News Briefs – Page 415
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Outdoor Sports Valley, the trade association based in Annecy, France,...
Outdoor Sports Valley, the trade association based in Annecy, France, is teaming up with the European surf industry association (EuroSima) and a couple of design and engineering schools in the organization of a new ‘Design Summer Camp.' It will expose design, product development and marketing students and professionals in the ...
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Patagonia has announced a partnership with an organization called Nature...
Patagonia has announced a partnership with an organization called Nature Conservancy and the Argentinian federation of ranchers, named Ovis XXI. The outdoor brand has agreed to buy wool from farmers in Argentina for use in its range of functional underwear. The sheep graze on some 1.6 million square kilometers, about ...
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NRS, a manufacturer and distributor of inflatable watercraft and paddling...
NRS, a manufacturer and distributor of inflatable watercraft and paddling gear, is taking over WRSI, which has developed and patented a range of medium-priced whitewater helmets, in combination with John Hopkins University. WRSI is said to have set a new industry standard for impact and anti-rotational safety. NRS will sell ...
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SmartWool has transferred its European headquarters from the U.K. to...
SmartWool has transferred its European headquarters from the U.K. to the office of VF Corporation (VFC) Europe in Lugano, Switzerland. Chris Hahn, who has headed SmartWool Europe for almost five years and has spent nine years with SmartWool in total, has relocated to Lugano. Some other executives have left the ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Baffin is investing...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Baffin is investing $2.8 million on a new 67,000-square-foot global distribution warehouse as well as an energy-efficient retrofit of the 100,000-square-foot original building. The addition will help contain energy-related costs, with eventual savings from 36 percent to 48 percent in electricity bills. The ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Timbuk2 has consolidated...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Timbuk2 has consolidated the ownership structure as a group controlled by the company's management and by Timbuk2 Investors, a group of investors led by Ken Pucker, former chief operating officer at Timberland. The equity base has been expanded and Timbuk2 has repurchased shares ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Thule has appointed...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Thule has appointed Johan Hedberg as vice president of sales for the Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the company's business unit outdoor. He succeeds Frank Feiland. Hedberg worked for Suunto as business director from August 2003 to July 2005. Previously, he ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Mont-bell, the big...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Mont-bell, the big Japanese producer of premium outdoor products, opened a new office in Tokyo on June 27 in order to manage its expansion in the Japanese market; but its headquarters remain in Osaka. The new office in downtown Tokyo incorporates a mono-brand ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) GE, the marketer...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) GE, the marketer of the waterproof and breathable laminates, has announced a strategic partnership with the Dishang Group, a major original manufacturer and exporter of textiles. Dishang has agreed to provide completely integrated eVent solutions for the design, sourcing and production of apparel. ...
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Toni Karuvaara started on July 1 in the new position...
Toni Karuvaara started on July 1 in the new position of fish team leader at Patagonia Europe. His job will be to turn Patagonia into the number one specialist supplier of high-quality fly fishing clothing in Europe. Fly fishing is said to be a true passion for Karuvaara, who has ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue). Robert Sazaki has...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue). Robert Sazaki has resigned as president of LaCrosse Footwear, reportedly for personal reasons. The former Nike official had joined the U.S. company as executive vice president last December after its takeover by the Japanese distributor of the brand, ABC-Mart. Yasushi Akaogi, a Japanese ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Columbia Sportswear has...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Columbia Sportswear has appointed Russ Hopcus senior vice president in charge of North American sales, effective July 29. In this newly created position, Hopcus will report directly to Tim Boyle, president and chief executive. Hopcus, 54, will be responsible for sales in both the ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Ladislav Masek, former...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Ladislav Masek, former Eastern Europe sales manager at Mammut, switched to the same job at Icebreaker at the start of July. He takes over from Branislav Adamec, who left to become general manager for the Czech Republic and Slovakia at Salewa. Adamec already ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Lars-Ola Brolinson has...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Lars-Ola Brolinson has become the new chief executive of Primus, replacing Andreas Jakabffy who is leaving the company. Brolinson has been with Fenix Outdoor, parent company of Primus, for more than ten years in various positions. He started with the Swedish group in ...
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As every year during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, Primus,...
As every year during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, Primus, the Swedish brand of stoves and accessories belonging to the Fenix group, honored its ‘distributor of the year.' The award for 2012 was handed over to the brand's British distributor, Rosker. The company has distributed Primus in the U.K. for ...
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Steiner Outdoor has assumed the distribution in the U.K. and...
Steiner Outdoor has assumed the distribution in the U.K. and Ireland of a Canadian brand of accessories, Coghlans, which was previously distributed by Rosker. Reportedly, Steiner plans to open a new logistic platform in the Netherlands to make the range more competitive.
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Jack Wolfskin is partnering with Heightsport to expand in South...
Jack Wolfskin is partnering with Heightsport to expand in South America. The sales partnership covers Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. The first South American Jack Wolfskin store opened on July 13 on Lake Villarrica in Pucón, Chile. Pucón is a small town with just under 20,000 inhabitants but is ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) All Sport, the...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) All Sport, the Austrian brand of premium outdoor apparel, has started to sell its products in the Netherlands and in the Flemish part of Belgium through a Dutch agency, Sollie Brands, which also sells Yep Yep, Rehall and Poivre-Blanc in the Netherlands. In ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Sea to Summit,...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) Sea to Summit, the Aussie brand of accessories and sleeping bags, opened its own subsidiary in Germany on July 1. It is the brand's second subsidiary outside Australia, as Sea to Summit established an office in China last year, from where it also ...
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(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) The Dutch subsidiary...
(Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) The Dutch subsidiary of Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, is taking over from the start of next year the distribution of the Primus brand in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Primus is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group, which also owns Fjällräven. Primus ...
