Skis Rossignol S.A., or simply Rossignol, is a French manufacturer of alpine, snowboard, and nordic equipment as well as related outerwear and accessories, located in Isère, France. Rossignol was one of the first companies to produce plastic skis. The company also owns the brand Dynastar as well as LOOK. In 2005, Rossignol was bought by the boardsport equipment manufacturer Quiksilver for $560 million. In 2008, Quiksilver made a deal to sell Ross...
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Skis Rossignol S.A., or simply Rossignol, is a French manufacturer of alpine, snowboard, and nordic equipment as well as related outerwear and accessories, located in Isère, France. Rossignol was one of the first companies to produce plastic skis. The company also owns the brand Dynastar as well as LOOK. In 2005, Rossignol was bought by the boardsport equipment manufacturer Quiksilver for $560 million. In 2008, Quiksilver made a deal to sell Rossignol for $147 million to a former chief executive, Bruno Cercley.
The company was founded in 1907 by Abel Rossignol as a textile and ski manufacturer. Rossignol, a committed skier, used his carpentry skills to make a pair of skis out of solid wood. In 1937, Emile Allais became world champion on Rossignol Olympic 41 skis.
When Laurent Boix Vives bought the company in 1956, the company only focused on skiing equipment and began to sell them world wide. Rossignol had a breakthrough during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, USA when Jean...
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