Amer Sports

Amer Sports Oyj (formerly Amer - Yhtymä Oyj ) is a Finnish sports equipment manufacturer. The company, founded in 1950 is headquartered in Helsinki.

Amer Sports employs over 6,300 people (as of 2009), leading sports brands such as Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Precor and Salomon.

Description

The company was initially engaged in various industries (ships, tobacco products and media ), but has evolved over the years into a manufacturer and seller of sporting goods.

In 1961, acquired the rights, Philip Morris cigarettes for sale, it sold back to Phillip Morris 2004.

In the 1960s, it acquired three vessels; In the 1970s it bought various media companies such Weilin Göös. In the 1980s, the company acquired the vehicle manufacturer Korpivaara and thereby the distribution rights to market Citroen and Toyota in Finland.

1986 focused Amer Sports companies its focus on sports equipment. The company acquired a significant share of the golf equipment suppliers MacGregor Jack Nicklaus. As early as 1974, the company had also acquired the hockey equipment Koho ​​- Tuote, however the 1986 sold again. 1989 Amer Sports acquired the US-based Wilson Sporting Goods from Chicago, a leading supplier in golf and tennis, and also in 1994 the Austrian ski company Atomic and 1999 the Finnish sports equipment manufacturer Suunto. 2000, the baseball and softball equipment company DeMarini was purchased. 2005 was completed by Amer Sports, the purchase of sports equipment manufacturer Salomon from Adidas.

The Brands

Salomon

Wilson Sporting Goods

Atomic

Arc'teryx

Mavic

Precor

Arc'teryx

Arc'teryx is a Canadian manufacturer based in Vancouver. The company was founded in 1990, independently until 2002 and was adopted on 15 January 2002 at 100% of Adidas -Salomon to an amount of € 18 million. Adidas sold Salomon to Amer Sports in late 2005, and thus Arc'teryx. The mark consists of products in the field of outdoor clothing, backpacks, climbing equipment and protective textiles.