All News briefs articles – Page 136
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News briefsTeva and Parks Project team up to keep rivers wild
Teva, a division of Deckers Brands, has announced a Keep Rivers Wild capsule collection in collaboration with certified B Corp Parks Project. The purpose-driven and adventurous capsule collection, featuring products that instruct hand-drawn art, nature-inspired colorways and motifs that reflect the beauty of the Colorado River, includes a range of ...
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News briefsRECCO introduces new lightweight reflector, expands SAR network
More than 150 brand partners are already integrating RECCO rescue reflectors into their products, complementing the RECCO helicopter detector search system used by mountain rescuers in Europe and North America. These reflectors are lightweight, virtually indestructible and require no power source. They increase detectability and safety for all those who ...
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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 briefsVaude receives top rating from Greenpeace for its Green Shape label
Many textile brands commit to fair and sustainable production, but not all of them live up to their promises. Labels like “green,” “fair,” “sustainable,” and alike have become common standards, but the image they want to convey is not always backed by improved production and working conditions. ...
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News briefsThe Outdoors Company partners with Canadian brand Stormtech
British trade supplier The Outdoors Company is adding to its portfolio of brands the Canadian performance apparel brand Stormtech, making it available to the B2B market in the UK and Europe. The latest Stormtech corporate range includes a wide range of styles, including insulated, softshell and recycled fleece jackets, vests ...
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News briefsMammut sets new focus at European management level
As of June 1, the Swiss outdoor equipment supplier Mammut is realigning its management structure for its European countries. The former EMEA region will be divided into Central Europe and Western Europe. This new management structure aims to serve customers and retail partners in the respective regions more effectively and ...
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News briefsEOCA announces the lineup of its OutDoor by ISPO fundraiser
With OutDoor by ISPO just around the corner, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has been overwhelmed by the donations it received from its members to help raise funds, with products from 28 brands generously donated. In addition to the outdoor kit, this year, there’s the ...
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News briefsLowa’s bolsters international marketing team
The marketing team of German outdoor footwear specialist Lowa is receiving additional support and is intensifying the company’s PR activities with David Knan and Veronika Leikam. Knan joined the international marketing department at Lowa’s Petershausen location in January 2023 and brings experience in corporate communications as an intern, volunteer and ...
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News briefsSherpa and Artilect get sales support in Austria
Georg Dorfer The sales team of Sherpa Adventure Gear and Artilect around European Sales Director Wolfgang Jahn is to be boosted: Georg Dorfer has taken over the Austrian representation of the Nepalese outdoor and travel wear label Sherpa Adventure Gear and the young high-performance outdoor brand Artilect; ...
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News briefsVibram launches eco-friendly FiveFingers models
Source: Vibram KSO Eco Grey Vibram, the Italian manufacturer of high-performance soles, continues to reduce its environmental footprint by “sustainably making over” two of its Vibram FiveFingers barefoot shoe models, the FiveFingers KSO Eco and the Vibram FiveFingers Vi-B Eco. To do so, the R&D department has ...
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News briefsNamuk with new Sales Director for Germany, Austria
Swiss children’s outdoor apparel brand Namuk has announced Thorsten Dürr as its new sales director for the German and Austrian markets.
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News briefsThermore launches Ecodown Fibers Ocean
Italian insulation manufacturer Thermore has launched its new fiber product called Ecodown Fibers Ocean, which it says is the first thermal insulation made from 100 percent ocean-bound PET bottles. The company is committed to sustainability values, including banning the use of microfibers in all of its products because they are ...
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News briefsTimberland with new sales structure in parts of Europe
Under the leadership of Alwin van Dijk as Sales Director, DACH, Scandinavia and Benelux now form the new superordinate sales region Central/North at Timberland. This step creates new synergies and competencies within the team to meet the changing market conditions and further push the qualitative growth in the region with ...
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News briefsStar investors for the All in Biking app
Spanish tennis players David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero and former Moto GP racer Sete Gibernau have invested in All in Biking. Headquartered in Alicante, Spain, All in Biking was founded in November 2021 by José Julio Becerril and Juan Antonio Cano. Through the All in Biking app, users can ...
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News briefsNorda launches new trail runner
Source: Norda norda 002 in Alpine White Norda, a running shoe brand from Québec, Canada, founded in 2021, has launched a new trail running shoe, the 002. In developing the shoe, the brand focused on using the same materials and evolving elements of its very first model, ...
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News briefsFormer Gymshark CEO backs UK-based responsible outdoor brand
The UK’s responsibility-driven outdoor brand Passenger has formed partnerships with consumer-specialist investment firm Growth Partner and former Gymshark CEO Steve Hewitt to drive international growth. Growth Partner, which is backed by Chairman Richard Harpin, has invested £15 million (€17.2m) to acquire a minority stake, whilst Hewitt has also invested alongside ...
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News briefsFox Factory Group hires new CFO
Fox Factory Group, the U.S.-based supplier of products for bicycles, off-road vehicles and motorcycles, has hired Dennis Schemm as its new chief financial officer to replace the retiring Maggie Torres. Schemm has more than 25 years of experience in finance, with a deep skill set that includes financial risk management, ...
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News briefsPatagonia with new GM EMEA
Source: Patagonia Nina Hajikhanian Patagonia has appointed Nina Hajikhanian as its new General Manager for the EMEA region. She succeeds Matthijs Visch, who took over the post in April 2021 from Ryan Gellert, who moved into the role of global CEO of the holding company Patagonia Works ...
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News briefsPatagonia and YKK work with innovative chemical technology to deploy circularity
Erca, an Italian chemical company “with a responsible DNA,” Patagonia and YKK have successfully applied Erca’s Revecol, a sustainable, innovative chemical agent, to YKK’s dyeing processes at its manufacturing sites in Vietnam. Revecol transforms common waste materials like spent vegetable cooking oil into a certified, safe, high-performance textile chemical. Driven ...
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News briefsLenzing and textile machinery supplier Karl Mayer announce partnership
Karl Mayer Group, a German supplier of textile machinery, and Lenzing Group, the Austrian manufacturer of wood-based specialty fibers, have entered into a strategic partnership to create a more environmentally friendly textile value chain. The collaboration is intended to increase the proportion of plant-based, biodegradable and fossil-free materials used in ...
