All about manufacturing for the sporting goods industry – Page 8
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Greenmaster, the Taiwanese manufacturer of fitness equipment, is about to...
Greenmaster, the Taiwanese manufacturer of fitness equipment, is about to introduce its Yowza Fitness brand in Europe. It will do so through its Germany-based subsidiary, Green Fitness. In return, Green Fitness will no longer distribute another fitness label, FitCrew. Yowza is already on the North American market and is successful ...
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Tiong Liong, a Taiwan-based textile manufacturer, has collaborated with Invista's...
Tiong Liong, a Taiwan-based textile manufacturer, has collaborated with Invista's Cordura brand team to expand its Air Flow Technology (AFT) collection of fabrics with new knit constructions featuring enhanced abrasion and snagging resistance. Targeted primarily at outdoor, athletic and safety footwear, these breathable fabrics can also be used in mesh ...
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Wintersteiger, the large manufacturer of ski service solutions and other...
Wintersteiger, the large manufacturer of ski service solutions and other machinery, has appointed Christian Rauscher to the executive board in charge of production and technology. The 45-year-old has served various companies in the transportation and machinery industries such as Liebherr, Magma Steyr, HTP Automotive and KTM motorcycles. Rauscher completes the executive top ...
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Wintersteiger, the leading manufacturer of ski maintenance and storing solutions...
Wintersteiger, the leading manufacturer of ski maintenance and storing solutions as well as of other types of machinery, has posted record sales for the third year in a row. Total sales soared from €101.8 million in 2011 to €126.2 million in 2012. The significant sales increase came substantially from the ...
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Safilo, the big Italian manufacturer of eyewear and marketer of its...
Safilo, the big Italian manufacturer of eyewear and marketer of its own Carrera and Smith sports brands, has appointed Philipp Greilberger commercial director for optics and sports at its Austrian subsidiary. The 34-year-old served on the executive board of Nike's subsidiary in charge of Austria and Switzerland.
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Yue Yuen, the leading manufacturer of sports footwear, saw its...
Yue Yuen, the leading manufacturer of sports footwear, saw its sales increase by 3.6 percent to about $7,297 million for the full fiscal year until the end of September. The company's shoe manufacturing business lifted its turnover by just 1.5 percent to $5,074 million, with a decline of 4.9 percent ...
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Dale of Norway, the Scandinavian specialty manufacturer of knitwear, is...
Dale of Norway, the Scandinavian specialty manufacturer of knitwear, is making inroads into the Russian market, where it has picked a distributor that also handles brands such as Icebreaker, Hanwag, Fjällräven, Tierra, Rossignol, Kästle, Sea to Summit and Eagle Creek. Based in Moscow, NordSport will start distributing Dale in the ...
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Cober, an Italian manufacturer of ski, trekking and nordic walking...
Cober, an Italian manufacturer of ski, trekking and nordic walking poles, has appointed Vinicio Rossi to the new position of commercial director, responsible for domestic and foreign markets. For Cober, which has been working on an OEM basis for big companies such as Décathlon, Head and Elan, the move signals ...
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Meindl, the German manufacturer of outdoor boots, has decided to...
Meindl, the German manufacturer of outdoor boots, has decided to pull out of the cross-country shoe business. An executive of the company told this publication that sales of the line were small compared with hiking and mountaineering footwear. The cross-country collection would have needed a complete relaunch with a major ...
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Swallow Ski, a Japanese ski manufacturer that has been exhibiting...
Swallow Ski, a Japanese ski manufacturer that has been exhibiting at Ispo in Munich since 1977, was celebrating its 60th anniversary at this year's show. The company's chief executive, Satoshi Maruyama, has been going to Munich every year since then, always staying at the same hotel. In 1977, there was a Japanese ...
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Stöckli, the Swiss manufacturer of snow and outdoor products, makes...
Stöckli, the Swiss manufacturer of snow and outdoor products, makes inroads into “cross-country cycling,” which is now also an Olympic discipline. The company has sealed a sponsoring agreement with Mathias Flückiger, Switzerland's best biker in this category and third in world championships.
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The Vegam division of Spac, an Italian developer and manufacturer...
The Vegam division of Spac, an Italian developer and manufacturer of technical fabrics and components near Vicenza, is partnering with the eVent division of General Electric to bring a new line of permeable and bi-component waterproof fabrics to European shoe companies. Spac will produce both three- and four-layer laminates for ...
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Holmenkol, the German manufacturer of ski wax and other product...
Holmenkol, the German manufacturer of ski wax and other product care items for sporting goods, has been acquired by the Eimermacher Group, which markets a wide range of products from cosmetics to medication for animals. After the last bad winter, Holmenkol had gone into receivership on July 22. Eimermacher, which ...
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The U.S. Golf Manufacturer's Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group reported the conviction...
The U.S. Golf Manufacturer's Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group reported the conviction and sentencing of a Chinese counterfeiter as marking an important success in the group's efforts. Zeng Hong, owner of Simple Golf, was arrested in September last year when Chinese officials raided five facilities and seized approximately 70,000 counterfeit golf products. ...
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The world's largest shoe manufacturer reported revenues up 7.3 percent...
The world's largest shoe manufacturer reported revenues up 7.3 percent to $5.56 billion for the nine months ended June 30. Yue Yuen's shoe manufacturing turnover grew by 5.7 percent to $3,892.8 million, driven by sales increases for athletic shoes and casual/outdoor shoes of 5.7 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively. Sales ...
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The 107-year-old U.S. industry association Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, or...
The 107-year-old U.S. industry association Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, or SGMA, has rebranded itself Sports & Fitness Industry Association, or SFIA. It still insists on not using the word U.S. in the company's name, as is common in this big, insular market. The association's key missions will be public policy, ...
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The U.S. Golf Manufacturer's Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group reported the conviction...
The U.S. Golf Manufacturer's Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group reported the conviction and sentencing of a Chinese counterfeiter as marking an important success in the group's efforts. Zeng Hong, owner of Simple Golf, was arrested in September last year when Chinese officials raided five facilities and seized approximately 70,000 counterfeit golf products. ...
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Footwear News reports that a Chinese manufacturer is accusing Adidas...
Footwear News reports that a Chinese manufacturer is accusing Adidas of breaching its obligations by abruptly ending their partnership. This comes after the German sports company decided to close down its apparel factory in Suzhou, which was its only factory in China, and to end contracts with five suppliers in ...
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A survey by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) shows...
A survey by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) shows that 83.5 percent of its members are expecting a further increase in their domestic sales, while only 61.2 percent predict that their sales abroad will go up. The SGMA points out that the sporting goods market underperformed the rest of ...
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Technogym, the big Italian manufacturer of fitness and wellness equipment,...
Technogym, the big Italian manufacturer of fitness and wellness equipment, has unveiled its latest product, called the mywellness Cloud. It combines cloud computing technology with a “mywellness” platform. The aim of the product is to ensure that operators are always in touch with their customers and to help users manage ...
