News Briefs – Page 395
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Invista, the company behind ingredient brands such as Cordura and...
Invista, the company behind ingredient brands such as Cordura and Coolmax, is introducing a new garment fiber under one of its other labels, Lycra. The new spandex material is described as the first bio-derived fiber of its type. Seventy percent of the material (in weight) comes from renewable sources. The ...
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37.5, the ingredient brand marketed by Cocona, has received two...
37.5, the ingredient brand marketed by Cocona, has received two certifications from the Hohenstein Institute. The testing institution granted certificates to 37.5 for its skin-friendly and its hypo-allergene qualities. Cocona sees these certifications as the base to have its product categorized under the Oeko-Tex standard.
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Downlite and Nikwax have teamed up to introduce fluorocarbon-free Nikwax...
Downlite and Nikwax have teamed up to introduce fluorocarbon-free Nikwax Hydrophobic Down (NHD) to outdoor apparel and sleeping bag manufacturers. Under this arrangement, Downlite will market and sell NHD-treated down to Nikwax-approved outerwear and sleeping bag brands. Downlite will apply the NHD treatment to its down in the cleaning process ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear is asking for donations to be made...
Sherpa Adventure Gear is asking for donations to be made before May 31 specifically for the education of the children - about 26 of them - who lost their fathers in the tragic avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas on Mount Everest last April 18 (see our article on the subject ...
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High Sierra, a division of Samsonite, and The Citypak Project...
High Sierra, a division of Samsonite, and The Citypak Project will distribute 1,750 specially designed Citypak backpacks to homeless people in the Boston area on June 19. The outdoor company and the charity, through a partnership with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, will host health fairs at six locations that ...
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Timberland employees around the world have celebrated the one-millionth hour...
Timberland employees around the world have celebrated the one-millionth hour of volunteer community work served since the company launched its Path of Service program in 1992. As part of this program, each Timberland employee is given up to 40 paid hours per year to dedicate to service, during which they ...
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Black Diamond Equipment, Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) and The Forest...
Black Diamond Equipment, Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) and The Forest Group were the winners of The Conservation Alliance Outstanding Partnership Award for 2014. Black Diamond was praised for its support of nature conservation projects in Utah and other parts of the country. ENO is a partner of The Conservation Alliance ...
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The German Energy Agency has honored Messe Friedrichshafen, organizer of...
The German Energy Agency has honored Messe Friedrichshafen, organizer of the annual European OutDoor show on Lake Constance, for its environmentally sound economic activities in energy issues. In the past three years, the cost of energy consumption has been reduced by about €200,000 through several measures including the complete shutdown ...
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Citing “budget and human reasons,” the organizers of Destinations Nature,...
Citing “budget and human reasons,” the organizers of Destinations Nature, the premier consumer-oriented outdoor show in France, have decided to merge it with the larger tourism fair in Paris, the Salon Mondial du Tourisme, starting next year. The two fairs were taking place in Paris every year one week after ...
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The IT department of the Hohenstein Institute held a presentation...
The IT department of the Hohenstein Institute held a presentation ceremony on April 28 at Schloss Hohenstein in Bönnigheim to celebrate its recent IT Excellence Benchmark (ITEB) award, which was announced in February at the Hamburg IT Strategy Days. The recognition is given by the Technical University of Munich (TU) ...
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Amer Sports has moved to a new head office of...
Amer Sports has moved to a new head office of 5,300 square meters in the Vallila Paja Quarters of Helsinki. It occupies a meticulously restored red brick building, built in 1919 and originally used for building railroad wagons. The new office, which is vying for environmental certification, is strategically located ...
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Recon Instruments, the Vancouver-based technology firm behind the heads-up displays...
Recon Instruments, the Vancouver-based technology firm behind the heads-up displays (HUD) for sports, has announced that Motorola Solutions, through its investment arm Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, has made an investment in the company. The investment will be used by Recon to accelerate product development and to ramp up global marketing ...
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Thule Group has agreed to sell its entire trailer business,...
Thule Group has agreed to sell its entire trailer business, which is worth $90 million a year, to Accent Equity 2012, an investment fund, with company management as co-investors. As a result of the transaction a new entity, Brenderup Group, is being created, incorporating operations in the Nordic market and ...
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VF Corporation has opened a new distribution center in...
VF Corporation has opened a new distribution center in Kunshan, China, that will handle 30 million units of products annually and employ nearly 400 people. The new 85,000-square-meter facility represented an investment of more than $60 million, representing VF's largest infrastructure investment in China to date. In 2013, VF's total ...
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IC Companys has signed an agreement to divest...
IC Companys has signed an agreement to divest its Mid Market division, leaving the Danish apparel group with only three brands: Peak Performance, Tiger of Sweden and By Marlene Birger. The group pointed out that these three brands, which were recently put in a new Premium segment of ...
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+Dion Taylor has resigned as European general manager of Icebreaker,...
+Dion Taylor has resigned as European general manager of Icebreaker, apparently because of health and family reasons. The New Zealand-based company declined to comment by the time of going to press but said it has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Louise Kuegler. The 42-year-old Kiwi takes the place of ...
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Stuart Theobald, previously international manager at Trekmates, has been appointed...
Stuart Theobald, previously international manager at Trekmates, has been appointed in the same position at Leatherman. At Trekmlates, Mark Preston has taken over Theobald's responsibilities.
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Casey Shehan, who recently retired as president and chief executive...
Casey Shehan, who recently retired as president and chief executive of Patagonia, has accepted a position as senior advisor at Backbone Media, a big American creative and public relations agency whose clients include big names such as Black Diamond, Cascade Designs, Confluence Watersports, Eddie Bauer and VF Corporation. A former ...
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Cocona Natural Technologies is expanding its senior management team, led...
Cocona Natural Technologies is expanding its senior management team, led by Jeff Bowman, with the appointment of Scott Branscum, another veteran of the sporting goods industry, as executive vice president in charge of global sales, marketing and merchandising for its 37.5 brand. He was most recently president of Tumi Apparel. ...
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Creating a new position, Osprey Packs has appointed Kenny Ballard...
Creating a new position, Osprey Packs has appointed Kenny Ballard chief operating officer, responsible for IT, purchasing, quality control, returns and human resources. He reports to Tom Barney, chief executive of the 40-year-old company. Ballard served as president of the Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group (BOSG) before setting up his own ...
