All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 14, Issue 1-2 – Page 8
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News briefsWintersteiger presents plasma technology that eliminates harmful microorganisms without chemicals
Wintersteiger, the Austrian supplier best known for its ski service systems, claims to have done away with chemicals in sterilization. Sterex, as the new system is called, uses cold plasma to eliminate up to 99.9 percent of the microorganisms found in the air and on objects, including multi-resistant bacteria known ...
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TÜV Süd introduced vegan product certification
TÜV Süd, a globally active auditing and testing company headquartered in southern Germany, has introduced vegan product certification to ensure that apparel, footwear and textiles are neither made of nor finished with animal-derived materials – such as leather, fur, fibers (wool, silk), glue, dyes and chemical substances (beeswax, carmine dye ...
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ArticleIndustry Insights: How to find new B2B business in a digitalized market
The past spring created for most of us a feeling of pandemic panic and business paralysis. Offices were shut down and most employees were asked to work from home. From a pure productivity perspective, it gave a temporary feeling of winning back control of time. Time freed up from commuting ...
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Bianchi unveils all-carbon gravel bike
Bianchi has introduced the Arcadex, a new all-carbon gravel bike that is said to combine off-road capability with speed, ideally designed for extended gravel excursions and bikepacking. The name of the bike takes inspiration from Arcadia, the region of Greek myth that is tied to a vision of harmony with ...
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HumanForest raises €1.4 million via crowdfunding
HumanForest, the British e-bike sharing start-up, has completed its crowdfunding campaign and raised around €1.4 million. Support came from 523 investors via Crowdcube. Founded in 2019, HumanForest aims to offer sustainable micro-mobility to a host of global cities, starting with London in spring 2021. The company successfully ran a trial ...
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Wintersteiger acquires Norwegian distribution partner
Wintersteiger, the Austrian supplier of ski rental and ski service systems, has decided to acquire Board & Ski Teknikk AS, a Norwegian company that has been its distributor for over 30 years, servicing the Swedish market as well. The move is linked to the retirement of the distribution company’s founder ...
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Oberalp opens new Mountain Shop in Cogne, Italy
Oberalp opened a new Mountain Shop on Dec. 4 in Cogne, in Italy’s Aosta Valley. The new shop follows the opening of two other Mountain Shops in Italy this year – one in Campo Tures in July and one in Bergamo in October. The store in Campo Turis was in ...
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Major burglary at Specialized headquarters
The headquarters of Specialized Bicycle Components in Morgan Hill, California, was hit by a daytime break-in and robbery on Sunday, Dec. 13. According to reports in The Mercury News, the thieves stole 18 high-value bicycles worth more than $160,000 in total. Police officers were called at about 4:35 pm by ...
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News briefsA proposal to postpone winter sales in Italy
In an open letter to Assosport’s president, the chief sales officer of the Oberalp Group, Stefan Rainer, recently called for a postponement of winter sales from their usual early January start to the beginning of Feb. 2021 or later, in consideration of the special conditions brought about by the Covid-19 ...
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Yuba appoints Pat Cunnane as president and global COO
Yuba Bicycles, headquartered in Cotati, California, has named Pat Cunnane as president of North American operations and chief operating officer of the company’s global business. Both positions are new for the company. Cunnane has been working in the bicycle industry for decades in executive positions. He has served for nearly ...
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ArticleEDM survey: How Covid-19 has impacted companies' trade show budgets
It has become commonplace to say that the Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated trends that were already underway with the digitalization of the economy and society in general. Trade shows have been one of the sectors most affected by the phenomenon as restrictions on travel and mass events worldwide prompted ...
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ArticleYouth Alpine Interrail: Young adults campaign for more sustainable mobility
As part of the Youth Alpine Interrail project, young adults traveled by train through the Alps in the summer of 2018 and 2019 and addressed climate protection and sustainable mobility. On Dec. 9, 2020, they and other young adults discussed with representatives of environmental and spatial planning ministries what is ...
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News briefsFjällräven announces recipients of 2020 Arctic Fox funds
With the Arctic Fox Initiative, Fjällräven annually awards funds to several non-profit organizations and projects that aim to preserve nature or wildlife and are either associated with taking climate action or encouraging more people to go outdoors and appreciate nature. Fjällräven believes that great ideas need collective support to be ...
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ArticleSalewa introduces new “Committed” label for sustainable products
The South Tyrolean mountaineering brand Salewa will introduce a new label for particularly sustainable products in the winter season 2021/22. “Committed” is a clearly visible symbol designed to inform customers about sustainable aspects when making their purchasing decisions. The hangtag label will identify equipment that stands out for its particularly ...
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News briefsPomoca is the first manufacturer of touring skins to eliminate all PFCs
Starting this season, Pomoca, the Swiss touring skin manufacturer that is part of the South Tyrolean Oberalp Group, reduces its ecological footprint and offers full transparency of its production chain. The brand has completely eliminated environmentally harmful perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals, known as PFCs, from its entire range of skins. ...
