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Since 1919

First and still the finest.

The world’s largest and most advanced manufacturer of premium bristle dartboards and aerospace-grade tungsten darts. Home to the brands behind the sport’s greatest moments.

For over 100 years, Nodor has shaped the world of darts. From inventing the first bristle board to building the board on every PDC stage.

Over a hundred years at the oche.

Years making darts equipment
100+
Countries we export to
100+
Sisal fibres in every bristle board
2m
King’s Award for Enterprise
2024

The names behind the world’s best players.

Autodarts

Play anyone, anywhere. Every dart scored.

Autodarts is the online platform for steel-tip darts. Your own board, scored automatically, and an opponent at your level whenever you want a game.

The Winmau Autodarts X fitted to a Winmau Blade X dartboard
A phone on a tripod in front of a Winmau Autodarts board, showing the Autodarts Lens set-up screen
  1. Online play

    Matchmaking finds an opponent at your level within minutes. Play on the web or in the apps for iOS and Android, from X01 and Cricket to training games, with tournaments and statistics on every throw.

  2. Scored by your phone

    Point a phone or tablet at the board and Lens scores every dart in real time. No extra hardware: download the app, set it on a tripod and play.

  3. Winmau Autodarts X

    Dedicated autoscoring made with Winmau, fitted straight to your board. Set up in minutes, then play from your phone, tablet or computer.

Heritage

A century of innovation.

  1. 1919

    Nodor

    Founded

    Ted Leggatt invents Nodor modelling clay, so called because it had “no odour”.

  2. 1935

    Nodor

    The Original Bristle

    The Nodor Original Bristle dartboard is first marketed, and Ted Leggatt founds the National Darts Association.

  3. 1972

    Winmau

    Winmau is named

    Harry Kicks renames the company Winmau (“win-more”), after the first letters of his wife’s names, Winifred Maud.

  4. 1976

    Red Dragon

    Red Dragon is launched

    Brackla Engineering launches Red Dragon as the first direct-to-consumer darts brand, with tungsten darts priced for the working man.

  5. 1983

    Nodor

    The Bluck family

    Nodor passes to the Bluck family and merges with Red Dragon, by now the leading manufacturer of tungsten darts.

  6. 1997

    Winmau

    The Blade

    After two years of development, Winmau launches the Blade “Ultimate No Bounce” dartboard with staple-free technology.

  7. 2002

    Nodor

    Nodor acquires Winmau

    Winmau production is integrated into the Group’s state-of-the-art facility in the sisal-growing heartlands of East Africa.

  8. 2019

    Nodor

    100 years in darts

    Nodor celebrates its centenary.

  9. 2022

    Winmau

    The official board of the PDC

    Winmau signs an exclusive deal with the Professional Darts Corporation, which selects the Blade 6 Triple Core Carbon as its official board worldwide.

  10. 2024

    Nodor

    The King’s Award for Enterprise

    Nodor International receives the King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

Manufacturing

Built in facilities made for darts.

Engineering, technology and quality are the cornerstones of every brand we make. Our facilities let us set new standards in craftsmanship and innovation, while staying true to our grassroots heritage.

Exporting to more than 100 countries, our goal is simple: help even more people fall in love with the sport we love, and put dart players first on every step of their darting journey.

A craftsman inspecting a bristle dartboard at the workbench
The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2024, International Trade emblem

King’s Award for Enterprise 2024

Honoured for international trade.

“To be recognised by His Majesty, King Charles III, is a tremendous honour and a fitting tribute to all of our dedicated staff who work tirelessly to provide the very finest, sports engineered darts equipment to millions of our customers and dart players throughout the world.”

Vince BluckManaging Director, Nodor International

Trade with the company behind the sport.

Retailers and distributors worldwide: talk to the team behind Winmau, Red Dragon and Nodor.