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Ortovox appoints new mountainwear manager

24 April 2020

Philipp Mattes is the new head of mountainwear at Ortovox. He succeeds Thomas Moe, who left the company last autumn. Mattes previously worked for 15 years at Reusch in Bolzano, Italy, where he most recently served as head of product & design. He will now lead the mountain wear team ...

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Ortovox starts “support your local dealer” campaign

7 April 2020

Ortovox, the specialist in wool clothing and alpine safety gear, started a campaign on April 3 to support local retailers via its digital channels and the brand’s online shop. Accordingly, 25 percent of all sales from the Ortovox web store go to the authorized specialist retail partners. End consumers decide ...

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Safety notice for Ortovox Avabag Cartridge Carbon

12 March 2020

Ortovox has issued a precautionary safety notice regarding Ortovox “Avabag Cartridge Carbon” models from one production series with dark blue adapters and a quality inspection date between March 22, 2018 and Sep. 30, 2019. The cartridges can lose pressure, which could, under unfavorable conditions, impair the activation force of the ...

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Ortovox adds Loden wool from Styria to list of materials

5 March 2020

Ortovox, the outdoor brand from southern Germany, is now sourcing “Loden” wool from a family-owned Austrian supplier, Steiner1888, that was founded five generations ago and has been producing fabric sustainably ever since. Steiner1888 produces all of its fabrics in the Austria state of Styria, drawing the wool from sheep, alpacas ...