Jan-Willem van Schaik

瑞士、伯恩-世界體育用品工業聯盟(WFSGI)續辦一系列成功的製造商論壇。2015年12月2日到3日，WFSGI將聚集全球性運動用品、服飾品牌及其獨立供應商工廠來談論「製造業精益求精」的主題。

英國，倫敦- Brompton Bike Hire宣佈多達七個被稱作Docks的自行車租賃點將陸續於今年夏天推出。新地點將包括兩個倫敦新據點還有伯明翰與布里斯托。Brompton Docks在2011年正式推出，期望成為世界上第一個沒有政府授權或補助的自行車租賃架構為目標。

LONDON, UK - Brompton Bike Hire announced more seven hire points called Docks will be rolled out over the summer. This will include two new London locations as well as in Birmingham and Bristol. Brompton Docks were officially launched in 2011 with the stated aim of becoming the only bicycle scheme in the world to operate without government grants or subsidies.

NANJING, China - The first Asia Bike summit will take place alongside the fifth Asia Bike show in Nanjing, China, from October 9 to 12, 2015. The forum, hosted by Asia Bike, invites industry leaders to voice and exchange ideas on issues and developing trends in the bicycle industry.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - The International Bike Group (IBG) sold fifteen of its 'Hans Struijk' bicycle shops. The money involved in this sale is entirely for the further expansion of the successful webshop 'Fietsenwinkel.nl' in Belgium and the Nordic Countries.

LAS VEGAS, USA - EU@Interbike is the name of the new turnkey booth section on the show floor to highlight European brands seeking to enter the US market.

GREENSBORO, USA - Cycling wear giant VF Corporation, known by brands like Eastpak, JanSport and The North Face, is exploring potential apparel and footwear uses for an innovative new technology that adds high performance finishes to fabrics.

CLOPPENBURG, Germany - Last weekend Derby Cycle's dealers and media representatives got the first glimpse of the next generation Impulse e-bike drive train. This in-house developed technology was presented as the world's first fully integrated e-bike system.

ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatian Post has launched a tender for the purchase of 180 e-bikes. The bikes will replace 180 scooters with combustion engines currently used for mail delivery. The decision to switch to e-bikes was reached after the Pro-E-bike association arranged an e-bike test for the Croatian Post.

SHANGHAI, China - Preparation started already last October in Kunshan, China when Asian business leaders and officials of industry associations met for the first time. Next Tuesday, one day before the opening of the China Cycle Show, the Asia Bicycle Alliance will be installed officially.