Hi-Tec Sports

Hi-Tec Sports
Privately held company
Industry Sportswear and accessories
Founded 1974
Founder Frank van Wezel
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Frank van Wezel (Chairman)
Ed van Wezel(CEO)
Products Sportswear, sports equipment
Revenue $250USD million
Number of employees
 500
Website www.hi-tec.com

Hi-Tec Sports is a privately held[2] producer and distributor of sportswear and accessories, headquartered in the Netherlands.[1]

History

Hi-Tec Sports was founded in 1974,[3] in Shoeburyness, Essex, England,[4] by Frank Van Wezel. The company moved its headquarters to Southend-on-Sea,[5] before relocating its head office to Amsterdam.

In 1988, the company was floated on the London Stock Exchange.[2] Frank van Wezel bought the company back in 2000. It remains privately held.[2]

In 2013, Hi-Tec founder and chairman Frank van Wezel, was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration by Anglia Ruskin University.[6]

Awards

In 2012, Hi-Tec's V-Lite Altitude Ultra Luxe boot received a Which? Best Buy Walking Boot award.[7]

Hi-Tec's ZUUK trainer shoe was awarded Footwear Product of the Year 2013 at The Great Outdoors Awards.[8]

The UK based Hi-Tec office was announced Sports Footwear Brand of the Year 2014[9] and Outdoor Footwear Company of the Year 2013 at the Footwear Industry Awards.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Cyr, Brian (November 19, 2013). "Hi-Tec Sports, the footwear and apparel brand, hires U.S.-based design director". Oregon Live. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Brettman, Allan (May 14, 2013). "Hi-Tec Sports banks on Zuuk shoe for market distinction". Oregon Live. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Our History". HI-TEC UK. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Brettman, Allan (June 17, 2011). "Hi-Tec Sports footwear CEO had to prove mettle to founder". Oregon Live. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hi-Tec vows to stay in Southend". Southend Standard. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/microsites/honorary/frank_van_wezel.html
  7. ↑ http://www.hi-tec.com/uk/why-us.html
  8. ↑ http://members.outdoorindustriesassociation.co.uk/news/info.php?refnum=95
  9. ↑ http://www.footwearindustryawards.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/118/Footwear_Industry_Awards_2014_finalists_announced!.html
  10. ↑ http://members.outdoorindustriesassociation.co.uk/news/info.php?refnum=73
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