News Briefs – Page 351
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Joe Grant, an ultrarunner based in Colorado, will join the...
Joe Grant, an ultrarunner based in Colorado, will join the roster of Scarpa's ambassadors to support sales of its alpine running collection of trail-running shoes, recently launched for the spring/summer 2016 season. Also in the U.S., Scarpa has signed up Sean McColl, described as an accomplished boulderer, climber and World ...
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W.L. Gore has revamped the Gore-Tex websites for France, Germany,...
W.L. Gore has revamped the Gore-Tex websites for France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland and Russia will follow soon. The new websites present all the new products of Gore-Tex' partner brands, using a simpler and more intuitive architecture for easier ...
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Fifty companies will exhibit for the first time in the...
Fifty companies will exhibit for the first time in the Outdoor section of the Ispo Munich trade show starting on Sunday. The newcomers include Greenpeace, which will also give a press conference at the fair, Helsport, Hydroflask and Polarmond. The Outdoor segment has been moved to Halls A1, A2 and ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.K. is holding...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.K. is holding its next annual conference and general meeting in Harrogate on March 16-17. The venue is going to be the Majestic Hotel, located next to the exhibition center that previously hosted the national outdoor and bike shows. It will be larger ...
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The annual Adventure Sports Fair, which was held in São...
The annual Adventure Sports Fair, which was held in São Paulo at the end of August last year, will change its dates again this year, as well as its venue. The event, which has been regarded as the largest consumer-oriented outdoor sports fair in Latin America, will be moving to ...
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CIFF, the international fashion fair in Copenhagen, is featuring for...
CIFF, the international fashion fair in Copenhagen, is featuring for the first time a Performance area at its next session on Feb. 3-7, focusing on outdoor and sports fashion. It will focus on Scandinavian brands such as Bergans of Norway, Casall, Peak Performance and Tretorn.
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The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market reports stable attendance at its...
The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market reports stable attendance at its latest session in Salt Lake City. The organizers estimate a total of 22,000 attendees. More than 1,060 brands exhibited at the show, and 19 percent of the exhibitors were new to the fair. The business mood was not great, according ...
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Ispo is launching a European version of its Market Introduction...
Ispo is launching a European version of its Market Introduction Program concept, already offered successfully in China since 2007, at the upcoming Ispo Munich trade show. Addressing the international sales directors and other officials of sports companies that wish to enter the European market or reconsider their current business model ...
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Downlite, a major manufacturer of down, feather and synthetic bedding...
Downlite, a major manufacturer of down, feather and synthetic bedding products, and Nikwax have signed an agreement under which Nikwax will ensure that PFC is not used in any part of the manufacturing process for Downlite's products, including fills for outerwear and sleeping bag manufacturers. The company will use Nikwax' ...
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Aku will use Dani's Zero Impact Leather in its next...
Aku will use Dani's Zero Impact Leather in its next autumn/winter collection of hiking boots. The material is tanned without using any heavy metals in order to protect the environment.
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Sustainability will be a strong focus at the Ispo Munich...
Sustainability will be a strong focus at the Ispo Munich show starting next Sunday. Aside from its traditional Sustainability Breakfast on Tuesday morning, the European Outdoor Group is staging various other related events including round-table discussions on evaluation methods and communication for sustainable products. Ispo's organizers point to recent studies ...
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The latest study from W.L. Gore & Associates on durable...
The latest study from W.L. Gore & Associates on durable water repellents (DWR) suggests that outdoor products made with non-fluorinated DWR may have a stronger impact on the environment than others made with fluorinated DWR, because users are more likely to be unsatisfied about the performance – and will thus ...
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The International Oeko-Tex Association, an independent testing and certification system...
The International Oeko-Tex Association, an independent testing and certification system for textile raw materials, intermediate and end products, has released updated test criteria for product certification based on its Standard 100. The updates are related to perfluorinated compounds, pesticides, colourants classified as carcinogenic and which are thus prohibited, organotin compounds, ...
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Berghaus has announced it will partner with Nikwax, the specialist...
Berghaus has announced it will partner with Nikwax, the specialist in environmentally safe aftercare and waterproofing solutions for technical footwear, clothing and equipment, to include Nikwax Hydrophobic Down (NHD) in its range for winter 2016. NHD is said to provide optimum outdoor insulation. It features water-resistance, low weight and high ...
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The North Face has announced it is introducing an autumn...
The North Face has announced it is introducing an autumn 2016 line with 100 percent ecologically responsible down. The autumn 2016 collection includes more than 500 down-insulated apparel pieces globally made with down that is certified through the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). The company planned to include 100 percent responsible ...
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Atomic and Salomon, two ski brands owned by the Amer...
Atomic and Salomon, two ski brands owned by the Amer Sports group, have teamed up with We Powder to create Mountain Academy, which provides online snow safety education. The online platform features a series of high-quality videos, pictures, animations and self-tests, which help students to identify various types of avalanches, ...
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The shareholders of Pelican International,have sold a minority share in...
The shareholders of Pelican International,have sold a minority share in the Canadian maker of water sport equipment to Fonds de solidarité FTQ, a Montreal-based development capital fund. The investment will help the company to open a second factory in Quebec with a view to boosting its production capacity. The current ...
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Ogio has announced that its new headquarters in Draper, Utah...
Ogio has announced that its new headquarters in Draper, Utah are scheduled to open in Nov. 16. The new 25,000-square-foot facility is nearly double the size of the previous headquarters following the company's strong growth over the past five years. The facility features a large showroom, for retail customer meetings ...
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Berghaus has completed the refurbishment of its head office in...
Berghaus has completed the refurbishment of its head office in Sunderland, which had been originally built in 1999, using sustainable materials and methods. The two-floor structure can accommodate up to 140 employees, including those involved in product development. A “sky rail” on the ceiling of the first floor holds current ...
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Lancaster University has joined forces with the Pentland Group, the...
Lancaster University has joined forces with the Pentland Group, the owner of Berghaus and many other brands and retail interests, to open the Pentland Centre for research into sustainable business. The center is meant to draw on expertise from all faculties within Lancaster University, including the Lancaster University Management School, ...
