News Briefs – Page 124
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News briefsBarack Obama gives national parks a voice in new Netflix series
Former U.S. President Barack Obama will be host and narrator of a new Netflix documentary series called Our Great National Parks. The series, which will debut on April 13, introduces national parks in the U.S., Chile, Indonesia, Kenya and other locations and wants to show nature’s wonders big and small ...
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News briefsABS launches new release system and avalanche backpack for beginners
With EasyTech®, ABS is launching a new mechanical release system for the winter of 2022-23, intended to be particularly easy to use and, therefore, exceptionally safe. One of the advantages of the new mechanic system is the trouble-free and uncomplicated test activation, the avy backpack pioneer claims. To get a ...
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Beal takes its Spanish distribution in house
As of April 1, Beal will be handling its own distribution in Spain from its headquarters in the French city of Vienne, CMDsport reports. According to the climbing brand’s sales director, Toni Morales, the objective is to pay closer attention to retailers and deal with them more personally. The change ...
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance president Rich Hill to leave in April
Rich Hill, president of the U.S. Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) for the last five years, is apparently planning to quit his role in a few week’s time. According to SGB Media, Hill gave the news to GOA staff ahead of the group’s annual board of directors retreat earlier this month, ...
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News briefsReusch and Kleiderly team up for gloves-to-eyewear recycling
Source: Reusc Reusch FUTU:RE glove Glovemaker Reusch has introduced a mono-material mitten that is fit for full circular recycling. The recycling process of the Futu:re Mitten (filled with PrimaLoft Gold) will be organized via Reusch’s partner company Kleiderly, a German start-up based in Berlin. Kleiderly is owned ...
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News briefsPerformance Days will focus on “The Journey to Carbon Neutrality” for the next three shows
The Munich-based trade show Performance Days, planned as a hybrid event for its next edition on April 27 and 28, will focus on carbon neutrality for its subsequent three editions (April 2022, Nov. 2022 and spring 2023). As many companies aim to reach carbon neutrality both on a corporate and ...
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News briefsIcebreaker appoints Noah Bryan as GM North America
Source: Icebreaker Noah Bryan, GM North America Icebreaker, the apparel company founded in New Zealand in 1995 by Jeremy Moon, has named Noah Bryan general manager for its fastest-growing region, North America. Bryan is an established leader in the outdoor industry and brings a wealth of experience ...
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News briefsNew networking format for urban mobility during Eurobike
Urban mobility is the central focus of the new Mobility Networking Night in Frankfurt. The event will take place on July 14, 2022. The stated goal: “The event will provide a framework to explore cross-industry synergies with other relevant urban mobility players.” The organizers are Monika Fiedler-Proksch (Fiedler & Peter ...
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Hövding receives hybrid loan from Fosielund
Hövding Sverige AB has received interim financing in the form of a hybrid loan of SEK 50 million (€4.7m) from its main shareholder Fosielund Holding AB. Hövding needs the additional capital to implement its corporate strategy and realize its growth targets. In addition, there is currently uncertainty in the German ...
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News briefsVista Outdoor partners with Stockperks to enhance retail investor relationships
Vista Outdoor, the parent company of 39 brands that design, manufacture and market sports and outdoor products, and Stockperks, a New York City-based retail investor engagement company, have launched the Vista Outdoor Shareholder Rewards Program for the U.S. through the Stockperks app. To launch the program, retail shareholders using the ...
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News briefsThe Caliswede way: Specialized and Fjällräven launch “The Great Nearby” campaign
California-based bike brand Specialized and Swedish outdoor label Fjällräven have teamed up to launch “The Great Nearby” campaign, an exchange of ideas and culture that combines Fjällräven’s expertise in sustainable, timeless and functional outdoor gear with one of Specialized’s main goals of improving the planet by making high-performance, durable gear. ...
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News briefsSpanninga appoints Technical & Innovation Director
Source: Spanninga Leon van Strien Spanninga, the Dutch supplier of bicycle lighting and accessories, hired Léon van Strien as technical & innovation director. After graduating, Van Strien worked for nine years as a product manager at Shimano, where he was responsible for product identity and design. He ...
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Former athlete Fontana is Northwave’s new MTB sport marketing manager
Northwave has announced on LinkedIn that it has hired Marco Aurelio Fontana as its new mountain bike sport marketing manager. Fontana was a professional athlete and leader of the Italian cyclocross team from 2003 to 2011, wearing the Italian champion’s jersey three times. From 2011, he switched to mountain biking ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet re-opens expanded store in Stockholm
Naturkompaniet has expanded its store at Kungsgatan 26 in Stockholm, which originally opened in 1993 as a Fjällräven store. The new store has an area of 436 square meters and offers the largest assortment of Fjällräven products, as well as a large workshop where customers can get help with the ...
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News briefsNike releases Impact Report for FY 2021
Nike has released its Impact Report for the financial year 2021, detailing its actions with respect to “employees, communities and the planet.” “U.S. racial and ethnic minorities” in management at or above the title of director and women “in leadership roles globally” are both up by four percentage points, to ...
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News briefsPirelli begins production of “Made in Italy” bicycle tires on industrial scale
The venerable, renovated Pirelli plant in Bollate, near Milan, has begun producing bicycle tires. The first domestically produced P Zero road bike tires will be delivered and marketed in March of this year. With the start of bicycle tire production, the Pirelli plant is now “the only factory that produces ...
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News briefsBernd Eisenbichler named Maloja’s new CEO
In June, the German outdoor brand Maloja is getting a new CEO with Bernd Eisenbichler, who is currently sports director for biathlon at the German Ski Association (DSV). Source: Maloja The founders and their successor (from left): Klaus Haas, Bernd Eisenbichler and Peter Räuber Eisenbichler is to ...
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News briefsAquafil announces new partnership in South America to collect and recycle fishing nets from the oceans
Yarn maker Aquafil has announced an agreement with Salmón de Chile, Chile’s principal salmon farming association, and cleantech organization Atando Cabos. The new partnership will boost Aquafil’s ability to collect, recycle, and regenerate different nylon waste into Econyl nylon. The partnership will revolve around a four-year work plan that includes ...
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News briefsHelly Hansen revenues rose 24 percent outside Canada last year
Helly Hansen, the Norwegian sportswear and workwear company, acquired in July 2018 for CA$ 985 million (€707.7m) by Toronto-based Canadian Tire Corp., generated a 19 percent increase in total revenues to CA$ 644.8 million (€435.2m) for the 12 months ended Jan. 1. Helly Hansen sales outside of Canada increased 20 ...
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News briefsDownlite Outdoor partners with Debrand for product disassembly and recycling
Ohio-based Downlite Outdoor, a U.S. specialist in down processing and supplier for outdoor brands like Patagonia, The North Face, Haglöfs, Cascade Designs, Canada Goose and others, has officially named its long-term cooperation partner Debrand as the company of choice for the “Reverse Logistics” of product at the end of their ...
