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1960-present
Company founder Åke Nordin was born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. In 1950 he created his own backpack with a wooden frame. Ten years later he launched his first product for sale, a backpack with an aluminium frame. Through the 1960s and 1970s the company expanded the product range to include tents, sleeping bags, jackets and trousers such as the Greenland Jacket, the Expedition Down Jacket and the Kånken backpack. In 2017 the company created Bergtagen, a mountaineering collection.
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1994-
Company founded by Hardy Blechman strongly influenced by military uniform and utilitarian clothing.
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Hwayan is a registered trade mark.
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1970-2018
Hein Gerike opened his first motorcycle shop in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1970. The company expanded to include clothing and accessories for bikers and began operating across Europe. They also developed the HIPROTECT soft armour system. The business went into administration several times between 2012 and 2018.
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