All about manufacturing for the sporting goods industry – Page 11
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The bicycle manufacturer Gazelle has signed a letter of intent...
The bicycle manufacturer Gazelle has signed a letter of intent with the city of Rheden, Netherlands, to keep a planned new plant in the Rheden district, the home of its current facilities.
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Naxo, the Swiss manufacturer of touring ski bindings, has filed...
Naxo, the Swiss manufacturer of touring ski bindings, has filed for insolvency. The company is a 100 percent subsidiary of Rottefella, the big Norwegian manufacturer of bindings for cross-country and telemark skiing. According to Rotefella, Naxo did not reach the necessary volume in the production of units to become profitable. ...
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EuroSIMA, the European boardsports industry manufacturers association has re-elected Frederic...
EuroSIMA, the European boardsports industry manufacturers association has re-elected Frederic Basse president of the board for two more years. Two new members joined the board: Jochen Botte, general manager of O’Neill France and Belgium, and Juan Gonzalez Vega, general manager of Quiksilver’s technical division.
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Colnago, the Italian manufacturer of high-end bikes, has established a...
Colnago, the Italian manufacturer of high-end bikes, has established a U.S. subsidiary in Chicago, replacing a distributor, Veltec Sports.
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Wintersteiger, the Austrian manufacturer of facilities for storage and maintenance...
Wintersteiger, the Austrian manufacturer of facilities for storage and maintenance of snowsport equipment, has taken on the Austrian distribution for Conform’able, Sidas’ brand for functional soles. The company’s Italian operations have already been in charge of Conform’able in Italy for the last two years. Wintersteiger takes over effective for the ...
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The Shoe Manufacturers Association of Canada is requesting that the...
The Shoe Manufacturers Association of Canada is requesting that the Canada Border Services Agency conduct a national investigation of pricing on waterproof rubber footwear and bottoms exported from or originating from China or Vietnam. The demand follows similar anti-dumping actions taken against imported footwear by the European Union, Brazil, Argentina, ...
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Triumph International, the huge German manufacturer of lingerie, is introducing...
Triumph International, the huge German manufacturer of lingerie, is introducing a line of sportswear. The new offer, which targets the female fitness enthusiast, is labeled Triaction Fitness. Triaction is already Triumph’s sporty brand, but used to be limited to bras and underwear. The fitness line includes tank tops, shirts, shorts ...
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Profeet, a German company that continues to manufacture its textiles...
Profeet, a German company that continues to manufacture its textiles in its home country, is bundling its three brands under one single label. Profeet used to market its socks under that name while the underwear was branded T-Ess and the headwear was called H.A.D. Headwear. All three business activities will ...
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Camp, the Italian manufacturer of outdoor equipment, which has its...
Camp, the Italian manufacturer of outdoor equipment, which has its 120th anniversary this year, introduces Snow3, a snowshoe model with an innovative system of length regulation to increase or decrease the waterline surface with a simple action according to snow conditions.
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A Brazilian newspaper has reported that the footwear manufacturer Vulcabras...
A Brazilian newspaper has reported that the footwear manufacturer Vulcabras wants to almost double production at its Argentinian factory. It now employs about 3,000 people, and Vulcabras’ president, Milton Cardoso, reportedly wants to increase that to 5,000. This comes in the wake of a commitment by the Argentinian government to ...
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The textile manufacturer Opelontex Company has come up with the...
The textile manufacturer Opelontex Company has come up with the first dyeable – by cationic dye – polyurethane elastic fiber for use in swimwear. Lycra Fiber T-909B stands up better to chlorine, stretches softly and shrinks quickly. Mizuno and Descente have already placed orders. Opelontex, a joint operation of DuPont ...
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Slowing Economy Takes A Toll On Chinese Manufacturers
At the second edition of the Sports Source Asia fair in Hong Kong, 240 exhibitors from six different countries will showcase apparel, footwear and equipment over four days. This figure is 20 percent lower than the 300 exhibitors at the same event last year and also a clear indication of ...
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The European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association and the World Snowboard...
The European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association and the World Snowboard Federation are sponsors of the third annual World Snowboard Day on Dec. 21, when the industry encourages the masses to discover snowboarding and riders around the world can snowboard at the same time.
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The sales of Enervit, the manufacturer of energy tablets listed...
The sales of Enervit, the manufacturer of energy tablets listed on the Italian stock exchange in July, dropped by 1.2 percent to €19.7 million in the first half from €19.9 million a year earlier due to a decline of more than €400,000 at Zest12, a unit which distributes its products ...
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XDLong International, a Chinese footwear manufacturer, has decided not to...
XDLong International, a Chinese footwear manufacturer, has decided not to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, where it had planned to issue 500 million shares; no reason for the change was given.
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Sector 9, the skateboard manufacturer, and its Gullwing skateboard trucks...
Sector 9, the skateboard manufacturer, and its Gullwing skateboard trucks brand are now under the wing of Billabong. The acquisition should permit Sector 9, based in California, to maintain its leadership in the American market and expand worldwide under the guidance of its new owner. Sector 9, with a vertical ...
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The Norwegian company Mustad, the world’s largest manufacturer of fish...
The Norwegian company Mustad, the world’s largest manufacturer of fish hooks, has named Lars Lemhas, 55, as its new chief executive. He had previously held top positions at Tetra Pak Group, the food processing and packing company, in sales, marketing and general management. Lemhas replaced Hans H. Mustad, who stepped ...
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Four years after the European Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (EuroSIMA)...
Four years after the European Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (EuroSIMA) started «La Fête du Surf» on the beaches of France, the event is expanding to all of Europe, renamed Surfing Day. The first Sunday of Summer, June 22, EuroSIMA and the European Surfing Federation are joining with local federations, schools, ...
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Prime Success Wants To Be Less Of An Oem Manufacturer
The Chinese shoe producer has announced new agreements with Nike, H.H. Brown and a Brazilian company, Arezzo, to open a new series of single-brand stores in Mainland China. It has also reported the launch of a new store concept, called Shoeshop, starting in the second quarter of this year. In ...
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Ramatex, a large Malaysian textile producer that manufactures many items...
Ramatex, a large Malaysian textile producer that manufactures many items for Adidas, Nike and Puma, has reportedly decided to shut down its operations in Namibia, where it still employed some 3,000 workers. The company began to produce in the African country in 2001, quickly building up its local workforce to ...
