Polisport Group
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motorcycle/bicycle accessories manufacturing |
| Founded 📆 | 1978 |
| Founder 👔 | Pedro Araújo |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Polisport Group is a Portuguese brand known for its development and manufacturing of motorcycle accessories and bicycle accessories.[1][2]
History[edit]
Polisport, headquartered in Portugal, was established in 1978 by Pedro Araújo.[3][4]
The Polisport Group is made up of five international companies namely; Polisport Plásticos S.A., Polinter Plásticos S.A., Polisport Molds LDA, Headgy Helmets, and Polistar LTDA with a presence in over 70 countries across the globe.[5][6][7]
In late 2013, Polisport Group acquired the brand Bobike – Bicycle Safety Seats, a Dutch company and former competitor.[8]
Products and services[edit]
Polisport manufactures and distributes motorcycle and bicycle accessories including child bicycle seats, helmets, handguards, headlights, body protectors, dirtbike body plastics and other related accessories.[9][10][11][12] The Group sells majority of its output to foreign markets as well as being a key supplier for many OEM (original equipment manufacture) brands such as KTM, BMW, Suzuki, Decathlon, Husqvarna and Gas Gas.
Awards and recognitions[edit]
- 2009 – Won two IMDA Awards from the Inmold Decoration Association for Best Injection Mold Part and Best IMD Durable Product.[13]
- 2009 – Awarded with an Honorable Mention from COTEC, a Portugal’s National Innovation System for companies, for being one of the most innovative Portuguese SME.[14]
- 2010 – Recognized as the most innovative Portuguese company of Portugal by getting the PME Innovation COTEC-BPI award.[15][16]
- 2010 – Portuguese SME Excellence award[17]
- 2011 – Won two IF Design Awards: Product Design for Guppy bicycle baby seat and Material Design for Corky bicycle water bottle[18]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Tested Dirt Bike Products – Polisport Replacement Plastic – Experts on Dirtbikes at Dirt Rider Magazine". Dirt Rider Magazine. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Polisport Looking into OEM Parts". bike-eu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "POLISPORT'S PEDRO ARAÚJO". racerxonline.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "PME rumo à inovação". jornaldenegocios.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Indústria: Polisport quer fechar ano com 17 ME em vendas e internacionalizar-se para a China dentro de cinco anos". sicnoticias.sapo.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Os pára-lamas do sucesso da Polisport". jn.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Polisport – Inovar para exportar". jornaldenegocios.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ mnadeem (24 December 2013). "POLISPORT BUYS DUTCH BABY SEAT MAKER". nltimes.nl. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Polisport Lookos Battery Powered Headlight – Product Of The Week". dirtrider.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Da garagem para o mundo". marketeer.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Bike Valley Portugal Takes Shape for Creating Supply Chain Flexibility". bike-eu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Polisport – Inovar para exportar". jornaldenegocios.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Polisport". bikesinternational.co.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Polisport vence Prémio PME Inovação COTEC". cotecportugal.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "2010 LUSA – Agência de Notícias de Portugal, S.A." rtp.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "PME: Polisport Plásticos vence prémio COTEC Inovação". expresso.sapo.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Polisport Plásticos, Portugal". eurofound.europa.eu. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Polisport only have hands to foreign customers". noticiasdeaveiro.pt. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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