The Salomon Group (also known simply as "Salomon ") is a sports equipment manufacturing company from Annecy, France. The company was started in 1947 by FranÃÆ'§ois Salomon, his wife, and son Georges (1925-2010). In 1997, it was acquired by Adidas in a $ 1 billion deal.
In 2005, Adidas-Salomon announced on May 2 that they have agreed to sell Salomon Group for EUR485 million to Amer Sports of Finland; transaction completed on 20 October.
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Company information
The family metalworking shop opened in 1947 to produce saws. They immediately adjust their equipment to make steel edges for skiing and advance to the cable bindings. Binding was the main focus until 1979, when the SX90 rear ski boots rear entry was introduced; skiing came a decade later. Taylor Made golf was acquired by the company in the mid-1980s.
Salomon does not currently have a global CEO, because his business is separated between Winter Sports, Footwear and Clothes. Heikki Takala is CEO of the parent group, Amer Sports, headquartered in Helsinki (Finland). The US operation of Salomon is located in Ogden, Utah.
Other companies owned by the Salomon brand include:
- Bonfire
- Mavic
Market
Salomon produces products for a variety of sports markets, including walkways, hiking, climbing, adventure racing, skiing and snowboarding in over 40 countries on five continents. They are used to produce inline shoes, transfer technology from their ski boot range, but have not released anything in the last few years (probably because of infringement judgments). Many in-line skaters consider this as some of the highest quality skates for street and vert skating.
Design
After a five-year research project, the SX boots series was introduced in the early 1980s. The boots were in collaboration with French designer Roger Tallon.
The SX91 ski boot was launched in 1984, the result of a collaboration with young French designer Roger Pitiot. Booting contains a number of innovations such as a slide forward control.
A dedicated Salomon design center in Annecy, France.
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References
External links
- Official website
- The Story Behind Salomon Skis
- History of Skiing - Georges P.J. Salomon
- Justia - Patent Salomon
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