PIETARSAARI, Finland - Finnish component manufacturer Herrmans Oy Ab announces that it is to expand its production facilities for bicycle components by 50% in the next five years. Reason for the big expansion is Herrmans' confidence in the growth of cycling as well as in its speed to market capabilities allowing for swift deliveries and flexibility to European bike factories.
NEVERS, France - Yesterday, Look Cycle announced that it is taking over Corima; the French specialist in carbon wheels. The acquisition is part of an ambitious growth plan that Look Cycle announced mid-2013. It is aimed at doubling the company's annual sales to around € 100 million by widening its existing product range through acquisitions and by diversifying into other sectors like tennis or golf.
LOMAZZO, Italy - The claims are big. It's said to be magical, revolutionary, and even comparable to the invention of plastic. We're talking about graphene. The fact that the two scientists who invented it were awarded the Noble Price in 2010 indicates there's some substance to the hype. The same goes for the €1 billion subsidy the EU has available for developing applications. Graphene has now arrived in the bike industry.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Though the plan to add an additional fifth location next to the Evergreen, Splendor, Tempus and Millenium Vee hotel was not necessary to provide space for all exhibitors, the Taichung Bike Week has just had two successful show days.
SALT LAKE CITY, USA - Last October 8 Black Diamond officially announced the complete sale of Swedish ski and bike apparel company POC to Investcorp Group; owner of Dainese. This is the Italian sportswear company for motorcycling and mountainbiking.
AGUEDA, Portugal - The supply chain of the bicycle industry is about to change drastically. An alloy frame production project in Portugal introducing German car chassis production technology in the bicycle industry could make European frame manufacturing incomparable to that in Asia and commercially viable.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - To raise the bicycle industry's voice for increased political support of urban cycling the Cycling Industry Club (CIC) initiated an industry leader's bike ride to the Eurobike show venue on the opening day.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Baltik Vairas appointed Michael Thurau as the new Chief Sales Officer and Peter Brolos Kristensen as new Chief Innovation Officer. E-bike drive train manufacturer BionX strengthened its sales and engineering team.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - It's something most regular visitors of the Bike Europe website (hopefully) will not notice, but there's a major operation taking places now behind the 'scenes' of bike-eu.com.
SCHWEINFURT, Germany - To provide higher quality services to its distribution and retailing network, SRAM has built a new program around a mix of road ...
TAIPEI, Taiwan - An international panel of experts will meet in Taipei next January to discuss the submissions of the 4th edition of the 2015 Taipei ...
VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands - Halfords NL is not making a restart as yet. The administrators handling the bankruptcy of Dutch retail chain announced ...
AGUEDA, Portugal - Miranda & Irmao is one of the initiators and strong promotors of the Portugal Bike Value. "This idea was born to make Portugal's industry stronger," says Miranda President Joao Miranda.
Founded in 1918, the company has always been family-run. With its HQ in Joure, the Netherlands Spanninga was originally a jewellery goldsmith. Its birth in the bicycle industry came a decade later with the first metal automotive lights.
LUDHIANA, India - Indianapolis, USA based Deflecto LLC entered into the India bike market by opening a wholly-owned subsidiary Sate-lite Technologies Pvt Ltd. This subsidiary operates a manufacturing plant in the outskirts of Chandigarh, in the North India.
Eurobike is almost here and for a second consecutive year the bike sppot is going to be present at the show with its own exhibition area. This time they are bigger, stronger and come with new products, technologies and ideas!
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Bike Europe's August edition and Eurobike Countdown newsletters will highlight the news presented at this show. All exhibitors are invited to e-mail information about their newest products and services.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - From 12 to 15 June Rio de Janeiro will become the bicycle capital by hosting the world's biggest event on cycling and
SHANGHAI, China - Being successful on the booming European e-bike markets requires at least a service office close to these markets.
How will China's e-bike and e-bike component industry respond to the current anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations by the European Union. That
