Acerbis

Acerbis S.p.A.
Company type	Private
Industry	Textile
Founded	1973
Headquarters	Albino, Bergamo, Italy
Products	Racing suits, helmets, shoulder pads, clothing, association football balls
Website	acerbis.it

Acerbis S.p.A. is an Italian sporting goods manufacturing company. Acerbis focuses on motorcycle racing, producing racing suits, helmets, gloves, shoulder pads, and boots. Other products by Acerbis include association football balls and sportswear for multi-sport purposes, such as t-shirts, pants, shorts, socks, and other clothing items.

History edit

The company was founded in 1973 by Franco Acerbis. The company began its business by producing motocross fenders, and then expanded its production to all thermoplastic components of motocross parts. It has two production units – one in Albino and one in the Czech Republic, and two distribution units, in the United States and the United Kingdom.^[1]

Sponsorship edit

The company is the sponsor of the Netherlands round of 2017 Superbike World Championship (as Acerbis Dutch Round), as well as the shirt manufacturer of Italian football clubs: AlbinoLeffe,^[2] and other teams.^[3]

In 2016 Superbike World Championship, Acerbis sponsored the United Kingdom round.^[4]