News Briefs – Page 532
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Gore-Tex has established an “authorized repair center” for clothing in...
Gore-Tex has established an “authorized repair center” for clothing in Madrid through a contract with a third-party service provider, Plumas Las Cruces, which has been manufacturing and repairing sleeping bags and other mountaineering products. It will be Gore-Tex' 16th workshop of this kind in Europe and the first one in ...
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Adidas has launched its first line of shoes with Gore-Tex...
Adidas has launched its first line of shoes with Gore-Tex Surround technology. Ecco and Lowa have expanded their own ranges of casual Gore-Tex Surround shoes. The new breathable technology is now embedded in more than 350 models of shoes by 52 brands around the world.
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X-Bionic, the high-tech apparel and socks firm based in Switzerland,...
X-Bionic, the high-tech apparel and socks firm based in Switzerland, said it was ready to replace Puma as the official supplier of the Swiss National Team after its players saw their jerseys ripped off during its match against France on June 10. Pointing to the numerous quality awards that it ...
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Cocona has released the results of research conducted at the...
Cocona has released the results of research conducted at the University of Colorado that shows the thermoregulatory benefits of wearing garments with 37.5 fabric during intense athletic activity. Cocona, a provider of active-particles technology to the sportswear market, is the maker of the 37.5 cooling fabric, used by outdoor apparel ...
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Puma has become an official partner of the New York...
Puma has become an official partner of the New York City Ballet, which calls for the sports brand to supply dancers with outfits for training and rehearsals. The group said that the agreement reinforces its commitment to the development of its women's training business, and its ties with arts and ...
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Under Amour has unveiled its sponsorship of yet another important...
Under Amour has unveiled its sponsorship of yet another important English club. Starting with the 2016/17 season, it is taking over from Macron as the sponsor of the Aston Villa FC team in a contract lasting through the 2020/21 season. The team will start wearing UA's jerseys in a match ...
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Nike has extended its partnership with the Spanish football league,...
Nike has extended its partnership with the Spanish football league, called La Liga, supplying its Ordem 4 ball for the first-division matches played among its 20 teams during the national championships. The deal began with the 1996-97 season and will not continue until at least 2019. La Liga says the ...
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Rip Curl has involved for the first time the World...
Rip Curl has involved for the first time the World Surf League in this year's 13th edition of the Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang on the Bukit Peninsula of Bali. Known also as the “Indonesian Pipeline,” the surf contest lasts through the month of August but for only one day, ...
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Volcom has selected Georgia May Jagger as its new brand...
Volcom has selected Georgia May Jagger as its new brand ambassador. The English fashion model is the daughter of Mick Jagger, lead singer of The Rolling Stones, and will be the first female non-athlete brand ambassador for the U.S. action sports company. The model's signing was orchestrated by Lyndsey Roach, ...
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Nike and Adidas will both sponsor the 2016 International Gay...
Nike and Adidas will both sponsor the 2016 International Gay and Lesbian Football Association World Championship, which will take place in Portland, Oregon on Aug. 6-13. Adidas' U.S. headquarters is located in Portland while Nike's corporate headquarters is located nearby, in Beaverton. The championships, which is expected to attract around ...
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Nike said it was dropping a breach of contract lawsuit...
Nike said it was dropping a breach of contract lawsuit against Boris Berian to eliminate the “distraction” ahead of the Olympic Trials being held this week in Eugene, Oregon. The runner finalized his deal with New Balance and managed to qualify for the 800 meters at the Rio Olympics. Berian ...
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Shock Doctor, McDavid and Cutters, three divisions of United Sports...
Shock Doctor, McDavid and Cutters, three divisions of United Sports Brands, have entered into an official partnership with USA Football. McDavid is now an official partner of USA Football while Cutters is its official glove and Shock Doctor its official mouthguard. In addition, products from the three brands will be ...
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Odlo is the new partner of the French Nordic ski...
Odlo is the new partner of the French Nordic ski teams for the next six years, including their participation in the Winter Olympics in 2018 and 2022, in Korea and China
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Ispo Munich will present a totally new concept, called Polygon,...
Ispo Munich will present a totally new concept, called Polygon, for the action sports community next year. Standardized booths will be offered in four sizes. Focusing on skateboarding and snowboarding, they will see their height adjusted to provide a clear and open view of the whole action sports community in ...
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High-tech innovation, digitalization and robotics will be in focus at...
High-tech innovation, digitalization and robotics will be in focus at the Manufacturers Forum organized for the fourth time by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), to be held on November 15-16 in Taichung, Taiwan. The forum will discuss the fourth industrial revolution, the current trend of automation ...
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In its 2016 Detox Catwalk list, Greenpeace singled out and...
In its 2016 Detox Catwalk list, Greenpeace singled out and praised three apparel companies - Benetton, Inditex and H&M - for being “ahead of the curve and on track to meet their commitments” to eliminate hazardous chemicals by 2020. This was the third edition of the Detox Catwalk, which assesses ...
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VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in...
VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in Stabio, Switzerland, has achieved Leed Platinum Certification, the highest level of certification in the third-party rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council for buildings, homes and communities. “Leeds” stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. From the ...
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José Miguel Fernández López, one of the founders of Twinner...
José Miguel Fernández López, one of the founders of Twinner Iberia, passed away on June 28 at the age of 55. He was one of the six directors of the Spanish buying group, which started in 2005 under the name Oxigeno Iberosport. It changed its name shortly afterwards, following an ...
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Lelio Nahum, one of the founders and two-time president of...
Lelio Nahum, one of the founders and two-time president of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), has died at his home in Italy following a short illness. Nahum, a well-known fishing industry figure, was president of EFTTA once in the 1980s and in the 1990s, and then between 2006 ...
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Shimano Europe's new headquarters, in the Dutch city of Eindhoven,...
Shimano Europe's new headquarters, in the Dutch city of Eindhoven, will open in January 2017. The facility will accommodate more than 200 employees, after an initial period in which there will be around 150. The Eindhoven office is supposed to become the most important one for the company in Europe, ...
