All Suppliers articles – Page 12
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Mizuno has been named as the official sport shoe supplier...
Mizuno has been named as the official sport shoe supplier of the Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2020. The deal marks the first partnership for the brand in Australia. More than 400 athletes and staff will be wearing Mizuno's uniform shoe at the upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo, whether moving ...
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Lenzing and Dupont Biomaterials have teamed up on a new...
Lenzing and Dupont Biomaterials have teamed up on a new sustainable fabric collection, made predominantly of fibers derived from natural materials. The collaboration blends Tencel Lyocell and Tencel Modal fibers from Lenzing with Dupont Sorona fibers, to give soft garments greater resilience in stretch, recovery and dimensional stability. Sorona is ...
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Lowa is the sponsor and official footwear supplier of the...
Lowa is the sponsor and official footwear supplier of the volunteers involved in the organization of the Biathlon World Championship, which will be held in Rasen-Antholz, in Italy's South Tyrol, on Feb. 12-23, 2020. The footwear model that the volunteers will be wearing is called Antholz GTX MID, named after ...
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The second edition of “Innovations in Sports Materials,” which will...
The second edition of “Innovations in Sports Materials,” which will take place in Ghent on Nov. 19-20, will feature presentations on textile innovations in sports materials at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. According to Centexbel, which organizes the conference, the Tokyo Olympics will also serve as a “catwalk for innovative materials” ...
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North Sails will be the official apparel supplier of the...
North Sails will be the official apparel supplier of the 36th America's Cup, presented by Prada. It will make use of recycled materials. A capsule collection will be on sale from November 2019 in North Sails' stores and on its website.
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Schöffel will be the exclusive supplier of clothing for the...
Schöffel will be the exclusive supplier of clothing for the 341 athletes, coaches and staff of the Austrian Ski Federation for the current autumn/winter season
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Polygiene, the Swedish developer and supplier of Stays Fresh and...
Polygiene, the Swedish developer and supplier of Stays Fresh and Odor Crunch technology, has announced new agreements with Vtinon, a Korean producer of socks, and with Osklen, a sustainable Brazilian sportswear brand owned by the Alpargatas group. It has previously announced Tommy Sport as a client. The Swedish company's financial ...
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A second edition of the conference “Innovations in Sports Materials”...
A second edition of the conference “Innovations in Sports Materials” will take place in Ghent, Belgium, on Nov. 19-20. The event is organized by Centexbel, the Belgian textile research and design center. The speakers will focus on the latest developments in sports materials, sports clothing, performance-enhancing materials and smart materials. ...
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Afydad, Spain's association of sporting-goods suppliers, has signed its first...
Afydad, Spain's association of sporting-goods suppliers, has signed its first collaboration agreement with a retail association by joining forces with Atebi, which specializes in the cycling market. The agreement was signed at Festbike – the international cycling fair in Madrid, held this year on Sept. 13-15 – where Atebi was ...
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Duca del Cosma was official footwear and clothing supplier to...
Duca del Cosma was official footwear and clothing supplier to the Dutch Open, one of the oldest golf tournaments in Continental Europe, on Sept. 12-15. For the second consecutive year, the fashion brand provided footwear and branded apparel to more than 1,500 officials and volunteers at the KLM Open, which ...
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Lew's Holdings Corporation, an American supplier of fishing and hunting...
Lew's Holdings Corporation, an American supplier of fishing and hunting gear, is acquiring Fox International, Europe's largest privately owned fishing tackle company, with headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions, and the financial terms remain undisclosed. The two companies will be retaining their ...
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Maui Jim has become the official eyewear supplier of the...
Maui Jim has become the official eyewear supplier of the European Tour, the men's professional golf tour. The Hawaiian brand of sunglasses is already the eyewear partner of the ATP Tour and the Manchester United football club. It also sponsors numerous well-known athletes.
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Speedo has become the exclusive swimwear supplier for this year's...
Speedo has become the exclusive swimwear supplier for this year's Barcelona Triathlon by Santander race
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Polygiene has appointed Pamela Ravasio to its advisory board, showing...
Polygiene has appointed Pamela Ravasio to its advisory board, showing the company's increasing focus on sustainability issues. Ravasio has long-standing experience in the sustainability, textile, sports and outdoor sectors. She was recently appointed global stakeholder manager at Hohenstein. Previously, she served as head of corporate social responsibility and sustainability at ...
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Jean-Philippe Torgue has set up his own consultancy, called Akuna,...
Jean-Philippe Torgue has set up his own consultancy, called Akuna, after collecting 25 years of experience in brand-building. He was a senior executive at major companies including VF Corp. and Amer Sports before setting up a European office for Phenix in 2017. He left the operation after a year and ...
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Decathlon has announced the opening of a new logistics center...
Decathlon has announced the opening of a new logistics center in León, Spain, in the industrial estate of Villadangos del Páramo. The 32,645-square-meter facility, which has a distribution capacity of more than 25 million sporting items per year, will be serving the 37 Decathlon stores located in the north of ...
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Lacoste has announced a plan to expand its current logistics...
Lacoste has announced a plan to expand its current logistics center in Troyes, in north-central France, to make it its future European logistics hub. A new building, called NEW – the acronym for New European Warehouse – will bring the area of the logistics platform up from the current 18,000 ...
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A new European project to recycle coated materials
The EU-funded Decoat initiative has formally begun to work. The initiative, which is led by Centexbel, a Belgian R&D center, addresses the issue of textiles and plastic materials with multilayer coatings – typically with functional and performance features – that are currently not recyclable. The project held its inaugural meeting ...
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Fanatics has struck a deal to become the exclusive supplier...
Fanatics has struck a deal to become the exclusive supplier of licensed sports merchandise on Coupang, the South Korean internet marketplace. The deal takes effect this summer for a term of ten years. South Korea is definitely among the world's top ten e-commerce markets, well behind China and the U.S. ...
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Kappa will be the official kit supplier of AS Monaco,...
Kappa will be the official kit supplier of AS Monaco, starting on July 1st and for six seasons, until 2025. The Italian brand had previously been the club's technical sponsor, from 1998 to 2001, a glorious period during which the team won the Ligue 1 title, in 1999/2000. Kappa will ...
