Salomon sports

Salomon was founded in France in Annecy , in 1947, by François Salomon ( French: François Salomon ), his wife and son Georges. Initially, the company produced saw blades (the master of which Francois had worked at one time) and edging for skis. The ski mount system “meil carres”, developed in 1948, was revolutionary, immediately supplied to all ski manufacturers in France , Switzerland , Austria and the USA, the sports type “carres”. Georges Salomon also owns the invention of the first cable tie ( 1952 ). Since 1997, the company has been part of Adidas-Salomon AG , an international sporting goods corporation.

On May 2, 2005, Adidas-Salomon AG announced that it had concluded an agreement between it and the Finnish company Amer Sports to sell Salomon for the amount of 485 million euros . The transfer of the amount was completed on October 20, 2005 .

1947-1980. From its founding until international recognition

• 1947 - In the suburbs of Annecy opened a workshop of the Salomon family on the production and repair of skis.
• 1952 - George Salomon introduces automation into the production process, which can significantly increase the number of products manufactured.
• 1955 - Georges invents a safety system for toes.
• 1961 - The Allais Defense was invented. the name was given in honor of Emile Allais , the best alpine skier of the time.
• 1966 - Salomon invents the world's first freedom-based fasteners. Salomon bindings were presented to the public at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Portillo, Chile .
• 1972 - Salomon becomes the "No. 1 manufacturer of fasteners in the world" - for the first time in history, more than one million fasteners of an individual company have been sold in a year.
• 1976 - The production of Salomon mounts was moved to Annecy le Vieux.
• 1979 - Michelle Bartodt was named general manager of the company. Salomon winter sports shoes have been winning the market almost since its inception.

1980-1990. Stability

• 1980 - Salomon Nordic System shoes and anchorages begin marketing in Sweden and France.
• 1983 - Marc Girardelli wins the Alpine World Cup in the men's competition.
• 1984 - Salomon begins its presence in the summer sporting goods market by acquiring Taylor Made .
• 1985 - Salomon establishes its new headquarters in Metz Tessy, near Annecy.
• 1987 - Pirmin Zurbriggen dominates the ski arena, winning the World Cup in both Downhill (DH) , Supergiant (SG) and Giant Slalom (GS) .
• 1989 - Jean-Francois Gautier becomes CEO of Salomon CEO. Using Salomon equipment, 17 gold medals were won at the World Championship.

1990-2000. Acquisitions and sales

• 1990 - Salomon launches its first ski, the S9000 .
• 1992 - The company begins marketing its summer outfit and launches a full line of shoes. Meanwhile, Edgar Grospiron , using mounts, is winning gold at the Olympics-92 . Florence Mashada wins the Salomon ski bronze in the combined race.
• 1993 - Gold is won for the first time on Salomon skis. Urs Lehmann wins gold at Downhill and Carole Merle takes gold in giant slalom (GS) at the World Championships in Morioka, Japan .
• 1994 - Salomon enters the bicycle market by acquiring the French company Mavic , which specializes in the production of bicycle parts.
• 1995 - Salomon acquires Bonfire Inc , a snowboard company based in Portland , Oregon . Salomon Introduces Prolink Ski Model with External Vibration Absorption System.
• 1997 - Adidas acquires the Salomon group with the goal of creating Adidas-Salomon AG . Salomon launches a full line of snowboards. The company invents snowblades (from the English. Snowblade - snow blade ), thereby creating a new winter sports discipline. Salomon opens its own design center in Boulder , Colorado . Salomon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the company.
• 1998 - Jean-Luc Diard becomes Executive Director of the Salomon Group. Salomon begins production of rollers under the Inline Skates brand. Jean-Luc Cretier wins Olympic gold in Nagano in the DH discipline using Salomon skis, mounts and shoes.
• 1999 - Enak Gavaggio wins skier X. Salomon Launches Freedom Action Sports Project
• 2000 - Salomon Extreme Team wins the X-Adventure World Cup, fully equipped at Salomon.

2001 - Today

• 2001 - Creation of a design center in Annecy , creating a design for all Salomon products. The company continues to diversify Freedom Action Sports through the acquisition of Cliche , one of the leaders in the roller skate manufacturing and sales market. Work also continues with Arc'teryx , a Canadian company specializing in outdoor activities.
• 2002 - Salomon becomes the main sponsor of Margaret Rivers Masters in Australia , officially launches the S-Core surf technology project. Snowboarder David Benedek is named Rider of the Year by and wins the Air & Style contest in Innsbruck .
• 2003 - Candide Thovex wins gold in the halfpipe contest, Aleisha Cline and Lars Lewen takes gold at skierX at X-Games. Skiers using Salomon win 5 gold medals at St. Moritz World Championships .
• 2004 - Salomon launches its first Nordic ski range. Anya Pearson ( Anja Pärson ) and Renate Goetschl ( Renate Goetschl ) win all the crystal figurines of the World Cup.
• 2005 - The campaign "Live your dream"; Salomon announces this year's women. Amer Sports Group acquires Salomon .
• 2008 - 2009 - Salomon separates its stores from the Adidas retail chain. The opening of the first Salomon store together with the Atomic brand in Moscow in the winter and spring of 2010 .

• Official website of the company (English)