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Category: Outdoor
Klean Kanteen’s New Finish Environmentally Friendly
Stainless steel water bottles are rugged, versatile and should last a long time – maybe even a lifetime – but Klean Kanteen was seeing an unusually high number of premature customer returns for a particular reason: paint chipping.
Item Of The Day: Abus Bordo Alarm 6000A
Larger movements set off a 100-decibel alarm that lasts for 15 seconds that remains active, and further movements will continue to trigger it.
KL Outdoor/GSC Technologies Land New Headquarters In Muskegon
New Water Capital portfolio company KL Outdoor/GSC Technologies will base its corporate and manufacturing operations in Muskegon, generating 153 jobs and a total $9.2 million in new investment in the region.
MSR Names Evan Williams Mechanical Design Engineer
Williams joins MSR after nearly two years as mechanical product development engineer at PATH, a leader in driving global health innovation.
Confluence Outdoor Sending Kayaks To Texas Police
Confluence is also supplying paddles and PFDs for both adults and children to directly support ongoing flood rescue efforts in the Houston area.
Craghoppers Hires TJ3 Sales For Southeast Representation
TJ3 Sales currently works with Swell Vision, TASC Performance and Sak Roots.
Paddlesports Retailer To Move To Oklahoma City
Paddlesports Retailer will take place August 28-30 next year at Oklahoma City’s Cox Convention Center with the on-water demo on August 27 at the Boathouse District.
Amer Sports Updates 2020 Growth Target, Prioritizing Profitable Growth
Amer Sports now targets annual mid-single-digit organic, currency-neutral growth instead of the previous target of €3.5 billion by 2020. The change reflects the challenging wholesale market in the U.S.
Columbia Issues Statement Regarding Legal Dispute With Former Employee
Columbia has settled its civil claims against the former employee. Its claims against the technology vendor where the former employee worked will continue.
Kammok Donates To Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
The Austin, TX-based designer of high-performance outdoor gear for camping is contributing to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts through a donation to the American Red Cross Foundation.
Academy Sports Taking Leading Role In Harvey Recovery Efforts
Academy Sports + Outdoors, based in the Houston area, has reopened most of its stores impacted by Hurricane Harvey and has stepped up to play a major role in recovery efforts.
Baffin Footwear & Apparel Hires U.S. Business Manager
Clark Perkins will be leading efforts in the U.S. to promote Baffin’s outdoor and industrial footwear.
Eddie Bauer Opens In-Store Shops Inside Hudson Bay
Eddie Bauer is opening in-store shops inside Hudson Bay’s locations in Vancouver and Toronto in Canada.
Nikwax Becomes First Company To Be Carbon Balanced Since Its Founding
Since 2007, the brand has been working with World Land Trust to offset its yearly emissions, as well as going back and offsetting each year since its inception.
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