News Briefs – Page 190
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News briefsNew President Americas at Thule Group
Hilary Hartley has been named Thule Group’s Americas business area president and will join the global corporate leadership team, reporting to CEO and president Magnus Welander in Sweden. Fred Clark, who currently holds the role of Americas region president and announced his decision to retire last fall, will remain with ...
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Burley hires market specialist to expand European market
Burley, an Oregon-based specialist in bicycle accessories and child transportation solutions founded in 1978, is strengthening its sales and marketing team with the addition of Frank Schreiner. Schreiner is a veteran bicycle industry consultant with more than two decades of experience growing brands in Europe. Between 2010 and 2013, he ...
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News briefsKlean Kanteen now offering food solutions
Klean Kanteen, the Californian climate-neutral certified, family and employee-owned specialist for sustainable drinkware, has introduced new food box storage solutions and improved food canisters. The new Klean Kanteen Food Boxes are reusable, conveniently sized and ideal for meals on the go, the brand says. Made from BPA-free, durable 18/8 stainless ...
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News briefsVF launches “Sustainable Solutions” digital media series
VF Corp. is partnering with a sister brand to the U.S. Weather Channel called Pattrn to launch a new digital media series that highlights its solutions to address climate change. The five-part series showcases the work happening across VF and its family of brands, including Vans, The North Face and ...
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Klättermusen announces Japanese distribution partnership
Klättermusen, the Swedish brand best known for its sustainable mountaineering equipment, entered a new exclusive distribution partner in Japan with the company Sputnik inc. from Yokohama. Sputnik is already representing the Norwegian brands Sweet Protection and Northern Playground, Canada’s GoggleSoc, the U.S. brands Earthwell and United by Blue as well ...
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Kong ties up with Alp Design
Kong, the Italian company specializing in safety and rescue equipment, has announced a strategic partnership with Alp Design, also headquartered in Italy. Alp Design is a manufacturing company in the field of caving and canine rescue. Founded and managed by Stefano Masserini, it has been a pioneer in creating products ...
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Bafang Europe’s GM to leave the company
After six years as general manager of Chinese e-bike drivetrain giant Bafang in Europe, Jack Brandsen will leave the Wijchen, Netherlands-based company on March 31. Brandsen joined Bafang Electric Motor Science-Technology B.V. in 2014, where over time he built a strong team of service, sales and administrative specialists. Both the ...
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News briefsCorrection: ISPO Munich Online Brandrooms open until March 26
In today’s Outdoor Industry Compass Weekly Update newsletter, we had mistakenly written that the Brandrooms of ISPO Munich Online would be open until Feb. 15. In fact, the rooms of the participating brands will remain open until March 26. With your valid ISPO Munich Online login, you can access ...
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News briefsNew area manager Germany & Austria for Montane
Source: Montane Bernd Wodarz The outdoor brand Montane from Ashington in Northern England has hired Bernd Wodarz as area manager for Germany & Austria to strengthen its team in the DACH market. Wodarz’s career in sales started at Mammut in Germany in 1989. From 2000 to 2017, ...
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News briefsRiese & Müller is growing consistently
The German premium e-bike supplier Riese & Müller (R&M) is adding a new administration and production building to its ”green” state-of-the-art campus in Mühltal near Darmstadt. Construction work on the new structure will begin in May and is scheduled for completion in July 2022. Following the commissioning of a new ...
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News briefsBluesign completes revision of 2020 chemical substances lists
Bluesign has revised its 2020 lists of chemical substances. The new criteria include new scientific knowledge on the toxicological and ecological profile of these substances, their legal classification, new legal consumer safety limits, revised risk assessments based on the Bluesign criteria for chemical assessment, feedback from experts of the Chemical ...
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UYN supports Omar Di Felice in the Himalayas
UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has announced a new partnership with Omar Di Felice, the two-time Italian ultra cycling champion (races >300km) and adventure traveler. In addition to becoming a brand ambassador, Di Felice will collaborate with the company’s R&D lab to test UYN products in extreme situations. The 39-year-old athlete ...
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Hohenstein receives accreditation as Green Button certifier
Hohenstein, a textile testing provider and Oeko-Tex founding member, has been authorized by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to assess companies and products for the Grüner Knopf (”Green Button”), a German government’s seal for sustainable textiles. The companies that wish to certify ...
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News briefsU.S. e-bike supplier Rad Power Bikes receives further cash injection
Rad Power Bikes, which claims to be the largest e-bike provider in North America, has received another $150 million investment. The D2C e-bike brand, founded in 2007, received the amount from an investor conglomerate that includes Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), Fidelity Management & Research Company, The Rise Fund, a global ...
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News briefsUpdate: Ortovox Diract Voice avy transceiver wins Product of the Year and Public Choice at ISPO
Source: Ortovox Diract Voice Ortovox heralds a new era in avalanche emergency equipment with the Diract Voice avalanche transceiver – and manages to score the „Product of the Year“ award by ISPO Munich in the Snowsports category. The new device was also chosen by the ISPO Open ...
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News briefsRuff Cycles expands management team
After steady growth in recent years, German Ruff Cycles founder and CEO, Petar “Pero“ Desnica, has promoted his old school friend and head of marketing, Tuong “Mark“ Ngauv, to the management board. Both will now steer the manufacture, which has attracted attention with eye-catching choppers and cruisers (including electrified ones), ...
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News briefsOn wins ISPO Product of the Year award
Source: On Running On Cyclon The jury that selected the ISPO Gold Awards winners at this year’s ISPO Munich Online chose two Products of the Year in the running & fitness category, namely On Running’s Cyclon shoe and Vaha’s Eton Motion Analysis mirror. On also got ...
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Arne Arens to steer Boardriders
Source: Boardriders Arne Arens On March 1, Arne Arens, the Swedish manager who led The North Face in Europe, the Americas and globally between 2010 and last October, will become the new CEO of Boardriders, the struggling parent company of Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong, DC Shoes, RVCA, Element ...
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News briefsNo More Boots expands SkiClicker distribution network with Montana
Source: No More Boots SkiClicker Swedish company No More Boots announced it signed a partnership with Montana, a Swiss leader in ski service technologies, for global sales of its SkiClicker rental concept. SkiClicker, as reported before, enables ski rental shops to provide an improved rental experience. With ...
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News briefsGerman ultra runner sets inofficial treadmill world record
Source: Red Bull Content Pool Florian Neuschwander German ultra and trail runner, Florian Neuschwander, broke the indoor world record for 100 km on a treadmill. Just 11 months after breaking the 50 km indoor running world record, Neuschwander set a time of 6h 26m 14s at his ...
