The British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, both owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd., will be opening their own regional office in Finland on Dec. 1. It will be managed by Heikki Tapaninen, who has worked for Rab and Lowe Alpine in the past and was sales manager at WhiteBalance Oy, the agency previously responsible for the sales of both Equip brands in Finland since 2010. Equip Finland’s new office is located in Helsinki and includes a modern showroom where the the current collections of Rab and Lowe Alpine are displayed.