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Swix

Ski wax and ski equipment

Industry

Equipment

Description

Swix is a Norwegian ski wax and ski equipment brand based in Lillehammer. It was founded in 1946 by Börje Gabrielsson, a cross-country skier who wanted better grip and glide.

Sport Focus

Skiing
Listed since 5 Oct 2026 · Last verified 5 Oct 2026
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Sweet Protection makes helmets, protective equipment and technical clothing for cycling, skiing and other mountain or water sports. Its history traces experiments in Trysil, Norway, back to boards and helmets in the late 1980s and says the Sweet Protection company was formally founded in 2000. The company describes past work with skier Aksel Lund Svindal and its cycling partnership with Uno-X Mobility Cycling. Its responsibility page identifies Active Brands as its parent group; claims about helmet protection are product claims subject to each model's testing and use.

Specialist sports equipment

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Trysil, Norway

HQTrysil, Norway

Founded year2000

MarketsEurope

TierConsumer · Professional