All about manufacturing for the sporting goods industry – Page 14
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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Look International, the French manufacturer of bicycles, automatic pedals and...
Look International, the French manufacturer of bicycles, automatic pedals and other cycling accessories, has come out as one of the companies that are interested in the possible acquisition of the Rossignol group, which has a line of Look branded ski bindings. It is not sure whether it has already made ...
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Bicycle manufacturers and dealers in several countries in Eastern Europe...
Bicycle manufacturers and dealers in several countries in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being given the opportunity to participate in Shimano’s “Reliability Campaign,” related to quality certification of bicycles manufactured with Shimano parts. The brand gives silver status to bicycles that use certain high-quality Shimano components, and gold status to ...
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Dogi, a Spanish fabrics manufacturer that is said to be...
Dogi, a Spanish fabrics manufacturer that is said to be in financial difficulties, has obtained a contract for stretch and nylon fabrics with Speedo until 2010.
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GE Energy, the manufacturer of eVent breathable membranes, has opened...
GE Energy, the manufacturer of eVent breathable membranes, has opened a 7,000-square-meter factory and laboratory in Shanghai, China, to handle a strong increase in its orders. The company has recently concluded partnerships with 26 new brands recently. Many of them are footwear companies such as Teva, Trezeta, UGG, Vaude and ...
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Dahon is voluntarily recalling all its bicycles manufactured in 2007...
Dahon is voluntarily recalling all its bicycles manufactured in 2007 under the brands Matrix, Jack, Espresso, Cadenza, Tournado and Smooth Hound after steel seat bolts were found to be breakable under strain. The bicycles concerned have seat-post bolts labeled “BioLogic PostPump,” measuring 27.2mm in diameter. All Dahon distributors will be ...
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Mares, the international manufacturer of diving products owned by Head,...
Mares, the international manufacturer of diving products owned by Head, has come up with a new range of diving equipment designed exclusively for women. The series She Dives includes a regulator, diving bags, the newly patented OPM system (optimized pivoting blade), masks and flippers, as well as a BCD (buoyancy ...
