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GSI Outdoors
has signed a new
distribution agreement with
Lyon
Equipment Ltd.
in the U.K. Effective
January 1, 2016, the new distribu-
tor will sell, market and support GSI
Outdoors outdoor cookware, tableware
and accessories products in England,
Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland,
Scotland and Wales. Lyon Equipment
Ltd currently represents more than 15
brands of outdoor, climbing, mountain-
eering and caving products. GSI Out-
doors currently has agreements with
other EU distributors in Belgium, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Ger-
many, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
Minuss33
announced the hiring
of
Alan
and
Sigrid Quinn
of
Q Sales
Northwest
as part of the Minus33
team of sales representatives, effective
immediately. Q Sales Northwest will be
responsible for sales and service for the
Northwest Territories including Wash-
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Alan and Sigrid join Minus33 after
many successful years in the outdoor
industry as retail store owners and
manufacturers representatives. Prior to
starting Q Sales Northwest, Alan and
Sigrid were owners and operators of
Sturtevants Sports in Bellevue, Wash.
consisting of multiple stores selling ski,
outdoor, footwear and lifestyle. In addi-
tion to Sturtevants, Alan and Sigrid also
owned and operated Signal Women’s
Sports in Portland, Ore. Q Sales North-
west also represents Aventura Women’s
Apparel, Ecoths Men’s, Fig Women’s
Clothing, Krimson Klover Knits, Nils Ski-
wear and Po Campo Bike Bags.
Grayl
, a Seattle-based manufac-
turer of water filters and purifiers, re-
cently expanded its presence nationally
through the hiring of external sales rep-
resentatives including
Push Sales and
Marketing
,
Four Horsemen Sales
and
Wittman Sports Group
partner-
ing with
Decker & Associates
and
Bill Wolfe
. The agencies will be man-
aged by
Shawn Penrod
, who joined
Grayl as sales director earlier this year.
Push is managed by
Danny Barone
and
Axel Geittmann
, who collectively
have more than 23 years serving the
Rocky Mountain territory focused on
the outdoor, bike, specialty retailer, box
store and specialty run markets. Four
Horsemen Sales, meanwhile, now repre-
sents Grayl in Utah, Wyoming, Montana
and Idaho. With a strong reach in the
snow sports and adventure communities,
Four Horsemen Sales also represents
Burton Snowboards, anon. optics, Ana-
log, XSories and Roark Revival. And
Wittman Sports Group (North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennesee), com-
bined with Decker & Associates (Virginia,
D.C., Maryland) and Bill Wolfe (Florida),
has a combined 50 years of experience
in the action sports and outdoor. The
team represents brands such as Adidas
Outdoor, Helly Hansen, KUHL, Gore Bike
Wear, LUCI and Ride.
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