March 17, 2012
Press Release
Canadian Designed and Manufactured Snowboard Technology Propels Austrian to 2012 World Cup Overall Championship
Burlington, ON, Canada March 17, 2012 – Austrian snowboarder Andreas Prommegger captured the 2012 Parallel World Cup championship using technology designed and manufactured in Canada.
A key piece of Prommegger’s equipment is the Apex Race Plate, designed and manufactured by Apex Sport of Burlington, Canada. The innovative carbon fibre product was first developed for the Canadian national team in 2009 and was part of Jasey Jay Anderson’s gold medal win at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Since being released world-wide following the 2010 Games, the Apex Race Plate has captured 22 World Cup podiums including 8 Gold medals. Athletes from 13 different countries are currently racing on Apex technology at the World Cup level.
Apex Sport designs and manufactures innovative carbon fibre and composite products for the paddling and snow sports markets. All of Apex’s products are hand made in small batches in its Burlington workshop.
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February 12, 2012
Apex-Kessler One-Two Punch
Stoneham, Quebec, February 12, 2012 - Austrian teammates, Andreas Prommegger and Manuel Veith finished first and second at the Stoneham PGS World Cup Race.
Both Andi and Manuel were riding Apex V2 Race Plates mounted on Kessler GS snowboards. This win moves Prommegger to the top of the parallel world standings, earning him the yellow bib. For Manuel, this marks his return to the podium after a breakout 2010/11 season.
December 21, 2011
Caroline Calve Makes History
Carezza, Italy, December 21, 2011 - Caroline Calve of Aylmer, Quebec became the first Canadian woman to win an alpine snowboarding World Cup medal at the PGS race at Carezza, Italy.
Caroline has been riding Apex Race Plates since 2009 and we are thrilled to be a small part of her victory. This also marks the first World Cup victory for Apex on the women's side. This win reinforces our opinion that Apex Race Plates can benefit all racers - male, female and juniors.
December 16, 2010
Rok Flander Wins on Apex
Telluride, Colorado, December 16, 2010 - It was at Telluride in December of 2009 that the Apex Race Plate first appeared at a PGS competition. Apex technology was available only to the Canadian team during that Olympic season. At Telluride, the Canadians captured 4 podium finishes on their way to a record 12 podiums and 5 World Cup victories.
A year later, Apex riders continued to own the Telluride podium with a 1st and 3rd place in the men's competition. Slovenian veteran, Rok Flander captured first place for his first World Cup victory since 2007. And, in the small final, Austrian Manuel Veith won 3rd place for his second straight podium finish.
November 19, 2010
Apex and Kessler Announce Partnership to Produce World Cup Winning Snowboard Systems
Burlington, Canada & Braunwald, Switzerland, November 19, 2010 - Apex Composites Inc. and Kessler Engineering GmbH announced their commitment to extend their partnership in developing snowboards and binding interface plates through the 2014 Olympic Games.
“To provide optimum handling characteristics and speed through the gates, snowboard and race plate should be designed as a system and not independently of each other,” said Apex President Gerry Kavanaugh. “For that reason, we are thrilled to be working closely with Kessler who is clearly the top manufacturer of racing snowboards”.
Apex Composites Inc. of Burlington, Canada designed and manufactured the Apex Race Plate that the Canadian snowboard team rode to 12 World Cup podiums in 2010 and an Olympic Gold medal in Vancouver.
Kessler Engineering of Braunwald, Switzerland, developed the Kessler Shape Technology that has dominated snowboard racing since 2002. Kessler racers won 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Kessler and Apex are committed to investing in engineering, materials and production processes to provide winning platforms for snowboard racers through the 2010/11 season and onto the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
Kessler and Apex will continue to consult with the top World Cup racers and coaches in the world to provide design feedback and on-snow product testing.
As part of the partnership agreement, Kessler Engineering has been designated as the exclusive authorized reseller of Apex products in Europe.
"Aligning your team with the best in their respective fields is a key component to success.” said Mark Fawcett, Canadian National Alpine Snowboard Team. “In our world of alpine snowboarding this selection was an easy decision to make. Kessler Snowboards and Apex Composites are both at the forefront in their industries. Having them work together on projects will benefit everyone’s ride and accelerate the evolution of our performance based sport."
More information on Kessler and Apex Composites can be found at www.kessler-swiss.com and www.apexsnowboard.com.
November 5, 2010
Sport Plate Coming Soon
Not everyone is a World Cup rider and not everyone enjoys a World Cup budget. That's why we've come up with our new Apex Sport Plate. Born out of the same engineering talent as our Gold Medal winning, full carbon Race Plate, the Sport Plate offers a high performance ride with a modest price tag. The Sport Plate will be compatible with the standard 4x4 insert pattern so you won't have to spring for a new Kessler to enjoy the performance of an Apex plate.
Sorry we don't have a better image of the Sport Plate. We're playing this one close to the vest until it's ready for release.
By using lower cost materials and fabrication process, we are targeting a retail price below CAD$500.00. The Sport Plate is in the final stages of design and testing. We expect it will be available in early December.
September 29, 2010
Apex Race Plates now Available in Korea
We know that Korean hard booters are passionate about their sport. We want to make our products more readily available in Asia and for that reason, we have appointed local distributors. Korean racers and riders are now able to buy Apex products locally. No more shipping delays and costs. Service in your native language.
Republic of Korea
JJDStore is the exclusive distributor of Apex Race Plates and related snowboarding products in the Republic of Korea.
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