News Briefs – Page 63
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News briefsVista Outdoor promotes Vanderbrink to CEO of Sporting Products segment
Source: Vista Outdoor Jason Vanderbrink Vista Outdoor announced that Jason Vanderbrink was promoted to chief executive officer of the company’s Sporting Products segment, effective March 31, 2023. He joined Vista Outdoor’s sales organization in 2005, holding roles with increasing responsibility. Vanderbrink will also continue to serve as ...
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News briefsFreeride Filmfestival back in original hands
With the beginning of 2023, Volker Hölzl and Harry Putz have taken over 100 percent of the parent company of the Freeride Filmfestival and the Freeride Experience. The company has moved its location from Tyrol to Vienna and now operates under the new name OFF ON Events GmbH. ...
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News briefsAMSilk raises additional €25m for production of bio-engineered silk protein materials
AMSilk GmbH, a Munich-based industrial supplier of and pioneer in bio-engineered silk protein materials, announced that it has raised an additional €25 million in an extended Series C financing led by existing investor ATHOS (AT Newtec) and with participation from Novo Holdings, Cargill and MIG Capital. AMSilk’s technology platform, based ...
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News briefsKith and Columbia collaborate on fishing collection
Luxury streetwear brand Kith has renewed its partnership with Columbia Sportswear to present the Kith for Columbia PFG 2023 collection, a range of fishing apparel, footwear and accessories that combines functionality with style. The new collection is inspired by Columbia PFG, the brand’s longstanding line of performance fishing gear. According ...
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News briefsSecond 2nd Peak secondhand outdoor store to open in Bern
On May 6, 2023, the second 2nd Peak will open at Amthausgässchen 3 in the old town of Bern, Switzerland. The centerpiece of the building – according to a post on the store’s website – is a beautifully curved staircase with Ticino terrazzo that connects the six rooms spread across ...
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News briefsPure Fishing appoints new CEO
The South Carolina-based fishing tackle and outdoor equipment brand Pure Fishing has named Dave Allen CEO, effective immediately. He succeeds Harlan Kent, who is retiring from day-to-day operations to become a board member and consultant. Prior to joining Pure Fishing, Allen was president and CEO of Igloo. Before that, he ...
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News briefsPeak Performance goes online with WearAgains
ehandel.se reports that Peak Performance, following last year’s launch of its secondhand concept WearAgains in a shop-in-shop at the outdoor company’s flagship store in Stockholm, is now also offering the concept online. The site acts as a marketplace where consumers create a profile to buy and sell second-hand clothing items ...
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News briefsNorrøna and the world’s only single track bike hotel
Norrøna has added the Canvas Hotel Telemark, the world’s only single-track bike hotel, to its Norrøna Adventure Company offering. The lodge is located in Treungen, Norway – 2 km from the nearest road — and offers glamping with “great staff, great food, drinks, beds, spa/sauna and location, as well as ...
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News briefsChina announces new sustainability platform for textiles
A new sustainable platform for textile products, supervised by the Chinese Ministry, was launched on April 4, according to ChinaDaily.com. The Reborn – China Fiber Zero Carbon Action 2023 – Sustainable Textiles Credible Platform is supervised by the Department of Consumer Goods Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information ...
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News briefsBerghaus' parent with new COO
Source: Pentland Brands Abhy Thomas-Joseph Pentland Brands, the parent company of several sports, outdoor and lifestyle brands, including Berghaus, Speedo, Canterbury, Ellesse and Mitre, has announced Abhy Thomas-Joseph as its new global chief operating officer (COO). He replaces Jon Godden, who decided to leave in June 2023 ...
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News briefsOIA Outdoor Industry Awards 2023 open for entries
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has officially launched the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023, for which brands from across the industry can apply until May 6, 2023. All entries will again be exhibited at the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS), which takes place June 13-15, 2023, at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool. ...
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News briefsFormer AlpenStrand store manager joins Sport 2000
The Outdoor Division of Sport 2000 GmbH – the top-performing division of the Germany-based group – has hired Katja Mendel as retail format manager, starting April 1. Mendel is no stranger to the retail group: Until the end of January, she managed the specialized retail store AlpenStrand in Landshut, Germany, ...
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News briefsJohn Walbrecht exits Clarus
Black Diamond parent Clarus Corp. disclosed the March 31 contract termination of president John Walbrecht in a public filing. Additionally, the group does not anticipate filling the vacant executive position. Walbrecht’s departure from Clarus comes one month after the company reported an $89.4 million operating loss in Q4 due to ...
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News briefsEurobike with new Bike Travel Area
Eurobike 2023 (June 21-25, Frankfurt) will feature a new location for the Bike Travel Area in the open-air area between Halls 9 and 11. Nestled between catering, the test track and exhibition areas, travel destinations, tour operators and related services will present themselves in a large circus tent. An integrated ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter opens Re:Think store in Bonn
On May 11, German outdoor retailer Globetrotter will open the doors of its new Re:Think store in Bonn’s Weststadt district. The sustainable concept includes that large parts of the previous tenant’s inventory (an electronics store) were reused and partly transformed into something completely new – such as a large bear ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton Initiative announces new targets
The sustainability initiative Better Cotton has announced four new Impact Targets, which form part of its 2030 strategy, aiming to help drive environmental and social improvements at the field level for millions of cotton farmers and farm workers. The four new Impact Targets cover soil health, women’s empowerment, pesticides, and ...
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News briefsU.K. Women’s Tour takes one-year hiatus
The Women’s Tour will take a one-year hiatus in 2023 due to a combination of increased running costs, a reduced level of commercial support and challenges in finding a new vehicle partner replacing Škoda, the organizers said. Running costs jumped by around 20 percent in comparison to the 2022 race. ...
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News briefsLars Ollberg returning to Rapala as CEO
Fishing equipment maker Rapala VMC Corp. is bringing Lars Ollberg back to its senior management team, hiring the company’s former chief operating officer as its new CEO starting May 1. Additionally, the Finnish company has appointed Cyrille Viellard as Deputy CEO and named Jean-Philippe Nicolle, its current EVP of Southern ...
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News briefsHuntsman and associates donate $210,000 for earthquake relief in Turkey
Huntsman Corporation has donated $140,200 to several nonprofit organizations helping with earthquake relief efforts in Turkey, where the company’s Polyurethanes business operates a specialty systems facility in Istanbul. The corporate donation is in addition to $70,100 donated by Huntsman employees worldwide. Because the company is matching employee donations twice, the ...
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News briefsIndian government supports technology development for fibers made from hemp waste
As reported by Hemp Today, the Technology Development Board of India (TDB) has pledged 1.4 crores Indian rupees (€154,000) to support the development of technologies for processing bast fibers from industrial hemp, flax, nettle and other plants. The project cost is set to total ₹2.08 crores (€232,000). The TDB, part ...
