Lorpen, known for its performance socks for outdoor and wintersport enthusiasts,  announced it has greatly expanded its U.S. sales force to keep up with the company’s solid growth in 2009.

Lorpen has partnered with the following agencies and independent sales reps that specialize in the outdoor and wintersports industries: Great Pacific Sales will cover the Calif., Nev., Ariz. territory; Will Mason and Deno Dudunake will cover the New England territory; Continental Divide Sports will cover the Utah, Colo., Wyo., N.M. territory; Joe File will cover the Ohio, Ind., Ill., Ky., Mich. territory; Kent Fried will cover the Md., Del., DC, NY, Penn. territory; and Outdoor Marketing Alliance will cover 16 states in the Southeast and Midwest territories.

“In the past six months, Lorpen has quickly built a talented national sales team that not only lives the outdoor lifestyle and but also provides world class service to retailers across the U.S.,” said Bruce Barrows, North American Sales Manager for Lorpen. “The new Lorpen sales crew is amazing; they are passionate about outdoor pursuits and are renowned sales professionals in the outdoor and snowsports industries. This is the team that will continue to drive our exceptional growth and further Lorpen’s overall brand strategy.”