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Atomic Skis

  • AT-ATO-001
  • Instelling
  • 1955-

Atomic Skis is an Austrian company that manufactures and sells skis and other skiing equipment, such as ski boots, bindings, helmets, ski poles, goggles and protective equipment. The company was founded in 1955 by Alois Rohrmoser.

Blizzard Sport

  • AT-BLI-001
  • Instelling
  • 1945-

Blizzard Sport is an Austrian sports equipment company, based in Salzburg, Austria. Blizzard is currently a division of the Tecnica Group and is specialized in the manufacturing of alpine skiing equipment, more specifically skis and accessories. Blizzard was established in 1945 by Anton Arnsteiner ("der Toni"), as he returned home from the World War II, in the family joinery workshop, producing skis and wooden furniture. The "Blizzard" brand was registered in 1953. In 1954, Blizzard became the first manufacturer to mass-produce polyethylene ski bases. Blizzard's first expansion occurred in 1957, with the introduction of metal and fiberglass as new materials. 1963 saw a great part of the factory burned down. In 1970, as production reached 500,000 skis per year, the company name was changed from "Blizzard Skifabrik Anton Arnsteiner" to "Blizzard GmbH". In 1976, a second production site was opened near Munich. In 1980, Blizzard introduced the "Thermoski", after 6 years of development. In 1996, Blizzard introduced its first carving ski, but it also applied for insolvency and was bought up by US company SCOTT Sports. It was sold to Karl Hofstätter (33.3%) and Anton Stöckl (66.6%) in 2005, who sold it to the Tecnica Group in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Sales of Blizzard skis are now completely integrated in the sale organization of Tecnica Group.

Carrera Eyewear

  • AT-CAR-001
  • Instelling
  • 1956-

Carrera Eyewear designs and produces sunglasses and sports eyewear. Founded in Austria in 1956 by Wilhelm Anger, it now operates from Padova, Italy. It is named after the Carerra Panamericana auto race and has sponsored many sporting events and athletes.

Fischer Sports

  • AT-FIS-001
  • Instelling
  • 1924-

Fischer Sports is an Austrian sports equipment and apparel manufacturing company that produces goods for snow sports, more specifically Nordic skiing, Alpine skiing and ice hockey equipment. The company was founded in 1924 by Josef Fischer Sr., a cartwright, in Ried im Innkreis, northeast of Salzburg, Austria. In addition to making wagons, he made an occasional pair of skis. By 1938, the company had significantly expanded its ski manufacturing, with 30 employees, and sales of handmade skis in the United States reached 2,000 pairs. Following the conclusion of World War II, Josef Fischer Jr. became involved in the reconstruction of the company. In 1949, Fischer developed the first ski press to speed up production, which was still by hand. By 1958, the company employed 137 craftsmen, and was manufacturing 53,000 pairs of skis annually. In that year, Fischer adopted its three-triangle logo. In 1964, the company completed a new factory on the outskirts of town, featuring a state-of-the-art computerized sawmill. Fischer also introduced metal skis for the first time, on which Egon Zimmerman won the downhill at the 1964 Winter Olympics. By 1967, the company had 775 employees, and produced 330,000 pairs of skis. The company's research efforts over the years include skis for racing, including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and skis for attempting the world speed record. In the early 70s, Fischer became the biggest ski manufacturer in the world. In 1988, Fischer opened their factory in Mukachevo, Ukraine. 2002 was the year of Fischer's stock buy-back. Since then, Fischer has been 100% family-owned.

