News Briefs – Page 387
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The fifth annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards will introduce new categories...
The fifth annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards will introduce new categories at the 2014 Outsiders Ball, which will be held during Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, on Aug. 5. The Outdoor Inspiration Awards, presented by Adidas Outdoor, recognize individuals, groups, and companies who are breaking new ground in encouraging others to participate ...
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The North Face is making a commitment to use only...
The North Face is making a commitment to use only polyester made from recycled fibers by 2016. Its Denali jacket is already a step in that direction for TNF, whose apparel is 80 percent made with polyester. As part of its sustainability drive, TNF is expanding its clothing take-back program ...
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AMG is encouraging its staff in Scotland to walk more...
AMG is encouraging its staff in Scotland to walk more frequently, in line with the Britain on Foot campaign led by the Outdoor Industries Association and with the Cycle to Work and Walking at Work initiatives of the U.K. Department of Health. AMG has asked its employees to sign a ...
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Pacsafe has announced that this year's project through the newly-launched...
Pacsafe has announced that this year's project through the newly-launched Pacsafe Turtle Fund will support the Latin American Sea Turtles (Last) initiative in Costa Rica, in conjunction with EOCA (European Outdoor Conservation Association), a non-profit organization which raises funds from the outdoor industry for nature conservation projects worldwide. Pacsafe, which ...
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The European Conservation Association (EOCA) has named Maruba Sports Publishers,...
The European Conservation Association (EOCA) has named Maruba Sports Publishers, Klean Kanteen and Roc Noir as this year's “EOCA Conservation Champions,” for the action that they have taken to support nature conservation through the association. Maruba is the Dutch-based publisher of Sport Partner. Kleen Kanteen has raised €2,300 for EOCA ...
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The Salford Biospheric Project has been named one of the...
The Salford Biospheric Project has been named one of the five “Green Champions” of the Green Apple Built Environment Awards 2014, ahead of some 100 other nominees. The initiative is backed by Craghoppers, the U.K. brand of outdoor apparel, which supports the Salford team with equipment. The Salford project is ...
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Amer Sports' Winter Sports Operations have received the Austrian Phoenix...
Amer Sports' Winter Sports Operations have received the Austrian Phoenix 2014 waste management award for their production site in Altenmarkt, Austria. The Austrian Water and Waste Management Association (ÖWAV) presented the annual award for the 13th time to companies that are particularly innovative in the area of environmental protection and ...
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LaCrosse Footwear has acquired White's Boots, another American company that...
LaCrosse Footwear has acquired White's Boots, another American company that makes custom-made boots for logging and other commercial applications at its own factory in Spokane, Washington. The new owner will keep the factory and the president of White's, Gary March. LaCrosse, which also owns the U.S.-made Danner brand, was taken ...
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The Schawbel Corporation, the parent of Thermacell Heated Insoles, has...
The Schawbel Corporation, the parent of Thermacell Heated Insoles, has announced the formation of a new business entity, Schawbel Technologies, following the sale of the Thermacell Mosquito Repellent business to Kinderhook Industries, a private equity firm based in New York. Schawbel Technologies includes the product development and research areas of ...
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Montane has hired a new garment designer, Anna Munton, who...
Montane has hired a new garment designer, Anna Munton, who previously worked for Tog24, and joined the team three months ago. Joan Bowden, who previously worked for Barbour, joined the British brand as new garment technologist two months ago. Montane is currently recruiting a backpack designer. The climber Andy Kirkpatrick, ...
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Stefan Krause is the new head of product at Ortovox,...
Stefan Krause is the new head of product at Ortovox, the German brand of outdoor equipment and apparel. Effective June 1, he replaced Christoph Kirsch who left the company to pursue other job opportunities. Krause was previously in charge of quality management. He switched from Vaude, where he ran the ...
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Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action...
Graham Rickard, managing director of Dare2b, the snow and action sports apparel brand owned by the Regatta Group, was appointed managing director of the Regatta brand of outdoor apparel as well. This brand was previously supervised by Keith Black, the entire group’s chief executive and chairman. While Black is handing ...
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Cascade Designs, the American company that owns a raft of...
Cascade Designs, the American company that owns a raft of outdoor equipment brands, rejigged its management structure earlier this year to focus more intensely on the development of each of its brands. Cascade Designs' management is no longer organized by product categories such as water, sleep and stoves. Instead it ...
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Timbuk2 has named Patti Cazzato as its new chief executive,...
Timbuk2 has named Patti Cazzato as its new chief executive, effective immediately. The veteran retail executive is stepping in as the 25-year-old company's third chief executive and the first woman to lead the brand. Cazzato spent more than 11 years at Gap, working her way up to senior vice president. ...
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Klean Kanteen, the family-owned Northern California company that produces a...
Klean Kanteen, the family-owned Northern California company that produces a line of reusable food-grade stainless steel “kanteens,” has appointed Martin Stokes as director of operations and quality, to streamline its processes and supply chain. Stokes has over 20 years of experience in operations, logistics, and manufacturing management. In his most ...
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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Currex, the German brand of insoles and computer-aided analysis tools,...
Currex, the German brand of insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, recently hired 12 new sales representatives for its U.S. subsidiary, which was set up last September, for the sale of its insoles. In Austria in April, Currex recruited a new sales agency, Berg & Lauf, for the distribution of its ...
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Osprey, who won the OutDoor Gold Award for its backpack...
Osprey, who won the OutDoor Gold Award for its backpack “Atomos AG65,” started to sell through a sales agency in Sweden at the beginning of the year. Roswi will take care of training and sales in the Swedish market, which was previously covered directly by Osprey. The company also presented ...
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Montane is expanding to several new markets. Start1, a distributor...
Montane is expanding to several new markets. Start1, a distributor from Russia, will be selling Montane's product range in that country from this autumn/winter. Further Faster started last month as the British brand's distributor in New Zealand, while a new sales agent, Joe Cotter from Camp4, has been selling the ...
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Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based marketer of children's snow and outdoor...
Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based marketer of children's snow and outdoor apparel, is going into the Japanese market. For this purpose, the brand has hired Luke Sakaguchi as its local representative. Sakaguchi has worked, among others, for brands such as Fulton Umbrellas, a British umbrella maker, for the golf industry, and ...
