Hutchinson Group is a manufacturer with its headquarters located in Paris, France.It is a subsidiary of Total SA.In 1853, Hutchinson Group was founded by Hiram Hutchinson though didn't start manufacturing bicycle tires until 1890, having first had eyes on the shoe market under the company Compagnie du Caoutchouc Souple. It has more than 35 000 employees at 96 sites in 23 countries. Hutchinson introduced tubeless tires for road bicycles in 2006.