Women’s athletic apparel company partners with leading fabric solutions provider to field The Speed Project’s first female team Seattle, Wash, - June 8, 2017 Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, and Oiselle, the women’s athletic apparel company, ...read more
Polartec announces the launch of Polartec® Power Fill™, a best-in-class fill insulation that rounds out the company’s range of temperature-regulating performance fabrics Andover, Mass. - June 5, 2017 Polartec® LLC, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, announces ...read more
(Andover, Mass.) - February 10, 2017 - Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, announces its withdrawal from the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Utah. The announcement comes following much consideration, and is made in solidarity with Polartec customer ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) – October 25, 2016 – Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, announces its collaborative development work with Teton Bros, the Japanese apparel brand focused on functional backcountry apparel. Polartec created new versions of Polartec® ...read more
BOULDER, Colo. (June 15, 2015) – Mountain Project, the definitive resource for the rock climbing community, will support the Access Fund by matching all new and renewing memberships as well as donations up to $50,000 from June 15-30th. The Access Fund is the national advocacy ...read more
(Boulder, CO) – May 5, 2015 – Adventure Projects, creators of authentic communities for planning, doing, and sharing outdoor activities, celebrates two years of growth of MTB Project, the next generation of mountain bike trail maps. Over 1,000,000 users have enjoyed 40,000 miles ...read more
May 4, 2015 – (Lawrence, Mass.) – Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, announces its sponsorship of partner brand Red Fox’s 14thannual Red Fox Adventure Race to be held June 11-14, 2015 in Russia. Polartec will sponsor the first-ever all female team, ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) – April 27, 2015 – Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, announces the hiring of Darren Josey as North American Marketing Manager. In this role, Josey will be responsible for marketing the Polartec brand across all categories and ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) – Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, announces the launch of Polartec® Power Wool™, the new fabric collection that optimizes the natural performance of wool with synthetic fibers in patented, plated bi-component knit constructions ...read more
(Jackson Hole, Wyo.) - The producers at Teton Gravity Research (TGR) are honored by the recognition received at the 15th Annual Powder Video Awards for the feature length ski film Almost Ablaze, a global odyssey combining state-of-the-art cinematography and the most progressive ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, announces the release of two videos highlighting its product development work with Aspen-based brand Strafe. “The Lunch Lap” follows Pete Gaston, Strafe co-founder, and Whit Boucher, Strafe ...read more
Lawrence, Mass. – Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, prepares to showcase its latest fabric technologies at Performance Days, the functional fabric fair for sportswear, November 4th and 5th in Munich. This will mark the first time Polartec has ...read more
Lawrence, Mass. – Polartec, the premium producer of innovative textile solutions, features the designers and developers of select 2014 Polartec Apex Award-winning products in a new video series and social media campaign. Each year, Polartec recognizes the finest Polartec-based ...read more
(Golden, Colo.) - Big City Mountaineers (BCM), the nonprofit dedicated to instilling critical life skills in under-resourced youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions, is pleased to announce the formation of its Northeast Leadership Council with brands from the Northeast to ...read more
Lawrence, Mass. - Polartec, LLC has filed a patent infringement complaint with the German District Court Duesseldorf against Pontetorto S.P.A. and its German sales agent, Christian Weichert Internationale Textilvertretungen GmbH. The complaint specifically alleges that the ...read more
Lawrence, Mass. - Polartec, LLC announces the winners of its annual Polartec APEX Award, recognizing the finest Polartec-based products available to consumers fall 2014 and spring 2015. Judges selected winners based on the style, function, workmanship, and overall design of ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, is supporting the Boston One Fund, a non-profit launched to help those most affected by the Boston Marathon bombings last year. Polartec, based just outside of Boston, has outfittted 50 Boston One ...read more
(Wilson, Wyo.) – Multimedia action sports lifestyle brand Teton Gravity Research (TGR) announces the hiring of Lindsay Blue as Senior Sales Manager and Jon Grinney as Sales Manager. Joining TGR from TheBerrics.com, Blue will oversee brand partnerships on TGR’s digital media ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec is pleased to announce the recipients of its 23rd annual Polartec® Challenge Grant, an international grant program encouraging the spirit and practice of human-powered outdoor adventure. Four separate adventures will receive funding and support from ...read more
Polartec, LLC (Lawrence, Mass.) – Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, introduces Polartec® Power Wool™, a new fabric collection that optimizes the natural performance of wool with synthetic fibers in patented constructions that only Polartec can ...read more
(Malmö, Sweden) – Polygiene®, the world leader in odor control and freshness technologies, is proud to announce an expanding collaboration with Cotton Incorporated. As the marketing and research company for U.S. cotton growers and importers, Cotton Incorporated offers its ...read more
(Wilson, Wyo.) - Multimedia action sports brand Teton Gravity Research (TGR) announces its TGR Travel service powered by Ski.com, the largest provider of ski and snowboard vacations in North America. TGR Travel offers Ski.com’s entire industry-leading inventory of discounted ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, LLC, the premium producer of innovative textile solutions, has been awarded the 2013 Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) Innovation Award for its Polartec® Alpha® technology, which is the first-ever breathable "puffy" insulation. The purpose of the ...read more
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa's opening segment released to celebrate iTunes availability (Wilson, Wyo.) - Multimedia action sports brand Teton Gravity Research (TGR) announces the release of its feature-length ski film Way of Life on iTunes. To celebrate, TGR is dropping Sage ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) – Applications for the 2014 Polartec® Challenge, an international grant program encouraging the pursuit of outdoor adventure, are being accepted now. Since 1991, the Polartec has supported hundreds of dreams through the Polartec® Challenge. “As a premium ...read more
