Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, September 10, 2015 thru Wednesday, September 23, 2015
- Downlite to slash water use by millions of gallons 09/23/2015 just-style.com - US Down and feather processor Downlite is to install a new wastewater recovery system which will enable it to recycle and reuse 99% of the water it will use to sanitize its...
- Grayl Water Filters Hires Three Sales Groups 09/23/2015 sportsonesource.com - Grayl, Seattle-based manufacturer of award-winning water filters and purifiers, expanded its presence nationally through the strategic hiring of external sales representatives: Push Sales and Marketing, Four Horsemen Sales, and Wittman Sports Group...
- GoPro Brings 360-Degree Videos to Facebook 09/23/2015 sportsonesource.com - GoPro, Inc. announced it is bringing immersive, spherical videos to the Facebook News Feed. People on Facebook can experience exclusive GoPro 360-degree video directly through their web browser or Android mobile device.
- REI Names Lightenberg VP of Retail 09/23/2015 sportsonesource.com - REI promoted Rachel Ligtenberg to VP of Retail following a 25-year tenure with the co-op, which adds Retail Operations to her current responsibilities of leading Store Design, Visual Merchandising and the co-op’s...
- EDELRID Adds North American Subsidiary to Oversee Distribution 09/23/2015 insideoutdoor.com - Building on sales growth and increasing brand awareness in North America during the last three years, EDELRID, the German-based climbing, safety and outdoor gear manufacturer, will launch its own North American subsidiary...
- Free Entrance to all National Parks on Saturday 09/23/2015 insideoutdoor.com - This Saturday, September 26, to celebrate the 22nd annual National Public Lands Day, there will be free admission to every National Park Service site, as well as special activities and volunteer work...
- Mammut North America Hires Andrew D’Acquisto as North American Sales Director 09/23/2015 outdoorindustry.org - Mammut, the Swiss quality providers of alpine gear and apparel, announced the hiring of Andrew D’Acquisto as North American Sales Director. Andrew will drive the North American sales force for Mammut...
- United By Blue: Celebrating a Quarter-Million Pounds of Trash Removed from Waterways Since 2010 09/23/2015 paddlinglife.net - United By Blue announced that over 250,000 pounds of trash have been removed from rivers, creeks, canals, and ocean-fronts since the company’s founding in 2010. The company organized a total of 140...
- Salewa North America Hires New PR Firm 09/22/2015 sportsonesource.com - Salewa North America, which sells, distributes and services Dynafit, Salewa, Wild Country and Pomoca in the U.S. and Canada, has hired White Cloud Communication for its communication strategy and public relations services....
- Seth Wescott Invests in Winterstick Snowboards 09/22/2015 sportsonesource.com - Winterstick Snowboards welcomed pro snowboarder and entrepreneur Seth Wescott to its ownership group and unveiled plans to develop a custom snowboard workshop at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, ME.
- Downlite to Recycle Wastewater at Ohio Plant 09/22/2015 sportsonesource.com - Downlite has partnered with water treatment specialist, AOP-Trident, to develop its custom wastewater recovery system, which will return clean, filtered water back into the wash process. It will allow the company to...
- The Nonprofit Lifeline for Community Ski Areas 09/22/2015 adventure-journal.com - Today, small ski areas like Mt. Ashland are increasingly vulnerable as larger companies buy them and the industry consolidates. In a ski industry dominated by profit-driven mega-corporations, locally owned hills are a...
- SHIFT Awards Finalists Named 09/22/2015 sportsonesource.com - A surfer, a wilderness school and a Latina community organizer are among the 33 finalists for the 2015 SHIFT Awards, which will be announced at the 2015 SHIFT Festival in Jackson...
- Camping Equipment Sees Strong Sales Growth, While a New Outdoor Culture Takes Shape 09/21/2015 npd.com - According to a study by global information company The NPD Group, consumers more frequently turn to their own personal space or seek the comforts of home for their outdoor experiences. At the...
- Marin sales team adds three 09/21/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Marin Mountain Bikes Inc. has added cycling industry veterans Jeff Haase, Justin Dittmer, and Ed Tyler to its sales team. Haase will be servicing North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee as...
