All Equip Outdoor Technologies articles
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ArticleEquip Outdoor appoints new CEO
Source: Equip Outdoor Technologies Richard Leedham Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd., the parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine, has announced the appointment of Richard Leedham as CEO after the company’s owner, Matt Gowar, announced he will step down from the position of CEO in November 2023 ...
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ArticleEquip denies rumors about a possible sale of Rab
An announcement in late November that Matt Gowar was stepping down as CEO of Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd has apparently caused some confusion in the media world. At the end of last week, rumors emerged in renowned media that the Rab brand was to be sold. Equip responded already ...
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ArticleEOCA members announce Green Friday fundraiser actions
After inviting companies to participate in its antidote to Black Friday and raise money to help fund EOCA projects, the EOCA has released details of how its membership brands are marking Green Friday on Nov. 28 this year.
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine with new distribution partner in Austria
Source: Ibex Thomas Span With the start of the HW24 sell-in season, the Austrian specialist retail partners of the British Equip brands Rab and Lowe Alpine will be supported by Ibex Sportartikel GmbH, led by Thomas Span. Ibex brings many years of industry knowledge and a great ...
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News briefsRab to phase out “eco” from product line names
As part of its Material Facts program, Rab has announced on LinkedIn that it will be phasing out the word “eco” from product line names, like that of its Women’s Downpour Eco Waterproof Jacket. The British outdoor company explains the decision: “We haven’t always got it right. We’ve named our ...
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ArticleRab launches Material Facts on apparel and sleeping bags this fall
Source: Equip Material Facts Announced last year, the Material Facts program from British outdoor company Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, owner of Rab and Lowe Alpine, will be available on all Rab clothing and sleeping bags from September 2023 and can be accessed online by scanning a QR ...
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ArticleEquip offers pioneering Material Facts data platform to the industry, calls for action
Last year, UK outdoor company Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, owner of Rab and Lowe Alpine, launched Material Facts to the industry, a very straightforward and open CSR communications platform, to focus on accuracy and transparency after it became frustrated with the lack of clarity around sustainability criteria. The program is ...
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News briefsEquip’s proposal for eco-transparency
Equip Outdoor Technologies, owner of the Rab and Lowe Alpine brands, has put together some 500 product tables for its “Material Facts” program. Each table breaks down a product into its components and states their recycled material by weight, whether they contain fluorocarbons, the overall country of origin or manufacture, ...
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News briefsNew Swiss trading partner for Rab and Lowe Alpine
The Equip brands Rab and Lowe Alpine have announced a new trading partner for Switzerland. From now on, a team of five from the trading agency Icon Outdoor Equips, managed by Balz Willen and Werner Schunk, will look after specialist trade partners in Switzerland on behalf of Rab and Lowe ...
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News briefsRab enters partnership with Trailrunning Europe
British outdoor brand Rab, part of Equip Outdoor Technologies, and Trailrunning Europe have entered into a new partnership. The Dutch initiative, Trailrunning Europe, aims to create an active community of like-minded people who share the same passion – both novice and experienced runners – by organizing a variety of workshops ...
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News briefsAnother outdoor brand debuts with adventure bikewear collection
The outdoor brand Rab, managed alongside Lowe Alpine by Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd., is taking advantage of the gravel bike trend to enter the bike business, as previously teased. With its “Cinder” collection debut, the Brits are targeting adventure or off-road bikers directly this spring. “Off road cycling adventures ...
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News briefsRab & Lowe Alpine partner with Zillertal Tourismus
The UK-based outdoor gear companies Rab and Lowe Alpine, owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies, have formed a partnership with Zillertal Tourismus (Zillertal Tourism). The long-term collaboration is based on common values and will be expressed through joint activities and events related to mountaineering, hiking, climbing, biking, skiing, and ski touring ...
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OpinionSustainability Reports: Greenwashing, job creating, or doing good?
For those who want to find them, outdoor brands are now producing reports about their impacts. Just like a business has to produce its company accounts on a regular basis to demonstrate that they are operating legitimately, there is now a push for more than just profit-and-loss financial figures. Fortunately, ...
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ArticleEquip regaining independence, announcing management changes
Fundamental changes to the Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd. (Equip) company structure: the parent company of Rab and Lowe Alpine announced a multi-million BP financing package with British bank HSBC UK. The financial backing aims to enable Equip to repay investors, including long-time partner Mobeus VCTs, which is advised by ...
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OpinionOpinion: A Rab solution for the non-perfect world of CSR impact ratings?
Rab (the U.K. outdoor brand owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies) has announced it is introducing an agnostic rating system on its product in the hope that it will persuade others to use something similar so that the public image of the industry is more consistent with what the public wants ...
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine partner with UK National Park to inspire young people
British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine (owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies) have teamed up with the Peak District National Park Foundation to inspire young people to discover and care for the outdoors. The initiative sees the brands work with the National Park Authority on its Ambassador Schools program to ...
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ArticleVoluntary Carbon Market Rankings for 2022 and market analysis published
The Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings, published annually by online news and analysis service Environmental Finance, are on firmer footing in their third year of existence, with the number of completed returns doubling from around 2,000 in 2021 to nearly 4,000 this year, up from 1,500 two years ago. In general, ...
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News briefsEquip gains Fair Wear leader status after two years of membership
The Fair Wear brand performance check published in August 2022 sees Equip Outdoor Technologies with its brands Rab and Lowe Alpine progressing in Fair Wear’s performance requirements regarding social responsibility along their supply chains. The U.K. company that has been a member of Fair Wear since 2020 has achieved the ...
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News briefsEquip hires new head of marketing
Source: Equip Outdoor Technologies Trudi Boswell Trudi Boswell, a long-term outdoor industry veteran, has joined the Equip Outdoor team as the new head of marketing for the Equip brands Lowe Alpine and Rab. For over five years, Boswell has worked at Mammut, filling the role of managing ...
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine launch B2B platform for retailers
Rab and Lowe Alpine (both owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd.) have launched the Equip B2B Hub. The global B2B online portal bundles all retailer-relevant apps and services for day-to-day operations and strategic planning of orders. The services include: order management via Elastic access to the latest marketing and ...
