In 1904, Alfred Dunhill founded Alfred Dunhill Enterprises, located at 359-361 Enston Street in downtown London. At that time, it already had a patented technology for manufacturing automobiles. Alfred Dunhill Ltd. officially celebrated its centenary in 1993, dating back to 1893, the year Alfred took over his father's estate, which included the sale of bicycle seats, blankets and related tack industries. Of course, there are also some additional freight services. He originally joined the company as an apprentice in 1887. However, with the emergence of the automobile industry, young Alfred quickly adapted to the changes of the times, and later changed the name of his family business to Dunhill Motorities, naming himself "the earliest car man". The new company began to provide transportation services for those who "did not need horses". ” cars were produced and sold to the hipster crowd. As a result, daily products, goggles and travel packages became mainstream products at that time. If the company's development history is compared to a book, then each stage is illustrated by unique and beautiful products, and was written by Alfred. Compiled by hand. Dunhill's motto is "Products must be useful, they must be durable, they must look good, they must perform reliably, and they must be outstanding." Alfred's career is linked to pipes, which is representative of his consistently innovative attitude in doing business.
On July 7, 1907, Alfred Dunhill opened his famous pipe shop at 30 Duke Street, but it was not until 1910 that he started his own pipe manufacturing industry. The first product catalog was published in the same year.
From 1910 to 1919, the pipe parts of all Alfred Dunhill Company pipes were manufactured in France and then shipped to London for processing by workers there. In 1920, in order to further improve the quality of his pipes, Alfred introduced a batch of new production machines from Saint-Claude and established a new production line for the pipe part at No. 20 Pancras (near King Street). This move breathed new life into the company, and in 1923 a second retail pipe shop opened in London, on Throgmorton Street. This was Alfred Dunhill's original pipe shop at 30 Duke Street, and by 1928 31 Duke Street also became part of the pipe shop.
In addition to the above-mentioned production methods, Dunhill also purchases top-quality pipe semi-finished products from other London pipe companies, such as Charatan, Barling, GBD, and Comoy.