News Briefs – Page 340
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Vibram sponsored the Cotopaxi Questival Adventure Race in Boston, on...
Vibram sponsored the Cotopaxi Questival Adventure Race in Boston, on May 27-28, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the launch of its FiveFinger shoes. The brand had a booth at the Questival pre-festival party on May 27, in Boston's Christopher Columbus Park, with Vibram FiveFingers available for demo. Questival is ...
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Leki was the Official Camp Chair Provider of the 2016...
Leki was the Official Camp Chair Provider of the 2016 GoPro Mountain Games, which took place in Vail, Colorado, on June 9-12. The games are a celebration of adventure sports and mountain lifestyle, and attract professional and amateur athletes from around the world. The maker of skiing, trekking and Nordic ...
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eVent was a sponsor of the 10th annual Alé La...
eVent was a sponsor of the 10th annual Alé La Merckx Granfondo Verona, the cyclist race named after the Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, which took place in Verona, Italy on June 12. The 139km race, which is for cyclists who are used to climbing passes, takes participants through the vineyards ...
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Ortovox is organizing a series of alpine summer courses in...
Ortovox is organizing a series of alpine summer courses in the German Alps, Austria and Italy, where participants can learn alpine climbing from scratch. The courses are offered by the Taufkirchen-based company in cooperation with around 30 international mountaineering schools. The prerequisites to apply for participation are the mastery of ...
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Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand,...
Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand, won the German Brand Award 2016 in the category of sports, outdoor activities & leisure. According to the jury, Maier Sports was awarded because the brand is seen as a pioneer in the field of PFC-free alternatives for durable water ...
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Thule has unveiled Apa Sherpa as a new brand ambassador....
Thule has unveiled Apa Sherpa as a new brand ambassador. Apa, nicknamed “Super Sherpa” and “Tiger of the Himalayas,” is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer who has helped 21 expeditions reach the summit of Mount Everest without losing a single life. Thule said his story was an inspiration in the brand's ...
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The 11th edition of the Asia Outdoor Trade Show, due...
The 11th edition of the Asia Outdoor Trade Show, due to take place in Nanjing from June 30 to July 3, will host a record 650 exhibitors, covering about 48,000 square meters of space and covering many categories including running, outdoor travel, water sports, camping and cycling. Workshops and other ...
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Trade visitors who wish to book their tickets for next...
Trade visitors who wish to book their tickets for next month's OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen can do it now online, saving up to 40 percent of the cost and using PayPal as an option. They also can already check out the 960 exhibitors participating in the July 13-16 event on ...
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Larry Harrison, who recently retired after six years as director...
Larry Harrison, who recently retired after six years as director of sales at Adidas Outdoor in the U.S. market, which is licensed to Agron, has become development director at Outdoor Retailer, the U.S. winter and summer trade fair for outdoor products. He has a track record of more than 40 ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced that the first...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced that the first keynote speaker in this year's European Outdoor Summit will be Jens Nymand Christensen, the European Commission's deputy director-general for education and culture. Christensen is responsible for education, culture, youth, languages and sport at the Commission (DG EAC). He has worked ...
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Slackline Industries will back a series of professional slackline competitions...
Slackline Industries will back a series of professional slackline competitions in the U.S. this summer that is expected to draw competitive slackliners from around the world. The high-profile events comprise Dominion Riverrock Festival in Virginia on May 20-22, X Games in Texas on June 3-5 and GoPro Mountain Games in ...
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Textile Exchange and the European Outdoor Group will present the...
Textile Exchange and the European Outdoor Group will present the new Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) to the outdoor industry on July 14, during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Like the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), the RWS is intended to provide a global benchmark for animal welfare and land management practices ...
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Successori Reda, the Italian wool mill, has signed a new...
Successori Reda, the Italian wool mill, has signed a new five-year contract with the New Zealand Merino Company (NZM), worth a total of $45 million. The Italian textile company says it's the longest contract of this kind for NZM. It is intended to counter the price swings of the open ...
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We hear that Zalando is requiring suppliers not to engage...
We hear that Zalando is requiring suppliers not to engage in mulesing of sheep to reduce wrinkles in their skin. The big European e-commerce operator is also banning real fur and the use of feathers from live animals or from foie gras geese.
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NSF Sustainability, a division of NSF International, has certified the...
NSF Sustainability, a division of NSF International, has certified the first manufacturers to the Global Traceable Down Standard (Global TDS). The certification has been achieved by South Korea's Youngone Corporation, Taiwan's Quang Viet Enterprise, and China's Shen Gang Tungsang. All three of these manufacturers are suppliers to the down outdoor ...
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Vaude has won the the GreenTec Award 2016 in the...
Vaude has won the the GreenTec Award 2016 in the category “Green Office by Kyocera” with a concept entitled “Working in Harmony with Nature.” The GreenTec Environmental Award, which was established in 2008, is bestowed once a year in several categories. In the “Green Office” category, organizations are rewarded for ...
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Schöffel has announced that in summer 2016, it will make...
Schöffel has announced that in summer 2016, it will make available for the first time PFC-free jackets and trousers with fluorine-free impregnation. In addition, the German outdoor clothing specialist said it is launching on the market several bluesign certified products.
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CORRECTION: The article that we published on April 13 about...
CORRECTION: The article that we published on April 13 about the new cooperation between Italy's Assosport and the Italian Outdoor Group contained a mistake. Assosport has 39 members that produce outdoor products, not 21.
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The Kufner Group, a leading global supplier of interlinings and...
The Kufner Group, a leading global supplier of interlinings and technical textiles, will take over Ploucquet and its production site in Zittau, Germany, from Smart Solutions Holding, formerly Sympatex Holding, with effect from April 20. Sympatex Holding, parent company of Sympatex, changed its name to Smart Solutions Holding in February. ...
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In an internal promotion, Ben Rivera has been appointed chief...
In an internal promotion, Ben Rivera has been appointed chief executive of the Leatherman Tool Group. He will continue as brand president of the U.S. company, with which he has been involved for 25 years. Founded in 1983, the Oregon-based company sells multi-purpose tools and other products in 120 countries, ...
