Grandstand

Grandstand
Type	brand owned by Hasbro
Founded	1974
Headquarters	Harrogate, England
Key people	Les Kenyon, founder Chris Rycroft, founder
Industry	audio equipment, video games
Products	audio equipment, video games
Number of people	not disclosed
Website	N/A

Grandstand is a brand owned by Hasbro.

History

Adam Imports was founded in 1974 by Les Kenyon and Chris Rycroft. They imported audio equipment as well as video games and video game consoles and sold them in the United Kingdom, parts of Europe, and New Zealand under the Grandstand brand.

Adam Imports was partly owned by George Bassett, the confectionary firm, but Chris Rycroft purchased their shares in the company in 1980. It was renamed Adam Leisure Group PLC in 1983.

The Grandstand brand name was purchased by Tiger Electronics in 1988. Tiger Electronics was then acquired by Hasbro in 1998.

Products

Grandstand branded products included audio equipment as well as video games and video game consoles.

Video game systems by Grandstand

Name	Year released	Added to museum	Notes
Video Entertainment Computer	1976	Not yet	Grandstand distributed the Fairchild Channel F in the United Kingdom.
Advanced Programmable Video System	1979	MPU-2000 (Acetronic version): March 22, 2018	Grandstand distributed the Radofin 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe.
Sega 1000	1983	Not yet	Grandstand distributed the Sega SG-1000 in New Zealand.