NOCSAE Third-Party Certification To Take Effect This Month

This month the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) will begin requiring third-party certification for athletic equipment to meet NOCSAE standards, in accordance with ANSI/ISO national and international guidelines…

21 Brands to Use Polartec Power Wool

Polartec announced that 21 brands will launch products using its new Power Wool fabric collection, that optimizes the natural performance of wool with synthetic fibers…

Marker Völkl to Acquire Dalbello

Marker Völkl, a unit of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor segment, entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the Dalbello Group, a family-owned Italian business known for its ski boots…

Garmin Acquires Bike Radar Development Company

Garmin Ltd. acquired the assets of Ikubu (Pty) Ltd., a privately-held South African software engineering company that is developing a low energy radar system to help cyclists avoid collisions with vehicles…

Patagonia Helps Launch “More Stringent” Down Standard

NSF International has released the new Global Traceable Down Standard (GTDS) based on Patagonia's proprietary 100% Traceable Down Standard, which both organization say is more stringent than one being promoted by a consortium led by The North Face…

Adidas to Boost NFL and MLB Endorsements

Adidas AG plans to significantly hike its endorsements of NFL and MLB players in the next few years, Adidas North American President Mark King said in an interview last week with the Wall Street Journal. The report stated Adidas will sign as many as 250 N

CES: Fitness Wearables Get Their Close Up

In early January in Las Vegas, over 170,000 tech nerds and nerd-wannabees from all over the globe descended on Las Vegas for the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Not surprisingly, one of the star gadgets this year was: Fitness wearables. The

NOCSAE Updates Status of Cascade and Warrior Licenses

The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) fully reinstated its license agreement with Cascade, which was suspended in late November as part of NOCSAE's decision to void certification of Cascade's Model R lacro

New Era’s President Departs

New Era Cap announced that Pete Augustine, President New Era Cap, Inc. has decided to leave the company. After nearly 25 years of service with the privately held headwear company, Augustine is leaving the company by mutual agreement as Chris Koch CEO ass