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In
1992 Celestion International Ltd. was sold, as a separate
entity from the clothing division, to Kinergetics Holdings
(UK) Ltd., a holding company whose majority shareholder
is Gold Peak of Hong Kong. The group acquired KEF of
Maidstone, another top British loudspeaker company,
at the same time. Gold Peak began in 1964 as a producer
of batteries and has grown to become a multinational
force in electronics and technology.
The
Celestion Kingston continues the long history of technological
advances. The Kingston was launched in 1995 and is both
an evolution of the SL600 family and a major innovation
- the cabinet is made from Alphacrystal, a moulded stone/resin
aggregate - and tapers to a point at the rear such that
the traditional back panel is eliminated.
Today
the Celestion and KEF manufacturing operations are united
under the banner of KH Manufacturing Ltd. while Celestion
International Limited continues the tradition begun
by Cyril French and Eric Mackintosh over 70 years ago
- the research, development, sales and marketing of
loudspeakers of the highest quality.
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