Hi-Tec Sports was founded in 1974 in the village of Shoeburyness, in Essex, England - an appropriate name as it turned out! Hi-Tec's initial success came with the breakthrough development of Hi-Tec's first ever shoe, the Hi-Tec Squash. In 1982 the Hi-Tec brand name and logo were globally launched, so successfully they became a casebook study at the Harvard Business School. Hi-Tec employs over 500 employees, has recorded unit sales of 18 million pairs worldwide to date, in over 500 Hi-Tec styles, sold in 80 countries. One of the UK's most passionate footwear companies, Hi-Tec is obsessed with developing attractive, comfortable, innovative, lightweight value outdoor footwear. Hi-Tec is: easy, friendly, contemporary, comfortable, and accessible.