News Briefs – Page 526
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For the second time, Globetrotter has picked a brand as...
For the second time, Globetrotter has picked a brand as its “supplier of the year.” After Deuter secured the award for 2007, it was now Ortlieb’s turn. The specialty brand for high-end waterproof packs convinced Germany’s leading specialty outdoor retailer of its innovation, quality and reliability on deliveries, after-sales services, ...
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Vibram, the Italian manufacturer of performance soles, has reached sales...
Vibram, the Italian manufacturer of performance soles, has reached sales of $100 million in 2008, up compared with the previous year. Vibram’s licensees in the U.S. and Brazil added an additional $50 million to the brand’s worldwide income. Half of the global sales came from sports and outdoor, 25 percent ...
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Everest, the German wholesale company, is the new agent for...
Everest, the German wholesale company, is the new agent for Baldas, the Turin-based manufacturer of snowshoes. Additionally, it is new local agent for Kayland, the Italian outdoor footwear brand, as well as Mad Rock, the American climbing shoes company. Everest continues to be the local agency of Camelbak; Fizan, the ...
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TKC Sales, the U.K. distributor of Lowa, has added Silkbody,...
TKC Sales, the U.K. distributor of Lowa, has added Silkbody, the New Zealand brand for silk-based first layers, to its portfolio. Previously, the Kiwis had picked Artisport for its distribution in the Benelux countries as well as Klaus-Peter Klaus for Germany.
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Golite has appointed new agents for southwest Europe. The American...
Golite has appointed new agents for southwest Europe. The American specialty brand for ultra lightweight apparel and equipment works now with Bernart Creixnas for Spain and Portugal; he also covers the Iberian Peninsula on behalf of Icebreaker, the specialty brand for Merino-based apparel. The new agency in France is Energy ...
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Dinamiche Verticali is taking on the distribution of Béal in...
Dinamiche Verticali is taking on the distribution of Béal in Italy. The French company was previously distributed by Amorini. Dinamiche Verticali, which has been distributing Petzl as well, is a company run by Oscar Dubiano and Fabrizio Vesco, who have worked in the past with Ferrino and La Sportiva.
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A jury of top-notch European journalists both from the trade...
A jury of top-notch European journalists both from the trade and special interest press, mainly from the Nordic, Central European and Benelux countries, have selected the winning products for Scandinavian Outdoor Group’s product awards. The overall winner is Norrøna’s Lyngen down jacket, a warm and light ski mountaineering jacket that ...
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Coleman EMEA, the French-based distribution company in Europe, the Middle...
Coleman EMEA, the French-based distribution company in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Coleman, Camping Gaz and Sevylor, has appointed Thomas Seifert as new president. Seifert served for Braun, Gillette’s subsidiary for household electric goods. Coleman continues the integration of the recently acquired Sevylor brand, a manufacturer of rubber ...
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Starting with the autumn/winter 2009-10 season, Lafuma’s Italian sales subsidiary,...
Starting with the autumn/winter 2009-10 season, Lafuma’s Italian sales subsidiary, L.M.O. Italia, is taking on the distribution of Eider in Italy from a distributor, Viking Nord Pool, that represents Rab and other outdoor brands. As with the other brands of the group, L.M.O. Italia will use a separate sales network ...
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Mammut is gaining a foothold in the highly attractive market...
Mammut is gaining a foothold in the highly attractive market for back-country equipment. The Swiss have put together a small collection of high-end products for ski touring. The line includes apparel featuring Gore-Tex’ comfort mapping technology and equipment such as the new Pulse Barryvox to help search for those buried ...
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Adidas has hired a new top manager for its outdoor...
Adidas has hired a new top manager for its outdoor division. Katja Neumann is now head of individual sports and outdoor for the German-speaking countries. Over the past two years, this job was done by Stephan Guter in addition to his current function as chief of the entire Three-Striped outdoor ...
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Mammut Sports Group has set up a new office in...
Mammut Sports Group has set up a new office in Sweden, with Patrik Andersson, formerly in the medical branch, at its helm. After a successful introduction at the recent Swesport trade fair in Sweden, and strong from a 60 million Norwegian kroner annual turnover (€6.78m-$8.87m) in neighboring Norway, the Swiss ...
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Primaloft is introducing a new insulation, Primaloft Infinity, a fine-denier...
Primaloft is introducing a new insulation, Primaloft Infinity, a fine-denier continuous filament insulation specifically designed for sleeping bags to offer higher loft and shelf appeal while providing the technical properties for which Primaloft insulation is renowned. Primaloft also launches a new yarn for base layer applications, called 100% Primaloft Yarn. ...
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Hi-Tec, the U.K.-based outdoor and racquet sports company, has reinforced...
Hi-Tec, the U.K.-based outdoor and racquet sports company, has reinforced its international outdoor team with two high-profile appointments in newly created positions. While Hy Rosario has been heading up Hi-Tec’s global outdoor business almost by himself in the last few years, he will be backed up by a global product ...
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David Ekelund, former marketing director at Icebug, the Swedish brand...
David Ekelund, former marketing director at Icebug, the Swedish brand of running footwear for icy conditions, climbed into the company’s chief executive seat at the beginning of this year. It was previously filled by Arne Törnqvist, the husband of Eliza Törnqvist, who is David’s mother as well as the founder ...
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In a bid to increase the sustainability of its products,...
In a bid to increase the sustainability of its products, Klättermusen, an eco-conscious outdoor brand, has set up a deposit system whereby customers can get money back for items they return for recycling once they are worn out. The deposit system will start in 2009 and consists of €5, €10 ...
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Sätila, a Swedish brand of headwear and accessories, has joined...
Sätila, a Swedish brand of headwear and accessories, has joined the ranks of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group. The company, which was founded in a village of the same name based in the southern textile region of the country, has had considerable success with its ski headbands since it started working ...
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Keen has appointed Troy Ballard to take up a new...
Keen has appointed Troy Ballard to take up a new position as vice president for global business development. The new job basically takes the place of the senior vice president for sales in light of the expanding global market. Ballard has been with Keen since last year; his former employers ...
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X-Technology is building up its own textile research and development...
X-Technology is building up its own textile research and development laboratory in Asola, Italy, in order to meet the needs of advanced functional apparel. The facility is scheduled to open in this year’s third quarter. X-Technology’s manufacturing partners are already in Asola. The company says that it is putting millions ...
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Black Diamond has appointed Ricky Buckenlei new European product manager,...
Black Diamond has appointed Ricky Buckenlei new European product manager, with the responsibility of adopting the Black Diamond collection to the needs of the European market. The 28-year-old will also be in charge of event management. Before, she worked for Ötztal, the ski and outdoor resort in Austria, as a ...
