News Briefs – Page 131
-
News briefsNew global HR director at Haglöfs
Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs has expanded its human resources team with Frida Vingård as its new global HR director. In this newly created position, Vingård works alongside the existing HR manager, Malin Löfstedt, and is tasked with promoting long-term organizational development and corporate culture on a global level. Vingård is ...
-
News briefs
Athletic Greens secures $115 million in funding
Athletic Greens, a New York-based nutrition company that heavily markets its flagship product AG1, a foundational nutrition drink, through influencers on social media, announced that it has received $115 million in funding. The round was led by Alpha Wave Ventures, with participation from about two dozen individuals and companies, including ...
-
News briefsJAAF appoints new secretary general
The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), the apex body of the Sri Lankan apparel industry, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Yohan Lawrence as its new secretary general. Lawrence, who has more than 20 years of experience in senior management positions in the apparel sector as well as leadership ...
-
News briefsFirst changes in Mammut’s management after its sale to Telemos
After the Swiss Mammut Sports Group AG was sold last summer by the Conzzeta Group to the London-based investment company Telemos Capital, the previous CEO Oliver Pabst had stepped down in the fall and handed over the temporary management to Greg Nieuwenhuys, chairman of Mammut’s board of directors. A new ...
-
News briefsHövding with distributor for Norway
Swedish company Hövding, maker of an airbag for bicyclists, is investing in the Norwegian market by forming a partnership with Hartmanns Oslo AS, a sports and fashion distributor catering to the Scandinavian markets. Hövding expects the partnership to increase the brand’s presence in Norway and facilitate sales in the market. ...
-
News briefsStanley reports great year, benefits from outdoor trend amid pandemic
Pacific Market International (PMI) said its U.S. camping and drinkware brand Stanley had a magnificent 2021, benefiting from strong growth in outdoor participation during the pandemic. PMI, which since last September has been owned by Illinois-based Havi Group, a privately held global company that provides supply chain, sourcing and consumer ...
-
News briefsEx Vango-distributor Sport-Tech starts distribution of new tent brand Tambu
Sport-Tech/Rui-Yi-Lin, a company based near Heidelberg, Germany, and established as a sales agency as well as a supplier of non-branded tents (for buying groups such as Intersport and Sport 2000) and their own tent offerings under the brand Tentastic, has taken over distribution of the new tent brand Tambu. Coming ...
-
News briefsGreen Theme Technologies launches more PFOA free Empel DWRs
U.S. company Green Theme Technologies (GTT) is launching a series of new DWR treatments based on its dry-finishing Empel platform. The new technologies provide DWR, anti-wicking and stain-release properties, PFOA/PFOS-free as tested by Bureau Veritas. From the field of outdoor apparel, brands like Artilect, Black Diamond, Trew Gear, Stoney Creek ...
-
News briefs
Oeko-Tex hosts webinar on new impact calculator
On Feb. 8 at 15:00 CET, Oeko-Tex is hosting a free one-hour webinar and exchange between experts and customers about the association’s new carbon and water footprint impact calculator.
-
News briefsWilier Triestina acquires F.a.c. di Michelin
Italian bicycle supplier Wilier Triestina Spa has acquired F.a.c. di Michelin Spa, also from Italy and manufacturer of Miche bicycle wheels and parts. The merger creates a group led by Wilier Triestina with total sales of about €80 million. No details were provided regarding the price of the transaction. According ...
-
News briefs
Samsonite opens brand development and sourcing hub in Singapore
Samsonite International S.A., the parent of Gregory Mountain Products and High Sierra, announced the opening of a new brand development and sourcing hub in Singapore. The hub will allow the company to design and develop products for several of its key labels, mainly its mainstream travel luggage brands Samsonite and ...
-
News briefsExped simplifies mat range, increases focus on sustainability
In the development of its completely revised range of trekking mats for spring 2022, the Swiss outdoor camping equipment supplier Exped placed the focus on sustainability as well as simplifying the selection. “With our growing range of expedition mats, it was becoming increasingly difficult for customers to choose. With the ...
-
News briefsPierer Mobility prepares listing on prime market of Vienna Stock Exchange
Austrian two-wheeler specialist Pierer Mobility AG intends to apply for admission to trading in the top segment (Prime Market) of the Vienna Stock Exchange on March 1, 2022. This step is intended to meet the great investor interest in Austria and abroad. With sales of 332,881 motorcycles in its 2021 ...
-
News briefsU.S. fiber company Circular Systems joins C.L.A.S.S. material hub
California-based company Circular Systems is a new C.L.A.S.S. material hub partner, promoting its circular, regenerative solutions for transforming waste into net positive fibers, yarns and fabrics through the platform based in Milan, Italy. In its own words, C.L.A.S.S. identifies fibers, yarns, fabrics that embody creativity, innovation and sustainability at the ...
-
News briefsFinisterre launches fully circular jacket with wool insulation
British brand Finisterre goes to market with Biosmock, a fully circular insulated jacket wearable as an insulation layer or stand-alone jacket. The product was recognized with an ISPO Gold Award in 2021 and is now available for consumer purchase. Utilizing HD Wool apparel insulation from non-mulesed British wool, PrimaLoft Bio ...
-
News briefsWinners of OR’s fourth annual Innovation Awards
The winners of the fourth Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards were announced Jan. 27, 2022, during the OR Snow Show in Denver, Colorado. Eddie Bauer’s new BC Flyline Jacket and Bib, developed in close collaboration with alpine sit-skier Trevor Kennison to meet the needs of adaptive skiers, were named Product of ...
-
News briefsTatonka supports employees affected by flooding in Vietnam
At the end of November 2021, heavy seasonal rainfall occurred in central Vietnam. The production facility Mountech Co. Ltd. operated by the German Tatonka GmbH since 1989, was only slightly affected, but approximately 60,000 houses in the entire surrounding area, especially in the provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen, ...
-
News briefsNew managing director at Protest Sportswear
Source: Protest Wesley van Wijnbergen Wesley van Wijnbergen is the new managing director of the Dutch boardsports and lifestyle brand Protest Sportswear. He started his career as an intern at Protest in 2001 and was subsequently responsible for the retail, marketing, sales and e-commerce departments, among others. ...
-
News briefsOrthoLite celebrates 25th anniversary with record growth
U.S. brand OrthoLite is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022 after two consecutive years of record-breaking growth. 2021 was the best year in the company’s history despite Covid and supply chain issues, according to Glenn Barrett, OrthoLite’s founder and CEO. Barrett, a veteran of the footwear industry, founded OrthoLite in ...
-
News briefsUnifi profits pressured despite higher-than-expected sales
Unifi, Inc., a U.S.-based producer of recycled and synthetic yarns, saw sales in the second quarter of its fiscal year grow strongly, although rising labor and input costs squeezed profit margins. In the second quarter ended Dec. 26, sales increased by 23.7 percent from the year-earlier to $201.4 million, as ...