- Here’s Where Our National Park Funding Comes From 09/21/2015 outsideonline.com - Since 1964, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement has collected royalties from oil companies and set them aside in the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which is used to...
- Mike Ely returns to NiteRider as VP of sales and marketing 09/21/2015 bicycleretailer.com - Mike Ely is returning to NiteRider, where he has been appointed VP of sales and marketing. Ely has spent the last 2 ½ years as international sales director for JetBlack Cycling.
- Dodge Ski Boots Opens Production Plant 09/21/2015 sportsonesource.com - Dodge Ski Boots opened a brand new production facility in Essex, VT. Dodge Ski Boots claims its boots are 30 percent lighter than a traditional plastic shelled boot while pumping power from...
- $1.5 Billion NPS Bill Introduced 09/21/2015 outsideonline.com - On Friday, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources’ ranking member, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Arizona), and five other Democrats formally introduced a new bill in an effort to bring more funding...
- K2 Snowboarding Launches New Website, Unveils White Wave Collection 09/21/2015 business.transworld.net - K2 introduces a fresh, new, easy-to-navigate website and their White Wave collection consisting of two new boards - the Cool Bean and Carve Air.
- Princeton Tec Sponsors 10th Annual 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell Climbing Event 09/21/2015 outdoorindustry.org - Princeton Tec, makers of market leading headlamps and handheld lights, is sponsor of the 10th annual 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell endurance rock climbing competition in Jasper, Arkansas from Sept. 24-26, 2015....
- National Bike Challenge Reaches 35 Million Mile Goal 09/21/2015 insideoutdoor.com - The National Bike Challenge, an online ride tracking competition sponsored by PeopleForBikes and Kimberly-Clark, reached its 35-million-mile goal, 10 days ahead of the five-month competition’s 2015 end. Since the Challenge began May...
- Singletrack deputy editor Jenn Hill steps down 09/18/2015 bikebiz.com - Singletrack's deputy editor Jenn Hill is to leave the role having battled Stage IV lung cancer for over 12 months.
- Leatherman Tool Joins The Conservation Alliance 09/17/2015 sportsonesource.com - Leatherman Tool Group Inc has joined The Conservation Alliance to help protect wildernesses for future generations. Leatherman joined the Alliance in July and celebrated a month later by hosting a happy...
- How Hollywood Filmed a Movie on Everest 09/17/2015 outsideonline.com - To capture professional-grade footage on the world’s highest peak, the makers of Everest turned to Colorado cameraman Kent Harvey. After the 2014 Everest Icefall collapse tragedy, Harvey and his team, led...
- Epic Rides to offer $100,000 purse for MTB series 09/17/2015 velonews.competitor.com - Epic Rides has become richest American mountain bike series with an announcement Wednesday that it will expand to three races and offer a $100,000 series purse in 2016.
- Incipio Acquires Incase 09/16/2015 business.transworld.net - Irvine based Incipio announced the acquisition of Incase Designs Corp., lifestyle bags and accessories designer and manufacturer.
- The Outdoor Foundation Releases 11 Participation Reports 09/16/2015 sportsonesource.com - The Outdoor Foundation released 11 individual outdoor participation activity reports that enable industry stakeholders to better target, understand, and identify participants in select outdoor activities.
- SIA Launches Industry Intelligence Program 09/16/2015 insideoutdoor.com - This week SnowSports Industries America (SIA) officially launched Industry + Intelligence 365 – an initiative to connect members, retailers, reps, and industry organizations through shared snow sports content.
- Oboz Sponsors Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival’s Tour 09/16/2015 footwearnews.com - Bozeman, Montana-based outdoor footwear brand Oboz has announced that it is now a sponsor of the 40th Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival’s 2016 Radical Reels Tour and a presenting sponsor of...
- Vancouver Brand Goes Big With Artisanal Firewood 09/15/2015 adventure-journal.com - The scent of nature combined with the loving hand of the discriminating maker have driven the wildly successful trajectory of Smoke and Flame, Canada’s only premium handcrafted firewood manufacturer.
