Manufacturers – Page 11
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Dahon, the folding bicycle manufacturer, has reported an increase in...
Dahon, the folding bicycle manufacturer, has reported an increase in revenues of 36 percent to for the first half ended June 30, while volume deliveries went up by 27 percent to 180,000 units. The company attributes the increase to the consumer response to higher gasoline prices, greater environmental concerns and ...
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A Shanghai court has fined two Chinese shoe manufacturers and...
A Shanghai court has fined two Chinese shoe manufacturers and Auchan to pay a total of 350,000 renmimbi (€33,900-$46,178) in damages to Nike for copyright infringement. The shoe companies were manufacturing models bearing a logo of Michael Jordan slam-dunking. Auchan was assessed a fine of 160,000 renmimbi for selling the ...
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Anta Sports Products, a Chinese manufacturer and distributor of apparel...
Anta Sports Products, a Chinese manufacturer and distributor of apparel for Adidas, Reebok and Kappa, plans to go public on the Hong Kong Exchange, selling 600 million shares offered at HK$4.28-5.28 and raising a maximum of $460 million. The company plans to use proceeds of the initial public offering (IPO) ...
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The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) of the USA names...
The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) of the USA names Volcom as the men’s and women’s “Apparel Brand of the Year.”
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Lotto Sport Italia has licensed Filon Confecções to manufacture and...
Lotto Sport Italia has licensed Filon Confecções to manufacture and sell the Lotto brand in the Brazilian market for the first time. The contract expires on Dec. 31, 2009 and carries the option of a 3-year renewal. Filon plans to distribute the products through specialized football shops, its own Filon ...
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Alfa, the last remaining shoe manufacturer in Norway, will stop...
Alfa, the last remaining shoe manufacturer in Norway, will stop all production in September of 2007, laying off 30 workers at its factory in Brandbu. The factory was making mainly footwear for the Norwegian military, the police, industrial applications and hunting. The closure follows the recent takeover of the Norwegian ...
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Leki Lenhart GmbH, the German manufacturer of ski poles, will...
Leki Lenhart GmbH, the German manufacturer of ski poles, will sell its 22.4 percent stake in Reusch to the latter’s shareholders by next May 21, and focus on its own glove business, which it launched in 1998. Leki purchased the shares when the British Pentland Group (Speedo, Ellesse, Berghaus, Lacoste ...
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Schedoni, an Italian leather manufacturer known for making luggage for...
Schedoni, an Italian leather manufacturer known for making luggage for the Ferrari brand, is teaming up with Puma to make a special line of customizable Puma shoes at Schedoni’s production facility in Italy. Consisting of two models, the customizable footwear will be aimed at the high end of the market, ...
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EuroSIMA, the European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association, has launched the...
EuroSIMA, the European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association, has launched the first Snowboard D-Day, to be held simultaneously on Sunday, Dec. 17, at numerous locations throughout Europe. In each place, professionals and volunteers from the snowboard scene will organize free snowboard lessons, tests, demos and contests as well as concerts and ...
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Molten, the Japanese balls manufacturer, has begun test production at...
Molten, the Japanese balls manufacturer, has begun test production at a mammoth new plant in Jiaxing, China, that is supposed to reach an annual capacity of up to 5 million units in due time. The company is investing about $15 million in the factory, which should become Molten’s largest manufacturing ...
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Implus Footwear has purchased Yaktrax, a manufacturer of snow and...
Implus Footwear has purchased Yaktrax, a manufacturer of snow and ice traction devices, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition should boost Implus’s annual revenues to close to $70 million. Steve Couder, national sales manager of Yaktrax, will remain in his position at this new division of Implus.
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Cybex International, a U.S.-based manufacturer of exercise equipment, in the...
Cybex International, a U.S.-based manufacturer of exercise equipment, in the 1st quarter reported net profits that jumped to $667,000, as compared to $119,000 in the year-ago period. The company’s sales rose by 17 percent to $28.9 million. The gross margin expanded by 70 basis points to 36.5 percent of sales. ...
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Kindy, a large French manufacturer of socks, has bought Blanchard,...
Kindy, a large French manufacturer of socks, has bought Blanchard, a smaller one that chose to specialize in sports socks a few years ago after running into serious financial problems. Balanchard joins Kindy with a 51 percent stake in a modern manufacturing facility in Poland that reportedly produces 140,000 pairs ...
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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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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.
