SPX or Sports Performance eXtreme, was a footwear and sportswear brand in the late 1980s and early 1990s known for their distinctive sneakers.
[1] The company was founded in the 1980s by Clive King, a British businessman who had held a contract to distribute the Sergio Tacchini sportswear brand in the United Kingdom.
This led him to discover Troop sneakers which he and a Dutch friend, Herman Gazan, managed to secure a contract to distribute in Europe.
The venture was successful and King attempted to negotiate a contract to distribute the British Knights brand of sneakers as well.
[citation needed] Following their success with footwear, the company subsequently expanded into apparel selling tracksuits which complemented its sneakers.