News Briefs – Page 342
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VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility...
VF Corp. has been placed on the 2016 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine's Best Corporate Citizens list, the ranking that recognizes U.S. public companies for their corporate responsibility performance. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List was first published in Business Ethics Magazine in 1999, and has been managed by CR Magazine ...
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Berghaus has created a new product sustainability tag that will...
Berghaus has created a new product sustainability tag that will be seen from this season on the clothes made with eco-friendly fabrics and technologies. In order to earn a Made Kind tag, gear will have use a bluesign approved fabric, the ColourKind coloring process, or recycled materials. The brand has ...
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The athletes and environmental stewards of the Granite Gear's “Packing...
The athletes and environmental stewards of the Granite Gear's “Packing it Out” team will be picking up trash while hiking 2,650 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail starting May 6. The team removed nearly 500kg of trash during their thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail last year, including an entire mattress. ...
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The Petzl Foundation said it funded 45 different projects in...
The Petzl Foundation said it funded 45 different projects in 2015 with a total of €356,000. The foundation helps mountain and vertical access communities both in France, where Petzl is headquartered, and abroad. Since its creation in 2006, the foundation has funded more than 128 projects worth around €3.5 million ...
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Vestergaard, the Danish producer of the Lifestraw Go bottle for...
Vestergaard, the Danish producer of the Lifestraw Go bottle for safe drinking, has launched the Lifestraw Safe Water Fund, setting up an interactive online platform that allows socially-minded individuals and organizations to support safe water programs of their choice through tax-deductible contributions. Launched on Earth Day, the fund is managed ...
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Edoardo Rabajoli, honorary chairman of Ferrino, has passed away, leaving...
Edoardo Rabajoli, honorary chairman of Ferrino, has passed away, leaving three children. In 1971, he became a shareholder of the company founded by Cesare Ferrino around 1890, with a stake of 50 percent. One of his children, Augusto Rabajoli, became joint general manager of Ferrino in 2008 along with Anna ...
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Aku, the Italian brand of hiking and mountaineering footwear, has...
Aku, the Italian brand of hiking and mountaineering footwear, has moved all of its production to company-owned facilities this year, meaning that all Aku shoes are made in Europe starting from this spring's range. The outdoor footwear maker based in Montebelluna previously outsourced about 10 to 15 percent of its ...
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Johnson Outdoors has acquired the key assets of Northport Systems,...
Johnson Outdoors has acquired the key assets of Northport Systems, a Canadian digital cartography company. Northport's technologies bring new cartography capabilities to Johnson Outdoors that have potential application in its fishing sonar products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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VF Corp, the owner of The North Face and Timberland,...
VF Corp, the owner of The North Face and Timberland, among many other brands, said it was exploring “strategic alternatives” for its Licensed Sports Group (LSG) business. This part of the U.S. group includes the Majestic Athletic brand and it supplies apparel and fanware through licensing agreements with U.S. and ...
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After its sale to Investcorp in October, Poc has relocated...
After its sale to Investcorp in October, Poc has relocated its North American head office from Salt Lake City to Park City, Utah. The Swedish supplier of ski and cycling helmets, apparel and accessories was previously owned by the Black Diamond group and its North American team was working from ...
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Pelican International, the Canadian company specializing in canoes, kayaks and...
Pelican International, the Canadian company specializing in canoes, kayaks and other water sports products, says it will open a second production plant in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, a southern city in the province of Quebec. Pelican says it has invested tens of millions of Canadian dollars in this project in the medium term, ...
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Vista Outdoor has obtained a new credit facility to help...
Vista Outdoor has obtained a new credit facility to help finance its purchase of BRG Sports' Action Sports division, which was announced in February. The new loan will include a $400 million revolving credit facility and adds another $290 million to its $350 million term loan A facility for a ...
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Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor...
Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, the Norwegian outdoor footwear brand owned by Bertel O. Steen. Langeland will take over on May 13 after serving in several other sales, marketing and executive functions in consumer goods companies such as Orkla, Jordan and Canon. For the ...
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Sportfack reports that Patrik Elfwing is preparing to leave Silva,...
Sportfack reports that Patrik Elfwing is preparing to leave Silva, the Swedish specialist in headlamps and compasses, after about four years at the helm. Elfwing led changes that aimed to broaden Silva's product offering and to turn it into a more brand-focused company. Elfwing told the Swedish publication that it ...
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Filling two new positions, Osprey Europe has appointed a marketing...
Filling two new positions, Osprey Europe has appointed a marketing manager, François Esmenjaud, and a distributor brand manager, Tobias Baier. It has also appointed an operations manager, Alex Bottomley, who previously worked for a British online retailer, Wiggle. Esmenjaud was previously handling marketing for Polar in France. Baier previously worked ...
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Claudio Angaran, a 17-year veteran of the Italian outdoor industry,...
Claudio Angaran, a 17-year veteran of the Italian outdoor industry, has made another move. The 50-year-old manager has agreed to become sales and marketing manager of Zamberlan, a new position inside the Italian company, which recently signed up new distributors in Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Angaran had been ...
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Exxel has promoted Eric Greene, previously the general manager of...
Exxel has promoted Eric Greene, previously the general manager of Kelty, to division vice president and general manager of the newly created Outdoor Performance Group. Greene will now oversee Kelty, Sierra Designs and Ultimate Direction. Andy Russell, previously Kelty director of field sales, has been appointed vice president of sales ...
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Thule Americas has appointed a new national accounts and business...
Thule Americas has appointed a new national accounts and business development manager for the region to help develop new channels of business in the outdoor and other sectors. After reviewing hundreds of candidates for the job, the choice has fallen on Brian Bennett, who has worked for Patagonia for 13 ...
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Yakima Products, a U.S. company that specializes in car racks,...
Yakima Products, a U.S. company that specializes in car racks, has promoted Jason McGibbon to vice president of sales and appointed Chris Sautter as its first product development center director. After assignments at Mountain Hardwear, New Balance Performance Outerwear, The North Face and American Recreation Products, McGibbon joined Yakima in ...
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Implus has appointed Mary Hannah Statham as marketing manager. She...
Implus has appointed Mary Hannah Statham as marketing manager. She will be responsible for all marketing efforts for the Implus family of footwear accessory brands which includes Sof Sole, Sof Comfort, Sneaker Balls, Penguin, ForceField, Apara and Airplus. Statham worked as the director of marketing and communications for Springs Creative ...
