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Bike Shops Are Gathering Donated Gear for The Afghanistan Cycling Team

Feb 18, 2013

Bike shops in Colorado and Pennsylvania are gathering donated gear for the Afghanistan cycling team. Mountain biker activist Shannon Galpin, the founder of Mountain2Mountain, will bring the gear back to the country this spring. Galpin has ...

Tags: bike shops, donated gear, Afghanistan cycling team

Giant Has Announced Plans to Build a New $50 Million (Nt$1.5 Billion) Headquarters

Feb 18, 2013

Giant has announced plans to build a new $50 million (NT$1.5 billion) headquarters and research and development complex by 2016. Taiwan’s No. 1 bicycle manufacturer says it needs more room for its factory, which will eventually ...

Tags: Giant, headquarters, research, development complex, 2016

Second Fatbike Summit Succeeded in Getting Land Managers and Bike Advocates on Fat Bikes

Feb 18, 2013

The second annual Fatbike Summit here succeeded in getting land managers and bike advocates on fat bikes for the first time and helped create a new group of educated allies for the activity, organizers said. More than 100 fat bike ...

Tags: Fat Bike Summit, Land Managers, Snow

Wonder Forge Is Showcasing Its New Line of Games

Feb 18, 2013

Wonder Forge is showcasing its new line of games based on Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property this week at New York Toy Fair. Hitting retail from spring, the range will include Flying Attack skill and action board game ...

Tags: Wonder Forge, games, New York Toy Fair

Parents and Toy Industry Are Being Urged to "Do Something Funny with Jelly" for Charity

Feb 18, 2013

Kids, parents and members of the toy industry are being urged to "Do something funny with Jelly" for charity. The In Thing has teamed up Izziwizzi kids to donate Gelli Baff and launch the campaign in aid of Comic relief. This will ...

Tags: toy industry, charity, Trade

'Bank with Safe' Play-Set Sends out The Wrong Message to Children

Feb 18, 2013

Playmobil has responded to campaigners who said its 'Bank with Safe' play-set sends out the wrong message to children. Danny Bryan, chairman of Communities Against Gun and Knife Crime, said the toy was "horrendous" as it includes a ...

Tags: Playmobil, Bank with Safe, wrong message

Jakks Pacific Has Extended Its Relationship with Lucasfilm

Feb 18, 2013

Jakks Pacific has extended its relationship with Lucasfilm, inking a deal to manufacture and distribute a raft of new Star Wars products. The agreement includes a 31-inch Darth Vader figure (pictured), as well as additional product ...

Tags: Jakks Pacific, Lucasfilm, Star Wars products

ToyNews Launched a Fight Fakes Campaign to Help Prevent Counterfeit Toys Hitting Market

Feb 18, 2013

ToyNews has launched a Fight the Fakes campaign to help prevent counterfeit toys hitting the market. We will work with the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), a government-funded initiative run by the City of London Police, the ...

Tags: ToyNews, Fight the Fakes campaign, counterfeit toys

More Than 100 Million Skylanders Toys Have Been Sold Across The Globe

Feb 18, 2013

More than 100 million Skylanders toys have been sold across the globe. And the Skylanders franchise has just passed the $1 billion mark in terms of worldwide retail sales. Both figures inclusive of toy and accessory packs, according ...

Tags: Skylanders toys, retail sales, toys

Mattel and Fisher-Price Will Be Showing off The First Products

Feb 18, 2013

Mattel and Fisher-Price will be showing off the first products in the new Thomas Wooden Railway line at New York Toy Fair this week. The new product line marks a return to Fisher-Price's heritage in wooden toys. Thomas Wooden Railway ...

Tags: Mattel, Fisher-Price, Thomas Wooden Railway line, New York Toy Fair

Tomy Europe Has Welcomed a New Member to Its Agriculture Division

Feb 18, 2013

Tomy Europe has welcomed a new member to its Agriculture division. James Gothard (pictured) joins the marketing team as sales and marketing coordinator for the Britains and John Deere brands. He takes over from Sally Inchley, who is ...

Tags: Tomy Europe, new member, Agriculture division

Office Brands Has Achieved Certification

Feb 18, 2013

Office Brands has achieved certification for the internationally-recognised Standards ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 – Environmental Management and ISO AS4801 OHS Management. “While the market seems hell bent on a race ...

Tags: Office Brands, certification, internationally-recognised Standards

SEMI-GAS Systems Updated Its GigaGuard GSM Controller

Feb 18, 2013

SEMI-GAS Systems, a division of Applied Energy Systems Inc of Malvern, PA, USA and a manufacturer of ultra-high-purity gas handling and distribution systems, says it has updated its GigaGuard GSM (gas safety monitor) controller on its ...

Tags: SEMI-GAS Systems, VMB, GSM controller

League of American Bicyclists Added Big Names to Speakers at Its National Women's Forum

Feb 18, 2013

The League of American Bicyclists has added several big names to the list of speakers at its National Women's Bicycling Forum, to be held here March 4. New speakers include U.S. Rep.Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, New York City ...

Tags: National Women's Bicycling Forum, American Bicyclists, bike industry

Britain Could Have Trouble Defending Itself From Cyber Attacks Over The Next 20 Years

Feb 18, 2013

A report released National Audit Office revealed that the UK IT skills shortage means that Britain could have trouble defending itself from cyber attacks over the next 20 years. The UK was hit by over 40 million cyber attacks in 2011 ...

Tags: National Audit Office, UK, IT industry

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