Kaestle Skis

  • AT-KAS-001
  • Instelling
  • 1924-

Kästle is a ski manufacturer based in Austria. It was founded in 1924 by Anton Kästle from Vorarlberg, where he produced the first full ash skis in his father's wheelwright's workshop in Hohenems. Five years later, he began to produce the first small series. At the end of the 1930s, Kästle introduced the Arlberg ski, a high-quality ski that quickly became popular with top skiers. During World War II, production had to be stopped due to a lack of raw materials. In 1946, the company was confiscated by the Allies, and in 1947, all branches of production were resumed. Kästle became internationally known in the 1950s when Trude Jochum-Beiser won the first gold medal on Kästle skis at the 1950 Alpine World Championships in Aspen. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Kästle athletes were able to win three more gold medals. The Games in Cortina brought another 20 medals for Kästle – including three gold medals from Toni Sailer. At that time, Kästle was also setting standards in the ski industry in terms of development. In the 1960s, for example, a new ski construction principle was developed, which became known by the abbreviation CPM (Compound Plastic Metal). In 1968 , the Vorarlberg ski factory Anton Kästle, as the company was then called, was acquired by Pepi Fischer and his sister Selma Sturmberger, the owners of the Austrian ski factory, Fischer. Production was increased to 300,000 pairs of skis in 1970, and the Austrian Karl Cordin won the Downhill World Cup on Kästle skis. The renaming of "Skifabrik Kästle" to "Kästle GmbH" took place in 1972. Four years later, the new trademark - the well-known "double arrows" - was introduced. With seven medals, Kästle was the most successful ski brand at the Alpine World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1978. The following year, the “Tour Randonnée”, the lightest ski in the world (2.65 kg per pair with a length of 180 cm), was launched especially for high alpinists. In 1980, Kästle won the overall men's World Cup for the first time thanks to Andreas Wenzel from Liechtenstein. 1984 and 1985 saw the second and third victory in the overall World Cup for Kästle skis by the Swiss Pirmin Zurbriggen. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, athletes on Kästle skis won four gold, six silver and six bronze medals. That year, Pirmin Zurbriggen also won the overall World Cup for the third time. The founder of Kästle, Anton Kästle Sr., died on October 19, 1988. A turning point in the history of Kästle was the takeover of the company by Benetton Sportsystem, a subsidiary of the Italian clothing company, in 1991. Kästle was transformed into a public limited company and received a significant increase in the research and development budget. With Nordica ski boots, which also belong to Benetton Sportsystem, a complete package for skiers was offered for the first time. The production site in Hohenems was shut down in 1996. The last racing successes with Kästle skis were achieved in 1997 at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Sestriere, as Kjetil André Aamodt and Tom Stiansen won two gold medals. With the presentation of a Nordica ski collection in 1999, the Kästle brand was shut down. Nordica became Kästle's direct successor. In March 2007, an Austrian group of investors led by Cross Industries AG acquired the worldwide trademark rights to Kästle from the Benetton Group. Kästle skis were once again developed and produced in Austria. In the winter of 2007/2008, Kästle launched the "Comeback Collection" consisting of four ski models. Freeride skis and touring skis in particular boosted Kästle's sales. Since the 2008/2009 winter season, an exhibition on the company's ski production exhibition has been housed as a Kästle Museum in the mountain station of the Rüfikopf cable car. The product range was expanded in 2008 to eight ski models. In 2012, the company headquarters moved from Wels in Upper Austria to the Gusswerk site in Salzburg-Kasern. Product development, marketing, logistics and customer service were combined at this location until 2015. While the company only had a market share of 1.7 percent in Austria, growth potential was seen in the USA. As a result, in 2013, the US freerider Chris Davenport was brought on board as a co-owner. The two-time world champion in extreme skiing also worked on product development. The head office has been back in Hohenems since mid-2015. In March 2018, Kästle got a new majority owner in the Czech company ConsilSport. Tomas Nemec, founder and owner of ConsilSport, aimed to strengthen Kästle's financial strength. In February 2019, Kästle announced that it would move series production to Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic. Series production previously took place in OEM production at the ski companies Head and Atomic. Research and development continued to take place at the Austrian Kästle headquarters in Hohenems, and small series, composite parts, and toboggans would also be built there. At ISPO 2019, Kästle also presented the largest product expansion in the last 20 years with a new cross-country collection. In autumn 2019, Kästle returned to the World Cup and after a decade-long break, the brand was back at the start in both Alpine and Nordic races.

Koala Springs

  • AU-KOA-001
  • Instelling
  • fl. 1980s-1990, 2012-2018

Koala Springs was a juice-flavoured mineral water company which was first launched in the 1980s in Melbourne, Australia. It featured flavour combinations including raspberry-guava and orange-mango. In 1989, the privately held Melbourne, Australia-based company recorded $150 million in worldwide sales, with $60 million of that total in the U.S. Koala has 2.5 percent of the U.S. sparkling water market and 23 percent of the U.S. market for mineral-water-with-juice drinks. In November 1990, Benzene traces in Koala Springs’ beverages led the company to recall it from shelves across the United States and Canada, the second big recall of a bubbly beverage due to the cancer-causing contaminant. Health officials said the problem may have been one of marketing rather than safety, since drinks classified as bottled water are subject to more exacting purity standards. Florida’s Health Department found samples with 11 to 18 parts per billion of cancer-causing benzene. That level of benzene does not pose a significant risk and may be similar to levels found naturally in fruit or fruit drinks. Still, it exceeded the 1 part per billion maximum for bottled water under Florida law, and that brought a warning from the health department to local stores and a quick response from Koala Springs. In an effort to head off problems and protect its image president John Chatham quickly halted production and cleared the drink from shelves. At this time, their US headquarters was in Fremont, CA. Koala executives visited Florida to confer with health officials and, when Koala tests duplicated the Florida results, the company ordered the halt in production and sales in the United States and Canada. In 2012, Koala Springs attempted to relaunch, but was unable to compete with other beverage brands, fizzling out by 2018.

Alpine Club of Canada

  • CA-AB-ALP-001
  • Instelling
  • 1906-

The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) is an amateur athletic association with its national office in Canmore, Alberta that has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906. The club was co-founded by Arthur Oliver Wheeler and Elizabeth Parker. The club is the leading organization in Canada devoted to climbing, mountain culture, and issues related to alpine pursuits and ecology. It is also the Canadian regulatory organization for climbing competition, sanctioning local, regional and national events, and assembling, coaching and supporting the national team.

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