Press Conference Speech
15 July 2010, OutDoor, Friedrichshafen, Germany
David Udberg, President, European Outdoor Group
Managing Director, Lowe Alpine UK
Welcome
As the new President of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 17th OutDoor Trade Fair. Our industry looks forward to OutDoor as the perfect venue to present our companies, our products and our people. (more…)
Two days, two breakfasts, one aim
OutDoor, 16 and 17 July at 08.30hrs
The European Outdoor Group’s Sustainability Working Group (SWG) is inviting all attendees at OutDoor to join them for breakfast, on two days, with the aim of working together in providing a common industry sustainability solution.
Continuing the breakfast workshop series, started at last year’s OutDoor, the SWG brings you ‘How sustainable is your business’, including the launch of the Beta Test phase of the Eco Index on Friday morning and on Saturday addresses Standards and Regulations with ‘Making regulatory compliance easier for you’. (more…)
As we move towards the launch of Spring / Summer 2011 collections it is becoming all too clear that increases in the supply chain costs are causing brands major headaches. The majority of both pack and apparel brands rely heavily on Asian sourcing and a whole combination of factors are pushing up prices in a way that we have not seen previously, with increases in costs being reported as anything up to 20%. (more…)
This year’s OutDoor is coming up fast and with 860 exhibitors from 39 countries it should prove to be the best yet. “The international character and number of exhibitors have never been greater than at OutDoor 2010,” says Messe Friedrichshafen CEO Klaus Wellmann, expressing his delight at the six-percent increase in the number of exhibitors. He went on to say; this year the focus of the trade fair will once again be on product debuts. International companies representing over 1,000 brands will be premiering newly developed products – in most cases exclusively at OutDoor. (more…)
Outdoor Sports Valley, in partnership with the European Outdoor Group, is launching the first ever conference for the European outdoor industry. This event will bring together key players to discus the market and its issues in a relaxed environment, providing information to help participants make better decisions, while shaping the future of the outdoor industry. The conference provides the perfect opportunity for participants to develop relationships and network with their peers. (more…)
The European Commission’s proposal to revise current textile names legislation is currently with the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO).
As background, the Commission’s draft proposal aims at simplifying and improving the existing regulatory framework for the development and uptake of novel fibres, with a view to encourage innovation in the textile and clothing sector and to allow fibre users and consumers to benefit. (more…)
According to the recent Financial Stability Review by the European Central Bank (ECB) many euro area large and complex banking groups returned to modest profitability in 2009, and their financial performances have continued to strengthen in the first quarter of 2010. These developments, which also include backup funds well above pre-crisis levels, suggest that most of these institutions have made important progress on the road to financial recovery.
The user and end-of-life phases deserve increased attention in the textile and apparel sectors, especially in light of their environmental impact. The knowledge we have on how the consumer deals with these phases are limited. A three year project – Textile Waste as a Resource – was launched in Norway last year taking a rather “back-ward” approach in the life cycle assessment (LCA). (more…)
In late April and luckily just in betweeen volcanic erruptions Messe Friedrichshafen’s OutDoor Team organised a press trip to the UK. The aim was to give European National Newspapers and non-core trade press an ’outdoor experience’. A group of sixteen were exposed to the beauty of the UK’s North-West, starting with a visit to the beach just north of Liverpool to see sculptor Anthony Gormley’s Another Place, followed by a drive north to Lancaster to spend a half-day at the Innov_ex conference (see seperate story). (more…)
The recent Innov_ex 2010, sponsored by the Outdoor Industries Association, took place in Lancaster in the UK, building on previous discussions that took place at the 2008 and 2009 conferences the event focused on sustainability within the outdoor industries.
Speakers at the conference covered many subjects around the theme including the varying approaches to carbon footprinting, collaborative working, how to focus on priorities and how sustainability should be part of the main company strategy not just an add on. (more…)