ETRA eesv, Guinardstraat 32, Gent, BelgiumOn these pages you will find the latest news on everything that is going on within ETRA, within the European twowheel business and on all European affairs which concern European twowheel retailers. The news items are broken down into bicycle issues, PTW issues and common issues. “Older” news can be found in the archives.
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ETRA's associated member, Basil, is looking for an industrial designer.
All further details are here: www.basil.nl/nl/nieuws/?id=140
Basil designs and produces fashionable cycling accessories: bags, baskets, attachment systems, etc.
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Dahon Launches New Official Website Address
Duarte, California, December 13, 2011 - Dahon, the world leader in folding bicycles, re-launches a new official website address www.dahonbikes.com supported by a new URL campaign: “dahon+bikes. never one without the other”. This slogan places bikes at the forefront of the company’s corporate identity while emphasizing the addition of “bikes” into the…read more
Biketec (Flyer) GM Kurt Schär Honoured with Swiss Entrepreneur of the Year Award
ZURICH, Switzerland – End of October Kurt Schär, general manager of e-bike pioneer Biketec AG (Flyer), was honoured at this year’s Ernst & Young’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ competition in Switzerland.
47 Swiss companies were nominated in four categories. The jury awarded Kurt Schär as Entrepreneur of the Year in the industry category. This…read more
NORMAPME responds to Proposal for the Reform of the Standardisation Process
The IMCO Committee of the European Parliament is currently drafting a report on the Commission's proposal for the reform of the European standardisation process. This legislation will have a major impact on the future of NORMAPME, the European Office for Crafts, Trades and SME's for standardisation.
NORMAPME has drafted an extensive position paper. With its proposal, the Commission…read more
ETRA and 6 partners kick off European electric bike training project
A few weeks ago, ETRA and 6 other partners kicked off the so-called “E-Bike” project. This European partnership project is aimed at creating a framework for training on electric bicycles in the EU and is funded under the Leonardo da Vinci-programme.
Next to ETRA, it involves Innovam, Syntra West, Vilnious Jeruzales and CELF, respectively training institutes from the…read more
EU extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese bikes for 5 years
The Official Journal of the European Community No. L 261 of 6 October announces that the current anti-dumping duties of 48.5% on bicycles imported from the People's Republic of China (PRC) should be maintained.
The publication in the Official Journal of the European Union says: “Following an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation (the ‘previous…read more
Successful Eurobike for ETRA!
For the second time, ETRA and the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) participated in Eurobike with great success. They used part of the VSF stand in the mezzanine of the western foyer. The stand was meant as a quiet place, where members and prospective members could talk or just relax with a cup of coffee or a beer, away from the noise. The success was such that next year ETRA and LEVA…read more
"Fashion Impulse”: Dahon Launches New Global Campaign at Eurobike
Duarte, California. August 30, 2011 - Dahon will launch its new global marketing program in style this coming Thursday afternoon. Titled "Fashion Impulse", the worldwide leader in folding bikes will celebrate the start of its new marketing campaign with a 30-minute show special at the Eurobike event stage in the Foyer East beginning at 3:15 p.m. (15:15).
Aiming to…read more
Presto e-learning courses on-line in September
In the Presto project, expertise, knowledge and know-how on cycling policy is being gathered and transferred between the consortium-partners. However, all this information may be very useful to stakeholders outside the consortium as well. That is why the consortium has developed 7 on-line courses dealing with very practical aspects of the implementation of cycling policies. The…read more
Eurobike and Demo Day 2011: VSF cubed!
Aurich, 19.08.2011 – This year, VSF’s presence at the Eurobike fair at the Lake Constance will be threefold. The Verbund Service und Fahrrad (VSF) will introduce itself on the 30th August at the Demo Day in Augenbühl. In Friederichshafen, from 31th August to 3rd September, the traditional VSF-Café will stand in the middle of a large community stand in Hall…read more