All Mammut articles – Page 3

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    Full Circle Everest Expedition summits and sets a sign of diversity in climbing

    20 May 2022

    Seven members of the all-black climber’s team of the Full Circle Everest Expedition reached the summit peak on May 12, 2022, roughly 60 years after the first U.S. citizen climbed Everest for the first time. The Full Circle Everest Expedition (counting eleven experienced climbers) set out to make history with ...

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    Remei launches new “I grow your cotton” marketing campaign

    12 April 2022

    Source: Remei Shersingh Haresingh cooperating with Remei-India Swiss organic cotton and textile trader Remei is promoting awareness of the topic of responsibility for the raw material used for clothing. The company is launching a new campaign as a long-term marketing and communication tool, using the claim “I ...

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    Sporting goods companies react to war in Ukraine

    7 March 2022

    (Mach 2) As reported by the Portland Business Journal, Nike has temporarily halted sales through its Russian website and app, stating that the company “cannot guarantee delivery of goods to customers in Russia.” While the reference to possible delivery difficulties is not a direct position on the Russian invasion of ...

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    First changes in Mammut’s management after its sale to Telemos

    3 February 2022

    After the Swiss Mammut Sports Group AG was sold last summer by the Conzzeta Group to the London-based investment company Telemos Capital, the previous CEO Oliver Pabst had stepped down in the fall and handed over the temporary management to Greg Nieuwenhuys, chairman of Mammut’s board of directors. A new ...

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    Ortovox avalanche beacon wins #sheisoutdoors awards

    27 January 2022

    Source: © KontraPixel / Miriam Mayer Avalanche beacon Ortovox Diract Voice is the overall winner of #she-is-outdoors winter edition In its first winter edition, the second round of the #sheisoutdoors gear awards found seven products worth being awarded for their innovative properties and women-specific design for ...

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    Change of management at Mammut Sports Group

    17 September 2021

    Source: Conzzeta Oliver Pabst Following the successful completion of the change of ownership from Conzzeta to Telemos Capital, the board of directors of Mammut Sports Group and CEO Oliver Pabst have jointly decided to initiate the company’s next phase under new leadership. Pabst will step down as ...

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    Stand.Earth gives fashion, outdoor and sports industries poor grades for sustainability

    26 August 2021

    In its Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard 2021, environmental advocacy organization Stand.Earth surveyed and ranked 47 outdoor, sports and fashion brands on their environmental actions in various areas. Stand.Earth sees the fashion industry in a business-as-usual reliance on fossil fuels to manufacture and ship its garments that is not consistent with a ...

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    Alpinist Siegrist receives lifetime achievement award and extends contract with Mammut

    12 August 2021

    Swiss climber and mountaineer Stephan Siegrist, born in 1972, received the “Le Mérite alpin” lifetime achievement award from the renowned Swiss alpine film festival FIFAD. The jury justified the award as follows: “If we were to say that Stephan Siegrist is an outstanding climber, that would not be enough. Whether ...

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    Mammut receives new German sustainability award

    19 July 2021

    Mammut’s circular economy project “Close The Loop” is awarded the “German Prize for Sustainability Projects 2021“ in the “Process - Recycling” category. Within the project, the Swiss outdoor company, in cooperation with Protect our Winters Switzerland (POW), is collecting discarded climbing ropes that are recycled and given a new life ...

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    Bystronic finalizes sale of Mammut

    1 July 2021

    Bystronic, the Swiss holding company previously called Conzzeta Group, has announced the completion on June 30 of the sale of the Mammut Sports Group to Telemos Capital for an enterprise value of 230 million Swiss francs (€209.7m-$248.6m), including an earn-up of up to CHF 45 million (€41.0m-$48.6m). The figure is ...

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    U.K. investment firm to acquire Mammut

    26 April 2021

    After Conzzeta had already announced on Dec. 9, 2019, that it would focus on the sheet metal working segment (Bystronic business unit) in the future, and this year revealed the final restructuring, including the renaming of Conzzeta to Bystronic, the Swiss company has now apparently found a buyer for its ...

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    Good start of the year for Mammut

    16 April 2021

    The Conzzeta Group’s revenues reached 337.8 million Swiss francs (€306.6m-$367.2m) in the first three months of 2021, which corresponds to an increase of 18.0 percent from the year-ago quarter on an organic basis and in constant currencies. The Outdoor segment of the group, which only includes Mammut Sports Group, saw ...

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    Sympatex: 25 percent bio-based material in all membranes

    16 February 2021

    Sympatex announced at ISPO Munich Online that as early as this year, more than 25 percent of the raw materials required for its membrane will be switched to bio-based sources derived from various organic waste streams (based on mass balancing). At the same time, it aims to ensure that the ...

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    Mammut introduces the world’s first climbing tracker

    4 February 2021

    Source: Mammut Climbax Mammut has developed what it claims is the world’s first climbing tracker. The hardware of the Climbax, presented at this year’s ISPO Munich Online, resembles a pair of watches. Climbers put on one watch per wrist, sync them together and go about their business ...

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    Free Mammut online snow safety course in German

    18 January 2021

    The two Mammut Alpine School mountain guides Markus Wey and Ilari Dammert, head of avalanche safety at Mammut, will provide training in the use of avalanche safety equipment on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at 20:00 (CET). No prior registration is required for this free German-language online workshop. Source: ...

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    Mammut partners with non-profit organization ClimbAID

    5 November 2020

    Driven by a shared passion for mountain sports and climbing, Mammut and the Swiss non-profit organization ClimbAID have entered into a partnership to bring the joy of climbing to refugees who had been affected by war, poverty and displacement in their home countries. This long-term cooperation will enable the implementation ...

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    Mammut kicks off digital brand convention

    19 October 2020

    Chief executive Oliver Pabst kicked off Mammut’s Digital Brand Convention on Monday, Oct. 19 at 1 pm CET, with a public event. The convention will continue throughout the week. Normally, the Mammut community meets in person for the convention, but due to Covid-19, it was moved online. Most of the ...

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    Mammut’s results beat expectations

    19 October 2020

    In a business update, Conzzeta Group, the parent company of Mammut Sports Group, said revenues from the Outdoor segment, which only consists of Mammut, declined in the first nine months by 20.0 percent in reported terms to CHF 149.4 million (€139.3m-$163.2m), or by 17.5 percent in constant currencies and on ...

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    Firmware upgrade for Barryvox beacons

    16 October 2020

    Mammut has released a firmware upgrade for its Barryvox avalanche transceivers. BarryHeart 3.4 includes a software update for an even faster and more intuitive search for avalanche victims, improved sound quality in the alternative search mode and optimized battery support. The firmware upgrade can be easily performed from device to ...

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    Management changes at Mammut

    4 September 2020

    The chief creative officer of Mammut, Adrian Margelist, is leaving the Swiss mountain sports and outdoor brand after more than three years. Mammut’s chief executive, Oliver Pabst, created a small sensation in early 2017 with the appointment of Margelist as creative head, as Margelist was known primarily as a fashion ...