News Briefs – Page 424
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BCB International, the Cardiff-based outdoor and survival equipment supplier, has...
BCB International, the Cardiff-based outdoor and survival equipment supplier, has inaugurated a new plant in Llanelli where it will produce FireDragon fuel, a new clean green cooking fuel for the military, camping and leisure markets. BCB successfully applied for a patent and got £150,000 (€176.234-$227,519) from the Welsh Government's Economic ...
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Satra, the U.K.-based technology center for research and development in...
Satra, the U.K.-based technology center for research and development in the footwear sector, has recently standardized a test procedure developed by OutDry, marketer of waterproof breathable laminates for gloves and footwear. The test procedure is used in order to check the impermeability of shoes. The testing method of Satra, TM ...
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Vaude was nominated for the German Corporate Social Responsibility Award...
Vaude was nominated for the German Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2013, but Hipp won the prize. The competition's award ceremony, which was held for the first time in Germany, took place in Berlin on April 24. Vaude had been nominated in the category of companies with 500 to 4,999 employees, ...
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CAPO, an Austrian specialty headwear brand, donated 600 hats and...
CAPO, an Austrian specialty headwear brand, donated 600 hats and caps to Tumaini, an organization that launched a campaign for albinos in Malawi. CAPO donated hats and caps, equipped with protection from UV rays. The hats and caps were handed out during the “Albinism Awareness Day” in Blantyre, Malawi.
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Pontetorto has announced that its factory in Prato, in Tuscany,...
Pontetorto has announced that its factory in Prato, in Tuscany, is now generating all the energy it needs from solar panels and is operating independently of the public electricity network. The Italian maker of activewear fabrics has set up a network of 7,000 solar cells covering an area of 10,000 ...
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Canada Goose has expanded its production facility with a new...
Canada Goose has expanded its production facility with a new plant in Winnipeg in order to keep manufacturing in Canada rather than moving production elsewhere. The new factory adds 5,300 square meters on top of the existing facilities. The new plant doubles the capacities, and Canada Goose has hired 25 ...
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North Castle Partners, a Connecticut-based private equity company, have completed...
North Castle Partners, a Connecticut-based private equity company, have completed an investment in Ignite USA, details of which were not disclosed. Ignite is the marketer of the Contigo and Avex brands for reusable, thermal mugs and hydration bottles. North Castle already holds stakes in various companies, including Performance Bicycles, Octane Fitness ...
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Wolverine Worldwide is getting up to $14.8 million worth of...
Wolverine Worldwide is getting up to $14.8 million worth of additional orders for safety boots from the U.S. Navy, modifying a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense. The production is being made in Michigan.
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We had reported in the Compass on Feb. 21 that...
We had reported in the Compass on Feb. 21 that Tecnica Group was exploring the possibility of selling its controlling stake in Lowa, after receiving an expression of interest from an unnamed investor. Last week, Peter Weaver, the top manager of Tecnica Group, officially announced told us that it had ...
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Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI), an equity fund with controlling interests...
Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI), an equity fund with controlling interests in CamelBak and Fox Factory, has announced that on Apr. 3, 2013 it exercised an option under a credit agreement dated Oct. 27, 2011 to borrow an incremental term loan of $30 million. The loan increases the company's aggregate outstanding borrowings ...
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Joakim Gip became marketing director at Patagonia Europe this month,...
Joakim Gip became marketing director at Patagonia Europe this month, based in Annecy. For the last two years Gip was market communications manager at Clas Ohlson, a Swedish household equipment retailer, but before that he spent three years at Peak Performance, the Swedish ski, outdoor and golf apparel brand, as ...
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Pacsafe, the Hong Kong-based specialty brand of travel safety gear,...
Pacsafe, the Hong Kong-based specialty brand of travel safety gear, has created the position of a sales director for Germany. The position has been filled by Werner Hecke who served Lowe Alpine in a similar position for many years. The 56-year-old will report to Thomas Ryll, the former chief of ...
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Wolfgang Jahn has been appointed sales director for Sherpa Adventure...
Wolfgang Jahn has been appointed sales director for Sherpa Adventure Gear for the Benelux countries, Germany, Austria and Italy where the Nepalese brand is new. Jahn served as sales manager for the German market of Icebreaker, the specialty brand of Merino wool apparel over the past decade. The European distributor of ...
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Icebreaker, the New Zealand-based specialty company of Merino apparel, has...
Icebreaker, the New Zealand-based specialty company of Merino apparel, has appointed Kristen Celko vice president in charge of e-commerce and digital marketing. Celko worked for various companies including Under Armour and a couple of retailing companies. She will direct Icebreaker's e-commerce strategy and will be responsible for the development of ...
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The North Face has appointed Nicolas Vidal new vice president...
The North Face has appointed Nicolas Vidal new vice president in charge of sales for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In his new role, the Frenchman will report to his predecessor, Arne Arens, who was promoted last summer to vice president and general manager of the American outdoor brand ...
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The U.S. subsidiary of Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Peter Shean...
The U.S. subsidiary of Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Peter Shean vice president of sales and product. Shean worked before for Implus, the marketer of accessories, where he was responsible for Sof Sole and other brands. Separately, Hi-Tec has announced the establishment of a new showroom for the Irish market at ...
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Millet, the French outdoor and winter sports brand, has contracted...
Millet, the French outdoor and winter sports brand, has contracted Alpine Outdoor to handle its sales in the Netherlands, ending a four-year partnership with Outware Trading. Alpine Outdoor is a new company established by Ben Jan van Diggele and Richard Cremers, who already have another specialist firm, Summit Outdoor & ...
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Zopfi Sustainabe Business Development, the distribution company set up earlier...
Zopfi Sustainabe Business Development, the distribution company set up earlier this year by John Zopfi, former north European sales manager at Patagonia, has added several outdoor companies to its customer list. Zopfi, who has opted to deal only with companies that put a strong emphasis on sustainability, started his business a ...
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Camila Vesh has been appointed as the new global design...
Camila Vesh has been appointed as the new global design director of Timberland International for apparel and accessories. She has been working most recently as head of creative apparel and director for Le Coq Sportif, and she has also been supervising the collections for Karmameju and for Run and Relax, ...
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Oboz has hired Kira Stoops as its new marketing manager....
Oboz has hired Kira Stoops as its new marketing manager. Based at the little American town Bozeman, home of the young American footwear company, she has been a journalist, designer and copywriter for a local creative agency, Mercury CSC, and for newspapers and magazines. In 2008, she started her own ...
