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ArticleOrtovox avalanche beacon wins #sheisoutdoors awards
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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ArticleEOCA members make record funding possible in 2021
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has reported that it was able to fund more projects in 2021 than ever before, thanks to the continued support of its members and exceptional fundraising efforts conducted in 2020 and 2021. In total, nearly €400,000 was allocated to 14 projects in 11 different ...
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ArticleSchwan-Stabilo's outdoor division grows 16% in 20/21 despite lockdowns
Despite Covid-19, the German Schwan-Stabilo group achieved sales growth of 2.2 percent to €623.2 million in fiscal 2020/21 (previous year: €609.8 million). The Stabilo (writing utensils) and Outdoor subgroups, which grew significantly despite the pandemic, contributed substantially to this. For the group’s Cosmetics segment, the impact of the pandemic was ...
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News briefsOrtovox closes webshop on Black Friday weekend
On Nov. 26-28, the Ortovox online store will be offline, the brand’s third consecutive closure on the Black Friday weekend as a sign against discount battles and consumerism. “We want to live responsibility and advocate sustainable and moderate consumption,” said Christian Schneidermeier, CEO of Ortovox. At the same time, the ...
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News briefsSchwan-Stabilo calls on employees worldwide to become socially involved through sport
The Schwan-Stabilo Group, which owns the brands Deuter, Maier Sports, Ortovox and Gonso, has called on all its employees worldwide to cover a distance of 60,000 km – the distance between all company locations added together, and a total of 1.5 times around the world – virtually together in sports. ...
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News briefsOrtovox expands rental service for ski touring equipment in Germany and Austria
Together with 80 retailers in Germany and Austria, Ortovox will offer emergency equipment, Avabag avalanche airbag backpacks and normal backpacks as well as selected clothing for rental in the coming winter season. Which products can be rented from which retailer can be easily queried on the German Ortovox website. Interested ...
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News briefsOrtovox avalanche transceiver with voice navigation now available for end consumers
The new Diract Voice avalanche transceiver from Ortovox, which was awarded “Product of the Year” in the Snowsports category at ISPO Munich 2021 Online and also voted Best Product of the Year by the ISPO Open Innovation Community, and its slimmed-down sister model, Diract, are now available in stores; the ...
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News briefsOrtovox expands professional partnerships and internal pro product team
Ortovox, the German specialist for safety equipment, backpacks and technical wool clothing, has expanded its partnership with the umbrella organization of the Austrian Mountain Rescue Service (ÖBRD). As part of the cooperation, products specially tailored to the needs of mountain rescuers are being developed, which are available in a special ...
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ArticleOutdoor specialists climbing up the ranking of ISPO Consumer Insights Report
In its quarterly Consumer Insights Report, conducted among members of the ISPO Collaborators Club since Q2/2021, Messe München finds that outdoor companies are rapidly expanding their relevance within the sports brand landscape. The highly engaged consumers from Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland voted on both their general favorite brands and ...
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News briefsOrtovox Safety Academy with new summer dates
With the Safety Academy, Ortovox offers an extensive range of clinics on alpine climbing in the Alpine region in cooperation with its partner mountain schools. From July to October, courses are offered at various locations with a focus on Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but also in Italy and France, which ...
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News briefsOrtovox supports the protection of the Tarkine rainforest in Tasmania
From its new summer 2021 Tarkine capsule of two T-shirt styles, available exclusively at retailers, German merino specialist Ortovox is donating 5 percent of the sale price of each shirt to the Bob Brown Foundation, a local NGO whose goal is for the Tarkine Primeval Forest in northwestern Tasmania to ...
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News briefsUpdate: Ortovox Diract Voice avy transceiver wins Product of the Year and Public Choice at ISPO
Source: Ortovox Diract Voice Ortovox heralds a new era in avalanche emergency equipment with the Diract Voice avalanche transceiver – and manages to score the „Product of the Year“ award by ISPO Munich in the Snowsports category. The new device was also chosen by the ISPO Open ...
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News briefsOrtovox receives third consecutive Leader status
For the third year in a row, Ortovox has received the Leader status from the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). Particularly standing out were the company’s progressive efforts for responsible sourcing practices in the supply chain, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, FWF said. Despite steady growth and more difficult conditions, Ortovox ...
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ArticleOutdoor stands out at Schwan Stabilo
The outdoor division of the German Schwan Stabilo Group recorded a drop in revenues for its financial year ended June 30, 2020, due to pandemic-related lockdowns from mid March to early May 2020. Sales declined by 5.1 percent from the previous year to €159.7 million. All four brands in the ...
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News briefsOrtovox skips Black Friday, sends employees outside to clean up instead
As last year, Ortovox will consciously refrain from any discount campaigns and close its online shop from Nov. 27 until Nov. 29 as a sign to support moderate and sustainable buying. At the same time, all company employees receive a free day on Friday, Nov. 27, to go outside and ...
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ArticleOrtovox publishes fifth Social Report
The fifth social report released by the German mountain sports specialist Ortovox is entitled “Sustainability Insights,” because it is all about ”the people who move the company with their beliefs and commitment.” Source: Ortovox Product designers Jasmina Vo-Van and Sonja Lugmaier The sporting goods company that is ...
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News briefsOrtovox to offer free avalanche workshops at specialist retailers in DACH
In cooperation with selected specialist retailers, mountaineering expert Ortovox is offering exclusive evening workshops on avalanche risk management called Ortovox Avalanche Nights at 13 different retailers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland between October 2020 and January 2021. Together with professional mountain guides, interactive, three-hour courses are held to train the ...
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Ortovox launches new online appearance with stationary retail integration
With the “Support Your Local Dealer” campaign, 25 percent of the sales of the Ortovox online shop went to local retailers during the Covid-19 store closures, which was only made technically possible by the recent relaunch of the Ortovox website and online shop. The decision to relaunch was made last ...
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ArticleOrtovox launches interactive, digital safety lab platform
In close cooperation with the Verband Deutscher Berg- und Skiführer (VDBS – German mountain and ski guide association), and its numerous professional mountain guides and athletes, the German brand Ortovox has launched an interactive multimedia training platform called “Safety Academy Lab Ice.“ The program, part of the brand’s Safety Academy, ...
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News briefsOrtovox delays delivery of winter and summer collections
Ortovox has taken a number of measures to support its retailers. The collection for next summer will be reduced in size, a move similar to that which Salewa, Dynafit and La Sportiva had announced earlier. Ortovox wants to reduce the pressure on retailers by increasing the proportion of carry-overs to ...
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