======Universal Brooms Ltd======
=====Company Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Broomstick]] Manufacturer
  * **Founders:** Bob, Bill, and Barnaby Ollerton (//Quidditch Through the Ages//)
  * **Founded:** 1955 (//Quidditch Through the Ages//)
  * **Known Products:** [[Shooting Star]] (//Quidditch Through the Ages//)
=====History and Reputation=====
[[Universal Brooms Ltd]] was a [[broomstick]] manufacturing company founded in 1955 by the three [[Ollerton]] brothers. Their primary goal was to create and sell affordable [[racing broom]] models to compete with the then-dominant [[Cleansweep Broom Company]]. (//Quidditch Through the Ages//)
The company's first model, the [[Shooting Star]], was the cheapest [[racing broom]] on the market upon its release and achieved considerable popularity. However, the [[broom]]'s low cost came at the expense of long-term performance, as it was discovered that the [[Shooting Star]] had a tendency to lose both speed and altitude with age. (//Quidditch Through the Ages//)
As the [[Cleansweep Broom Company]] and the newer [[Comet Trading Company]] continued to produce higher-quality and more reliable [[brooms]], [[Universal Brooms Ltd]] found it could no longer compete effectively in the [[racing broom]] market. The [[Shooting Star]] was eventually outclassed and production ceased, with the company failing to secure a lasting foothold among top-tier [[Quidditch]] players. (//Quidditch Through the Ages//)
=====Role in the Story=====
[[Universal Brooms Ltd]] is not mentioned within the narrative of the seven primary novels and therefore has no direct role in the story of [[Harry Potter]]. All known information about the company and its products is derived from the supplementary book //[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]//, an in-universe textbook from the [[Hogwarts]] library.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
The history of [[Universal Brooms Ltd]] is an example of the detailed world-building J.K. Rowling created for the [[wizarding world]]. It serves to flesh out the commercial and economic history of [[Quidditch]], illustrating the competitive nature of the [[broomstick]] industry and providing context for the market dominance of brands like [[Cleansweep]], [[Comet]], and later, the [[Nimbus Racing Broom Company]].