All Head articles
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ArticlePadel’s next frontier: US market prepares for explosive growth, with lessons from Europe
A new report outlines how America’s padel market could expand tenfold by 2030.
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News briefsHead promotes Stefano Cavuto to international role
Cavuto has been with the company for more than 18 years.
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News briefsHead to launch first-ever tennis shoe with Boa
Shoes and boots for running, biking, snowboarding, and more. But here is the first-ever Head shoe with Boa wrap for tennis.
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ArticleHead takes over Aqualung Group
On June 26, the Commercial Court of Nice ruled that Head was the winning bidder for the troubled Aqualung Group, which was placed under receivership on May 16.
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News briefsBruno Cercley bids to take over Aqualung
The former CEO of Rossignol and former chairman of the supervisory board of Aqualung has just submitted a takeover bid.
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News briefsHead partners with Portico Sport to grow its padel business
Portico has a presence in over 35 countries and has installed over 4.000 courts.
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ArticleHead to aquire classic diving brand
Head is about to acquire Aqualung Group and create a market leader in the watersports market.
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News briefsNew CEO for Head North America
Jeff Bardsley will succeed Kevin Kempin, retiring after 32 years with the company.
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ArticleHead introduces reusable and recyclable skis
The Head Renew skis can be dismantled into their individual parts at the end of their service life.
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ArticleHead is the number one tennis racquet choice in Europe
Data shows that in seven out of eight key European countries, Head racquets are the first choice of players H1 2024.
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C-Suite InterviewHead: Fashion is playing an increasingly important role in tennis and skiing
An interview with Roman Stepek, the chief of Head’s apparel business.
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News briefsHead unveils tennis racquet made from biocircular carbon fibers
Source: Head Head Torayca tennis racquet Kennelbach-based company Head announced that it is working with Toray to develop tennis and pickleball racquets containing Toray’s 100-percent biocircular carbon fibers in accordance with the mass balance approach. Toray’s biocircular carbon fibers are made from waste and residues of biological ...
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News briefsHead hires US winter sports marketing coordinator
Source: Head USA Natalie Dyksterhouse Head USA Inc. has hired Natalie Dyksterhouse as Winter Sports Marketing Coordinator based at Head/Tyrolia’s US offices in Boulder, Colorado. She will play a key role in developing marketing strategies in the US winter sports market. After attending Burke Mountain Academy, Dyksterhouse ...
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News briefsHead and Porsche present exclusive capsule for the 911 Turbo’s 50th anniversary
Source: Head Porsche | Head W Series To mark the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911 Turbo, Head and Porsche have teamed up to create three exclusive skis and a complete collection of sportswear and accessories, including two Mips helmets and a pair of ski goggles, influenced ...
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News briefsHead brings AI to pádel
Head has introduced a tracking system for pádel play. Called Aiball (artificial intelligence ball), it combines a smartphone app with court-mounted cameras, and therefore with the cooperation of the pádel clubs. The app tracks a number of statistics: seconds per point, average hits per point, percentage of time spent per ...
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ArticleHead climbs to number one in tennis racquet sales in Europe
According to data from the Tennis Industry Association and Sports Marketing Surveys, tennis racquet sales for all brands in key European markets increased 14.9 percent compared to the first six months of 2022. The Austrian company Head gained market share in most of those markets – Austria, Germany, France, Italy, ...
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News briefsHead’s creative studio heads to London’s Design District
According to the U.K. publication Retail Times, Head Sport, based in Kennelbach, Austria (Head International GmbH and Head Sport GmbH) and Amsterdam (group parent Head N.V.), has chosen London’s new Design District as the new official home for its Innovations and Creative Studio. Located in 230 sqm in Building B4, ...
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ArticlePádel pessimism from a generalist and a specialist alike
“We don’t depend on pádel,” Head Spain’s racquet-sports business manager has told CMDsport, because, like its global parent, his company has other “legs” to stand on, such as tennis, winter sports and water sports. Still, Ricardo Brigolle believes it could take as long as a year to empty the warehouses ...
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ArticleAmid racquet glut, courts maintain sales at Drop Shot
Marcelo Cascabelo, of the brand Drop Shot, believes in the continued expansion of pádel but warns of a difficult year. The chief executive revealed to CMDsport that his company’s revenues for 2022 were up by 120 percent year-on-year, amounting to €20 million, but that the figure for first-quarter 2023 is ...
