Editorial Team Bike Europe

DUBLIN, Ireland - Allegion PLC, owner of among others Kryptonite and AXA Stenman Holding and a leading global security products provider, is taking over Trelock GmbH and related companies. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of this year.

2012年八月的Bike Europe 將聚焦在Eurobike展出最新產品以及自行車照明系統的最新發展。

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced it will reduce the fees for the testing and approval of frames and forks and change the process by ...

ALMERE/DIEREN, the Netherlands - Pon Holdings B.V. ("Pon") has reached a principle-agreement with the major shareholder Gilde Buy Out Partners about the takeover of the Dutch bicycle manufacturer Koninklijke Gazelle N.V. ("Koninklijke Gazelle"). The takeover fits in splendidly with Pon's growth strategy as the trendsetting mobility provider and is an important step for growth in the bicycle market.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In 2010 the European regulations on the 'Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances' (REACH) entered its next phase. Already on June 1, 2007 this law entered into force and is being implemented step by step.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Directive 2012/19/EU on waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is aimed at improving the collection and recycling of the said waste. The objective of this Directive is to protect the environment and public health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of WEEE and by reducing overall impacts of resource use thus contributing to sustainable development.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Since 2004, it has become easier for the consumer to determine whether a child's seat for bicycles is safe and of good quality. In that year, a European standard that includes a number of elementary safety aspects has become effective. Compliance is based on self-certification.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Safety Gate is the European Union's alert system for consumer products that show a safety risk. The system was introduced by the General Product Safety Directive of 2001. Previously known as RAPEX, Safety Gate allows rapid exchange of information among member states and the Commission about unsafe products and the measures taken by the member states to deal with that safety problem.