In March, Vaude acquired Edelrid and now both companies are setting integration strategies to use Vaudes apparel experience with Edelrids hardgoods experience. Edelrid will continue to focus on developing, producing, and distributing climbing hardware but will also expand into industrial safety equipment. It will also take over product development and product manufacturing and distribution of the Vaudes subsidiaries, Lucky climbing hardware, and Markill gas stoves and hydration systems.