established in 1922 Automotive companies of Australia Automotive companies of New Zealand Service companies of Australia Australian subsidiaries of foreign companies {{NewZealand-company-stub