Jo Beckendorff

ST. INGBERT, Germany - At the celebration party for the topping out ceremony, Kettler Alu-Rad Managing Director Egbert Hageböck announced that the company will move into this new facility next spring. Now that the construction of the offices, production hall and the high-bay

PLOCHINGEN, Germany - Decathlon-Germany has presented its 2022-2026 business plan with the slogan 'Redesigning the playing field'. In the next four years, the sporting goods giant aims to double sales to €2.5 billion.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The strong demand for bicycles and e-bikes worldwide bring fully booked production facilities for Taiwan's leading bicycle producer Giant Manufacturing Company Limited. For Giant e-bikes are the main sales driver.

BINH DUONG PROVINCE, Vietnam - The lockdown and subsequent factory closures in Vietnam have taken a heavy toll on the supply chain in the bicycle industry. All factories in the south of the country, where most of the component manufacturers are located have been closed since mid-July. The situation is slowly improving again.

STUTTGART, Germany - For the first time, a bicycle share index certificate has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. BeneFaktorIndex Bike was initiated by asset manager and index allocator, Daubenthaler & Cie. GmbH. They are developing financial products oriented towards the common good. Is that possible?

BERLIN/Germany - Bicycle and sports e-commerce platform, Signa Sports United, which is currently preparing for an IPO on Nasdaq, announced a strategic partnership with software developer, Motesque GmbH & Co. KG. computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI), they plan to launch

CHANGZHOU, China - Rooted in its domestic market as an e-motor scooter manufacturer, Niu Technologies announced the expansion of its product portfolio with e-bikes as well as e-scooters and e-motorbikes to grow its presence internationally.

MUNICH, Germany - Is the supply chain problem really creating further opportunities for newcomers? The founding duo of the CIP Group are sure they've caught the right moment for their fledging micro-mobility platform Mocci. With their Smart Pedal Vehicle (SPV), they say they have not reinvented the bicycle or pedelec, but they have developed a new class of vehicle. What kind of e-cargo bike are they talking about? And for whom is it created?

RHEDA-WIEDENBRÜCK, Germany - Mid-2019 German bicycle supplier Prophete Group ran into difficult waters. The owner families Lönne and Prophete brought turnaround consultancy Struktur Management Partner GmbH on board. Interim manager Felix Schwabedal was tasked with designing and implementing the restructuring.

CLOPPENBURG, Germany - Since 2005, the venerable British bicycle brand Raleigh has been rolling into the German-speaking market as a licensed brand through the Pon Bike Group. With the license contract with Accell Group set to expire at the end of September 2023, both parties have already agreed to transfer Raleigh's DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) distribution back to the Accell Group.