Dave Brailsford, is son of John Brailsford, ( a mountain guide and bike racer; innovator of the MOAC nut and designer of the Curver ice axe) was brought up in Deiniolen North Wales and speaks Welsh and French. He … Continue reading
BLACKS - the definitive 160 year history. On Friday 6th January 2012, Blacks Leisure Group plc went into receivership and the viable assets ( several brands, amongst which Blacks, Peter Storm, Eurohike are the key ones) were purchased by JD Sports … Continue reading
IEED – 2011 INNOVATION REPORT #2 Google plus and social sites overview (# 3 follows and will review cloud computing which is closely linked.) See # 1 for discussion of Google + Collaborative and Social media overview, putting Google + … Continue reading
Mike’s Mountain Marathon blog. Keeping dry #1 KEEPING DRY on the TGO-Challenge 2011 KEEPING DRY – backpacking across Scotland – TGOC #1 report on protecting pack and contents. Here is a short gallery of our first 4 days pictures There … Continue reading
IEED – 2011 INNOVATION REPORT #1 Google + project and social sites overview (# 2 will be social overview # 3 will review cloud computing which is closely linked.) Today is an appropriate date to blog about social media and … Continue reading
This video presentation by a UK based and world renowned retailer, surprised many by the depth and breadth of their actions. view slides below alternately.
WRAP is the ‘delivery’ body for DEFRA/gov’t policies in respect of design and waste prevention in textiles, saving money and lowering carbon outputs. see video link, no slides available.
An inspiring story of clean ups and enviro’ campaigns in Alpine ski resorts. View slides below or video
An inspiring talk (video link) taking us through the journey this London UK based climbing wall business has made so far. View either slides below or video or both consecutively.
Poses questions and gives some answers from research.Link to video slides embedded below, view one or other or consecutively.
Mary Rose wrote a new post, Mark Held (EOG) : The Asia Sourcing Model is Broken , on the site Innovation for Extremes 
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Mark Held, European Outdoor Group argued that the challenges facing the UK outdoor industry in 2012 include :
Is the ‘Asian Dawn’ becoming a ‘sunset’?
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