In this edition of Bike Europe: Accell cuts debt by €600 million - Interview Flyer CEO Andy Kessler - Central Europe is preparing to take controlling position in manufacturing - "Industry needs new business models"

POOLE, England - E-bike sharing platform Beryl is gearing up for the next stage of its growth after securing a £2 million (€2.25 mln) investment. The funding will support the micro-mobility firm in upscaling its UK manufacturing base with a new factory and develop its new e-bike model.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Eurobike will have at least 400 new exhibitors when it returns to Frankfurt this year. Not only is the number of participating exhibitors increasing, the expo area will also be expanded compared to last year, the organisers Fairnamic have announced. Eurobike will be held from June 21 to 25 in Messe Frankfurt.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The chairman of KMC, Robert Wu, has been elected as chairman of Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA). He takes over the role from Michael Tseng. Wu has been part of the TBA for many years, actively participating as executive director. Tseng has been appointed honorary chairman of the TBA.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Bicycle manufacturer Tern has announced several additions to its leadership team on the back of steady growth in 2022. "We've got lots more growth ahead, but 2023 looks even more challenging so we are investing to strengthen our team with some amazing new people," says Josh Hon, Tern Team Captain.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Giant Group's net sales reached NT$70.8 billion (€2.2 billion) in the first three fiscal quarters of 2022, a 14.5% increase over the same period last year. Despite the impact of global inflation, the war between Russia and Ukraine as well as supply shortages of high-end components, Giant continues to deliver growth.

MILTON KEYNES, UK - In 2020 and with Brexit looming, e-bike manufacturer, Volt, took the decision to reshore its production from China to home soil in the UK. Two years, and a global pandemic later, has the moved paid off? Bike Europe caught up with co-founder James Metcalfe.

SHENZHEN, China - Topband, the Chinese manufacturer of controllers, motors and lithium batteries for a range of industries is entering the e-bike mid-motor market for the first time. Building up from batteries to a complete e-bike drive system offering, the company displayed its new lightweight motor at Eurobike.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Danish start-up Pentalock enjoyed its second ever outing to Eurobike for this year's event. In contrast to a year ago, the anti-theft solution is making a market entrance in the Netherlands and is ready to scale-up production as CEO and co-founder Emil Norup explained to Bike Europe.

FRANKFURT, Germany - enviolo, known for its unique stepless shifting products, introduced two new additions to its product portfolio during Eurobike this year the 'Extreme' hub and gearbox. With the Extreme products enviolo aims to strengthen its position in the B2B e-cargo bike segment and meet the demands of bicycle manufacturers who want to equip cargo bikes with enviolo's stepless shifting technology.