All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 6, Issue 25-26 – Page 4

  • News briefs

    The distribution in Europe of Backcountry Access' snow safety and...

    27 December 2013

    The distribution in Europe of Backcountry Access' snow safety and avalanche protection items will be transferred to K2 Europe following the company's acquisition by Jarden Corp. earlier this year from its founders, Bruce McGowan and Bruce Edgerly. They are both still involved in the management. K2 will also provide support ...

  • News briefs

    Elev8, a small company in the English Lake District that...

    27 December 2013

    Elev8, a small company in the English Lake District that organizes the local Keswick Mountain Festival (KMF), is teaming up with Brand Events, a big organizer of consumer events, to develop and expand the KMF in 2014 and beyond. Brand Events is the company that founded the Outdoors Show in ...

  • Short stops

    Inov-8 has posted a video on YouTube in connection with...

    27 December 2013

    Inov-8 has posted a video on YouTube in connection with its 10th anniversary where its founder, Wayne Edy, tells some interesting parts of the story of his company

  • News briefs

    Beginning in the autumn of 2014, Lundhags will be responsible...

    27 December 2013

    Beginning in the autumn of 2014, Lundhags will be responsible for the distribution in Sweden of Ulvang, the Norwegian brand of wool socks, headwear and underwear owned by Swix Sport since 2004. Swix, a ski wax specialist based in Norway, bought Lundhags from Sweden in January 2012. Lundhags will start ...

  • Article

    EOCA looks to 2013 as a year of strong growth

    27 December 2013

    The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) takes stock of 2013 as the year draws to a close and says that there are reasons for pride on the part of the outdoor industry for what was achieved over the past 12 months. EOCA gained 31 new members in the course of ...

  • News briefs

    Oberalp has opened a Salewa Mountain Shop of 150 square...

    27 December 2013

    Oberalp has opened a Salewa Mountain Shop of 150 square meters at Sallent de Gállego, in the Huesca region of Spain, in cooperation with a local outdoor retailer, Gorgol. The store offers the various outdoor brands of the Oberalp group: Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca and Wild Country.

  • News briefs

    Sympatex Holding has completed the sale of bonds worth €13...

    27 December 2013

    Sympatex Holding has completed the sale of bonds worth €13 million, with a coupon of 8 percent and maturing in five years' time. They are trading on the Open Market of the Deutsche Börse. The management says that 30 percent of the proceeds will be invested in product development and ...