All Scandinavian Outdoor Group articles – Page 2
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News briefsPolyver invests in production facilities, website and logo revision
Swedish boot brand Polyver, based in Pilgrimstad, has finished a renewal process of its online brand presentation and logo. In the new logo, a domestic brown bear replaces the former white polar bear – a move that reflects the broadening Polyver collection that is increasingly supposed to be worn all ...
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ArticleCake supports anti-poaching teams in Africa
Source: Cake African rangers on Cake Kalk AP e-motorcycles Cake, the Swedish electric motorcycle manufacturer and member of Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), has successfully delivered the first batch of electric anti-poaching bush bikes to Africa. The quiet and powerful Kalk AP e-motorcycles have been delivered to rangers ...
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News briefsNew Secretary General for SOG
After seven years of driving the development of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), Sara Wänseth will give up her position as secretary general and hand over to David Nordblad. Nordblad has extensive knowledge of the outdoor industry. He has gained his experience primarily in sales at various levels, both on ...
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ArticleDometic Q2 sales rebound but supply-chain issues persist
Scandinavian Outdoor Group member Dometic saw second-quarter earnings rebound from the impact of the Covid pandemic despite persistent supply-chain challenges. The Stockholm-based specialist in products for mobile living said reported a 67 percent increase in net sales to SEK 5.6bn (€546m - $642m) against the 2020 period, which was hit ...
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ArticleSOG starts circular outdoor project
To meet the demand of many of its members for circular economy solutions, the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has started a circular outdoor project called SOG Circular Outdoors a few weeks ago in collaboration with Peak 63, a development company based in Östersund, Sweden, with the goal of launching a ...
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News briefsDometic acquires Büttner Elektronik
Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) member Dometic keeps on buying companies internationally: On July 2, it acquired Büttner Elektronik, a German provider specialized in mobile power solutions for the outdoor segment, including solar power solutions, batteries and battery chargers. The company’s 2020 net sales (primarily sold in Germany) were approximately €13 ...
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ArticleSasta wins Scandinavian Outdoor Award for plus size jacket
In an online ceremony hosted by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), two Finnish companies were among the six winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Awards for Spring/Summer 2022: Sasta (based in Nurmes) and Halti (headquartered in Vantaa, Lapland). Source: Sasta / SOA Sasta Mella Jacket The Overall ...
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News briefsDometic acquires Front Runner
Dometic’s buying spree continues unabated: After Valterra in April and Enerdrive in May, the Swedish brand headquartered in Stockholm has now reached an agreement to acquire Front Runner Vehicle Outfitters, a provider of roof racks, cargo carriers, storage solutions and off-road accessories from South Africa that is particularly popular with ...
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Germany’s coffee roaster Tchibo sells Mink campers online
Source: Mink Campers Mink 2.0 offroad caravan Two compact camping caravans have been on sale at Germany’s coffee roaster Tchibo since May 18. In addition to the KIP Shelter (€12,950) from the Netherlands, Tchibo is also offering the Mink 2.0 (€18,280) from Iceland. Mink Campers was founded ...
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Two new SOG members
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has announced two new members for 2021 with Dometic and Superstainable. Dometic is a Swedish brand offering solutions for mobile living, providing products for recreational vehicles, vans and boats and now expanding into product categories solving the same needs but without installation into a vehicle. ...
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News briefsScandinavian Outdoor Overall Award 21/22 goes to Bergans of Norway
A total of six products were honored on Feb. 1 with the Scandinavian Outdoor Award (SOA) for the autumn/winter 2021/22 season. The overall winner is a fully circular anorak with a fully circular business model by Bergans of Norway. Last year, Bergans and Spinnova already won the Scandinavian Outdoor Sustainability ...
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News briefsScandinavian Outdoor Award nominees are online
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has announced the nominees of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award fall/winter 2021/22. The jury process is carried out online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The jury has products sent home to try out in their own outdoor backyard; the jurors will then discuss the products in ...
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Cake to collab with "green" battery manufacturer
Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric performance motorcycles and a member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), has signed a letter of intent with Northvolt, a Swedish battery developer and manufacturer, to form a long-term partnership for the supply of sustainable battery cells for their line-up of electric motorcycles. ...
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ArticleSOG is climate positive, will focus on circular economy and turns 20 in 2021
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), comprising 74 Scandinavian outdoor brands, had its Fall Networking Day at the beginning of October. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was held digitally, with a total of 85 participants. Sara Wänseth, who has been the general secretary of the group for six years, ...
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New chairman for Morakniv
Source: KJ Eriksson Förvaltning AB Pierre Bengtsson At its annual general meeting, the Swedish group KJ Eriksson Förvaltning AB elected a new board of directors for the group and its subsidiary Morakniv AB, manufacturer of outdoor knives and member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG). Pierre ...
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Kupilka joins charity campaign to save the Baltic Sea
Kupilka, a Finnish manufacturer of ecological dishware and member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), has become partner of #Oursea, a charity campaign launched in 2020 with the aim of increasing awareness for the condition of the Baltic Sea and to raise €1m for John Nurminen Foundation’s work to protect ...
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ArticleThe winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has announced the winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award for the coming spring/summer season. Due to travel restrictions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, the jury selected this year’s winners - one main winner and four category winners – not in the mountains of Austria, but ...
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News briefsCEO Henk Noback leaves Swedish knive maker Morakniv
Henk Noback, chief executive officer at Morakniv, a Swedish manufacturer of knives and member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), is leaving the company at his own request. To ensure a smooth transition with his successor, he will keep his current position for the time being. Morakniv has not yet ...
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Sami Kiiski is leaving Halti
Sami Kiiski is resigning at the end of July as the chief executive of Halti, the Finnish producer of ski and outdoor clothing and a member of Scandinavian Outdoor Group since 2005. He did not reveal his next step at this stage, and Halti has launched a search for his ...
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News briefsCake joins Scandinavian Outdoor Group, partners with Polestar
Cake, the award-winning Swedish company established in 2016 as a “high-performance zero-emission off-road motorcycle brand” by the founder of POC Sport, Stefan Ytterborn, has joined the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) as its newest member. Cake is headquartered in Stockholm. Cake also just announced that it has expanded the brand partnership ...
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