July 26, 2013 – (Teton Village, Wyo.) – Multimedia action sports brand Teton Gravity Research (TGR) announces its finalists for The Co-Lab, which will award $100,000 – the largest cash prize in skiing history – to the skier with the best sub-five-minute video edit from the ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, LLC, the premium producer of innovative textile solutions, has developed a multitude of fabrics for its partner brands’ spring 2014 collections. Polartec® Alpha®, the first-ever breathable puffy fabric, will gain momentum from its fall 2013 consumer ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) – July 2, 2013 – Polartec, LLC, the premium producer of innovative textile solutions, appoints Doug Kelliher to Vice President of Product Management. In this new role, Kelliher will be responsible for leading Polartec’s product strategy across all categories and ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) – June 19, 2013 – Polartec, LLC announces the winners of its annual Polartec APEX Award, recognizing the finest Polartec-based products that will become available to consumers in 2013. A panel of judges selected the winners based on the style, function, ...read more
(Teton Village, Wyo.) - June 18, 2013 - Award-winning action sports production company and lifestyle brand Teton Gravity Research (TGR) has signed a two-picture deal with Sony Electronics to use its new lightweight, compact Action Cam - a mountable full HD camcorder - as the ...read more
(Golden, Colo.) – Big City Mountaineers (BCM), the leading non-profit that instills critical life skills in under-resourced urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions, will raise over $250,000 from a series of Mt. Whitney Summit for Someone (SFS) fundraising climbs ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, LLC, a leading global supplier of performance fabrics, announces the hiring of Colin True as Account Manager for the Southwestern US territory. Concurrently, True has been selected as a ’40 Under 40’ award recipient by Sporting Goods Business (SGB) ...read more
(Teton Village, Wyo.) - Award-winning action sports production company and lifestyle brand Teton Gravity Research (TGR) has become the first to acquire the new Gyro-Stabilized Systems (GSS) C520 system, the most advanced five-axis gyro-stabilized camera platform in the world. ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec is pleased to announce the recipients of its 22nd annual Polartec® Challenge Grant, an international grant program encouraging the spirit and practice of human-powered outdoor adventure. Four separate adventures will receive funding and support from ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - In the fall of 2013, the world's leading apparel manufacturers will introduce a multitude of new garments featuring the latest Polartec fabric creations. Along with the debut of Polartec® Alpha® insulation, Polartec continues to improve its entire offering of ...read more
(Malmö, Sweden) January 8, 2013 – Polygiene®, world leaders in odor control and freshness technologies, is proud to announce an expanding partnership with environmental steward and performance clothing company Patagonia Inc. of Ventura, California. Polygiene is a bluesign® ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, the developer, manufacturer, and marketer of Polartec® performance fabrics, has worked closely with the U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) to develop Polartec® Alpha®, a new synthetic insulation technology that creates the first-ever breathable ...read more
(Golden, Colo.) - Big City Mountaineers (BCM), the non-profit that instills critical life skills in under-resourced urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions, announces the ninth season of its Summit for Someoneâ„¢ (SFS) fundraising climb series. SFS is a unique ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) October 31, 2012 – Polartec, LLC, a leading global supplier of performance fabrics sold under the Polartec brand, announced today the appointment of Gary Smith as Chief Executive Officer, and Joe Robinson as Chief Financial Officer, successfully completing the ...read more
(Pacific Palisades, Calif.) - With voter turnout a major issue in the 2012 election, Protect Our Winters (POW) and the Surfrider Foundation have asked professional skiers, snowboarders and surfers to remind their respective communities to get out and vote. Twelve pro athletes ...read more
(Pacific Palisades, Calif.) - For the third year, Teton Gravity Research (TGR) and Protect Our Winters (POW) have partnered to offset the carbon footprint of TGR’s filming. This year’s offsets represent the entire carbon output from all activities emitted during the film ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec® and partner brand Rab have been recognized with a Guides Choice Award from the American Alpine Institute (AAI) for the Rab Stretch Neo Jacket and Pant, made of multiple award-winning Polartec® NeoShell® fabric. The Award is given on the basis of ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - In the spring of 2013, the world's leading outdoor apparel manufacturers will introduce a multitude of new garments featuring the latest Polartec® fabric creations. From new ultra-wicking baselayers, to the most effective waterproof breathable jackets on the ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, LLC, the developer, manufacturer and marketer of Polartec® performance fabrics, is proud to support non-profit partner Big City Mountaineers (BCM) with a $10,000 donation and 1,200 custom BCM zip-neck tops made from Polartec® Classic 100 fleece. The ...read more
(Golden, Colo.) - Big City Mountaineers (BCM), the non-profit that instills critical life skills in under-resourced urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions, and partner Timberland, a global leader in the design, engineering and marketing of premium-quality footwear, ...read more
(Golden, Colo.) - Big City Mountaineers (BCM), the non-profit that instills critical life skills in under-resourced urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions, has received a $200,000 grant from the Foundation for Youth Investment (FYI). The grant will be used to manage ...read more
Teton Village, Wyo.) - Teton Gravity Research's TGR Studios announces the launch of a new camera rental department. Rental inventory will range from complete camera packages to the individual accessories needed, including specialty equipment like the Dactyl Cam, a remote cable ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, LLC, the developer, manufacturer and marketer of Polartec® performance fabrics, announces the North American APEX Award winners for 2012. This prestigious honor goes to the finest Polartec-based garments that will be available to consumers in the ...read more
(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, LLC, the developer, manufacturer and marketer of Polartec® performance fabrics, announces the European APEX Design Award winners for 2012. This prestigious honor goes to the finest Polartec®-based garments that will be available to consumers in the ...read more
(Golden, Colo.) - Big City Mountaineers (BCM), the non-profit that instills critical life skills in under-resourced urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions, has moved from its longtime headquarters in downtown Denver to the American Mountaineering Center just outside ...read more
