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SFEAR bags arrive in the UK

American-made SFEAR sports bags have been brought to the UK market by UK Table Tennis. A finalist for the ISPO Brand New Award in 2009, the SFEAR bag can hold a basketball or football securely, promising to combine street fashion with function and durability.

sales@uktabletennis.co.uk

Scottish push for Puma

Puma’s prominence in top-flight Scottish

football is growing, with the sports brand signing recent kit agreements with Motherwell FC and Hibernian FC.

www.puma.com

Gethelabel.com looks abroad

Online sports clothing retailer getthelabel.com, which is part owned by JD Sports, is looking to expand internationally after a first year of sales that topped £4 million. The business is operated by sportswear wholesaler Top Grade Sports, of which JD Sports owns 51%.

www.getthelabel.com

Manchester United action figures on the horizon

Manchester United has agreed for action figures to be made of its star players by Pattni Imaginations. First up will be Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Nemanja Vidic and Antonio Valencia, with the figures due at retail later this year.

Strong result from JD

JD Sports has reported profits of £67.4 million for last year, representing a rise of 26%, and marking the sixth successive year of growth for the Bury-based multiple retailer.

www.jdsports.co.uk

Molten Sports joins SGIA

Molten Sports has joined the Sporting Goods Industry Association. The SGIA trade body aims to serve as a unified voice for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, to the UK and EU government bodies.

www.sgiauk.com

Strong growth for McDavid

McDavid UK has reported year-on-year growth of 148% for the first quarter of 2010. The growth has come across the product categories of sports supports, base layers and protective base layers.

www.mcdavid.be

www.zoggs.com

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SGB SPORT MAY 2010

TECH SPEC:

ZOGGS PREDATOR FLEX

4 Flexpoint Technology for flexibility and contoured fit Enhanced cosmetic styling FogBuster impregnated lenses

CLT – Curved Lens Technology for 180° vision Silicone strap

Quick adjust strap mechanism Range of four colourways RRP: £19.99-£22.99

Launch Pad

Predator in the Pool

Zoggs has launched a new performance goggle, the Predator Flex

N

ew for May 2010 are the Predator Flex goggles from Zoggs, incorporating the company’s new ‘4 Flexpoint Technology’.

Four flexpoints strategically positioned on the Predator Flex goggles are designed to give swimmers enhanced frame flexibility for a contoured and comfortable fit. Two flexpoints are positioned outside each lens, near the temples of the swimmer, with two more flexpoints positioned either side of the bridge of the nose.

The Predator Flex also features FogBuster impregnated lenses for what Zoggs promises to be the best in anti-fog protection, and the curved design of the lenses is intended to provide 180°, undistorted peripheral vision. The goggles are fitted with a silicone strap “for comfort and performance”, while a quick adjust strap mechanism enables the goggles to be adjusted while being worn, and with the greatest of ease.

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