All about manufacturing for the sporting goods industry – Page 16
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Camelbak Products has acquired Southwest Motorsports Enterprises, a primary manufacturer...
Camelbak Products has acquired Southwest Motorsports Enterprises, a primary manufacturer of combat gloves for the U.S. military. Martina Hutchinson will now head up Camelbak’s tactical glove business as vice president of protection products. The company will display two new glove designs during the 2006 SHOT show in Las Vegas. The ...
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Dahon, the largest manufacturer of folding bicycles in the world,...
Dahon, the largest manufacturer of folding bicycles in the world, has been granted membership to the A-Team, Taiwan’s leading cycling industry association. One of the Taiwanese company’s models, the Ciao, was named as the Dutch bike of the year by a professional jury at the Fiets RAI Show in the ...
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Alpargatas, the big Argentinian manufacturer of shoes and textiles, has...
Alpargatas, the big Argentinian manufacturer of shoes and textiles, has denied a report that it is up for sale. The company recently announced that it will manufacture Nike footwear at two of its plants, evidently in relation to new restrictions imposed by the Argentinian government on imports of athletic footwear. ...
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A Swiss watch manufacturer, IWC Schaffhausen, will offer a limited...
A Swiss watch manufacturer, IWC Schaffhausen, will offer a limited series of 250 watches named after Boris Becker.
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The International Tennis Federation has ruled that all the manufactures...
The International Tennis Federation has ruled that all the manufactures will enjoy twice the previous space allowed for their identification on the shirt sleeves of the players competing in the Grand Slams. Additionally, the space granted for brand identification rises to 4 square inches (26 square centimeters) on the front, ...
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Camelbak, the leading manufacturer of hydration systems based in the...
Camelbak, the leading manufacturer of hydration systems based in the USA, has hired J. Marty O’Donohue to be its chief executive officer. He previously held the position of chief executive for 15 years at Marinco, a producer of specialty electrical components for boats. O’Donohue replaces Glenn Gross, who has retired.
