Rosie Burgin

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF), as part of the City Changer Cargo Bike project, is organising a webinar to showcase the business use-case for cargo bikes. The "Cargo Bike Adoption for Businesses" webinar will be held on 25th February.

PARIS, France - Gouach, a manufacturer of eco-designed e-bike batteries that can be repaired in less than 10 minutes, has raised €3.3 million in a new financing round. The funding will be used to market the battery to fleet operators and manufacturers in the micro-mobility sector and to reinforce their team of 15 people.

PARIS, France - 14 months after unveiling its electric assistance technology for bikes, automotive supplier Valeo has revealed that it has partnered with 14 e-bike manufacturers for series production. The technology, which will enter series production from May 2022, will predominantly be seen on French e-bikes initially.

MAASTRICHT, the Netherlands - Shimano has acquired a minority interest in Europe's largest independent service organisation, Get Bike Service (GBS). Both parties have agreed that no further details about the amount of this interest will be disclosed.

GRANBY, Canada - Faction Bike Studio (FBS), offering industrial design and engineering services to the bike industry, has seen an upsurge in design projects as a result of the current bicycle boom. With clients including Decathlon, Gazelle, 3T and Argon 18, the company has now announced three new hires to support the rapid growth.

FRANKFURT, Germany - In a logical move, the Battery Experts Forum has changed its date to 12-14 July to become a direct neighbour of Eurobike, which will also take place at the Messe Frankfurt from 13 to 17 July. The synergies of the events present a great opportunity for the e-bike industry to engage in battery developments on a deeper level.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - E-bike component manufacturer, enviolo has been taken over by private equity firm Inflexion. According to Dutch financial newspaper, Financieele Dagblad, an estimated $250 million (€219 million) is being invested into the company to support further growth in key markets.

KOBLENZ, Germany - Direct to consumer retailer Canyon, has appointed a new CEO. Effective March 1st, former Nike executive Nicolas De Ros Wallace will be tasked with leading the company through the next stage of its growth journey.

BERN, Switzerland - World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has announced that Michelle Smyth has been appointed as Head of Cycling, a role formerly known as Head of Bicycle.

HAMBURG, Germany - The huge mismatch in the global container market is far from over. That is the conclusion of Container xChange, an online platform that brings together supply and demand for containers. Whilst containers are now moving in and out of China at record speeds, port congestion in Europe and the US continues to slow the return of boxes to Asia.