New Era Cap Company

The New Era Cap Company, located in Buffalo, New York, is an American headwear manufacturer. It was founded in 1920 by German immigrant Ehrhardt Koch. New Era is the exclusive manufacturer and marketer of the official on-field cap worn by every Major League Baseball team and their minor league affiliates, as well as select teams in the Korea Baseball Organization, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Australian Baseball League, and maintains agreements with other licensed entities including the National Hockey League, National Basketball Association, National Rugby League, Big Bash League, Little League Baseball, and over 200 colleges and universities in the United States. New Era became the official on-field cap provider for the National Football League in April 2012. In October 2013, New Era became the National Lacrosse League's official cap supplier. On May 12, 2014, New Era secured the rights to be the exclusive headwear provider for Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball.

ICARO PARAGLIDERS

The company was founded in 1973 by Alfio Caronti and Peter Skarupp to produce Bill Moyes' hang glider designs under licence for boat towing. Franco Garzia & Gianni Hotz bought the company in 1981 and continued to produce Moyes' designs. By 1991 the company had sold more than 3,000 hang gliders and decided to develop its own designs and have each one DHV certified.[2]\r\n\r\nIn 1992 Icaro 2000 introduced its first model, the Icaro Brazil. The highly successful Icaro Laminar was introduced in 1994 and remains in production in 2012, having been used by many world champions. The company introduced its first "topless" design, lacking a kingpost in 1996.[2]\r\n\r\nIn 1998 the company starting making hang gliding helmets under the brand name 4fight.

Dye and Proto Paintball

professional paintball team Hulk Kiev In November 2012, the company purchased Pro-Tec, a helmet manufacturing company, from apparel and sports equipment company

HK-Army

HK Army is the industry leader in high-quality paintball gear, accessories, and lifestyle apparel. Founded in 2007, HK Army has developed in to a globally recognized brand with distribution in over 60 countries worldwide.

HK Army offers an array of paintball related products ranging from performance based hard goods to casual apparel.

Gopro

The company was founded by Nick Woodman in 2002. Woodman started the company following a 2002 surf trip to Australia in which he was hoping to capture quality action photos of his surfing, but could not because amateur photographers could not get close enough, or obtain quality equipment at reasonable prices. His desire for a camera system that could capture the professional angles inspired the 'GoPro' name.

In 2004, the company sold its first camera system, which used 35 mm film.Digital still and video camera were later introduced. As of 2014 a fixed-lens HD video camera with a wide 170-degree angle was available; two or more can be paired to create 360 video.

On June 4, 2014, the company announced the appointment of former Microsoft executive Tony Bates as President reporting directly to Nick Woodman.

After growing the number of employees by more than 500 in 2015, the company responded to weak sales in the fourth quarter by cutting about 100 or 7% of its workforce in January 2016.

Paramania

ere at Paramania, we strive to produce fun wings, which are a pleasure to fly whatever level of pilot you are. We are a team of passionate paramotorists who love the simplicity and beauty of the sport.

Some wing manufacturers, who without understanding the full relationship between wing and motor, are converting free flying wings into paramotoring wings. It was the same for hangliders; in the beginning people were using normal free flying, non-reinforced hangliders for power. Then along came specifically designed wings that took the sport into new highs.

Paramania challenges the boundaries of practical design, and produces just such wings. Our products are renowned for their extreme stability, giving pilots confidence yet retaining the dynamic feeling which makes paramotoring so enjoyable.

Oakley

Oakley was started by James Jannard in 1975 out of his garage with an initial investment of $300. The name "Oakley" came from Jim's English Setter, "Oakley Anne." Jannard began by selling what he called 'The Oakley Grip' out of the back of his car at motocross events. His motorcycle grips were unlike other grips available at the time, using a patented material known as 'Unobtainium'('Unobtanium'), a unique creation by Jannard. The material is still used to make the earsocks on Oakley glasses, and many of the nose pieces and now the bands of their watches. Oakley went on to produce number plates, gloves, grips, elbow guards, chin guards, and goggles for the BMX and motocross communities.

During the preparations for the ultimately successful rescue of thirty three miners trapped for ten weeks in a Chilean mine in October 2010, a journalist covering the story contacted Oakley about donating sunglasses to the rescue effort, aware that the miners would need eye protection after having spent weeks in darkness. Oakley donated 35 pairs of its Radar sports glasses, fitted with specially selected tints.

Oakley sponsored members of the US Olympic Team in 2012.

In August 2013, Oakley sold its REVO brand to Sequential Brands for $20m.