- Mt. Bachelor Sued Over ‘Unconscionable’ Waiver 09/15/2015 adventure-journal.com - Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor is facing more than $20 million in lawsuits accusing it of negligence in building its terrain park, and so far the courts have not been the resort’s favor.
- California Snowpack Worst in 500 Years 09/15/2015 adventure-journal.com - When California officials went out on April 1 this year to measure the amount of snow that had accumulated on mountain slopes over the winter, they discovered that the snowpack was so...
- Lifestraw Selects Outside Media as PR Firm 09/15/2015 sportsonesource.com - Outside Media, a public relations and marketing agency specializing in the outdoor industry, has landed the account for LifeStraw, which produces water filtration systems for public health and outdoor use.
- EORA Elects New Board Members 09/15/2015 sportsonesource.com - Eastern Outdoor Reps Association (EORA) re-elected Michael Schmidt for his third consecutive term as association president and elected three new members to its board of directors and three new regional vice presidents.
- Broadpeak Invests $1.6 Million in Trew 09/15/2015 odrmag.com - The outdoor apparel company Trew has raised $1.6 million in outside capital and plans to use it to expand the company’s product line, hire more employees and improve direct-to-consumer operations.
- Sierra Nevada Snowpack Hits 500-Year Low 09/15/2015 outsideonline.com - A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change on Monday suggests that snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is at its lowest level in 500 years due to California’s record-setting drought.
- Most Graffitied National Parks, By The Numbers 09/15/2015 gearjunkie.com - Across the Western National Park System, vandalism of natural features, like rock faces and trees, has risen steadily in recent years. The hardest-hit areas are near large urban centers — such as...
- Salomon Appoints New Footwear Manager 09/14/2015 odrmag.com - In an effort to boost the brand's market leading growth, Salomon has hired a new regional category manager to oversee its footwear operation in the United States. Anthony Diana has been a...
- Confluence Outdoor Strengthens Sales Organization to Support Growing Independent Specialty Business 09/14/2015 confluenceoutdoor.com - Confluence Outdoor announced plans to restructure its sales organization to accelerate the continued growth of its independent specialty business. As part of the reorg, Canadian Field Sales Director Kevin Henderson will also...
- Colorado Adventure Team Challenge brings Together Disabled and Able-Bodied Athletes 09/14/2015 worldteamsports.org - Disabled and able-bodied athletes from across the United States are participating in this week’s inclusive Adventure Team Challenge Colorado from national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports.
- Michael Millenacker Appointed CEO of Royal Robbins 09/14/2015 outdoorindustry.org - Michael Millenacker has rejoined Royal Robbins as its new CEO, effective immediately. He will also serve on the Board of Directors of BRS Outdoor Holdings, LLC, the controlling entity of Royal Robbins...
- Trew Raises $1.6 Million in Capital 09/14/2015 sportsonesource.com - Trew, a backcountry ski apparel brand, has raised $1.6 million in capital to expand its product line, staff, and direct-to-consumer operations, the Portland Business Journal reported.
- Colorado Trail Closed Because of Bear Selfies 09/14/2015 adventure-journal.com - Waterton Canyon, the eastern terminus of the CT, has been closed because people won’t stop taking pictures of themselves with bears there. The last straw came in late August when a bear...
- Drone On A Leash… Meet The ‘Flying Selfie Stick’ 09/14/2015 gearjunkie.com - The Fotokite is basically a tethered drone. It is controlled by physical input through a string leash, not a remote control. It carries GoPro cameras (models 3, 3+ or 4), and possibly...
- OIWC Announces Two New Board Members 09/11/2015 insideoutdoor.com - The Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC recently elected two new members to serve on the national board: Steve Meineke, president of Keen Footwear and Layne Rigney, senior vice president of global sales...
- Patagonia Announces Environmental Activism Milestones 09/10/2015 insideoutdoor.com - Patagonia announced three key milestones that will demonstrate how environmental activism continues to become more embedded in ts business - they gave $6.2 million to 741 grassroots environmental groups around the world,...
