- Salomon Group
Infobox_Company
company_name = Salomon Group
company_
company_type =Subsidiary ofAmer Sports
company_slogan = Freedom, Action, Sports
foundation = 1947
location_city =Annecy
location_country =France
location =
key_people = millaud
num_employees = 2,800 (2004)
industry =Snowsports ,Hiking
products =
revenue = 683 Million € (2004)
net_income =
homepage = [http://www.salomonsports.com/ salomonsports.com]The Salomon Group (also just known as "Salomon") is a sports equipment manufacturing company that originated in
Annecy ,France . The company was started in 1947 by François Salomon and his wife and child. In 1997 it became part of theAdidas group. On2 May ,2005 , Adidas-Salomon announced that it had agreed to sell the Salomon Group for€ 485 million toAmer Sports ofFinland . The transaction was completed onOctober 20 ,2005 .Company Information
Salomon currently does not have a global CEO and Roger Talermo is the CEO of Amer. Salomon's North American
headquarters is inOgden, Utah .Other companies owned by the Salomon brand include:
* [http://www.bonfiresnow.com Bonfire]
*Mavic
*Cliché Skateboards
*Arc'teryx Market
Salomon produces products for various sports markets, including trail running,
hiking , skiing, and snowboarding in over 40 countries on five continents. They used to manufactureInline skates , transferring technologies from their ski boot range, but have not released any products in recent years (possibly due to an infringement judgement [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_April_1/ai_54268448 Judgement Forces Salomon to Cease All Sales of Alleged Patent-Infringing Skates] from findarticles.com] ).Design
After a five-year research project, the SX series of ski boots was introduced in the beginning of the 1980s. The boot was the result of collaboration with the French designer
Roger Tallon .The SX91 ski boot was launched in 1984, the result of collaboration with the young French designer
Roger Pitiot . The boot contained a number of innovations such as the sliding forward-flex control.Skiing
Salomon is a popular producer of skis, ski boots, and ski bindings. It was one of the first manufacturers to produce the now ubiquitous "twin tip" or Freestyle ski.
References
External links
* [http://www.salomonsports.com/ Salomon's official website]
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