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It’s been a tumultuous few weeks in the cycling industry lately. First it was the news of Kona setting up at Sea Otter, then immediately tearing down leading to news that the brand was for sale. That was followed by news that Stages Cycling laid off all their staff and their executives joined Giant. At the same time, it was announced that Rapha was closing their Bentonville office.
Now, we get big news from ENVE Composites, though from the outside, it seems like good news. The brand announced today that they are in process of being acquired by PV3 Investments, which is the family holding company of cycling enthusiast, Mark Hancock. The terms of the deal between PV3 and Amer Sports will not be released, but the move returns ownership of the brand to the U.S. after eight years. Check out the full press release below:
From ENVE:
ENVE Composites Acquired by Utah-Based PV3 Investments
April 30th, 2024 Ogden, Utah – Amer Sports, parent company to ENVE Composites, has announced that ENVE has been acquired by PV3, a Utah-based private investment firm whose owners are avid cyclists and have been familiar with the brand for many years.
Amer Sports’ Chief Operating Officer Michael Hauge Sørensen said, “ENVE has gone through major changes in the past years. The brand has positive momentum, and we see that it has good potential. However, after a thorough strategic evaluation, we have concluded that the next phase of development should happen under new ownership. We believe PV3 is the most suitable owner for ENVE to realize and drive its next growth phase.”
ENVE Composites was founded in 2007 and is one of a small number of U.S. cycling brands to have American manufacturing. The company’s dedication to performance products and in house manufacturing has allowed it to be an innovation leader in wheels, components, and bicycles, while partnering with many of the best athletes in the world.
In 2016, ENVE moved into its Ogden, Utah based headquarters. The 80,000 square foot building houses engineering, R&D, manufacturing, sales, marketing, customer service, and finance functions that provide employment opportunities to the local community. PV3 is dedicated to maintaining ENVE’s heritage as a Utah-based manufacturer and leader in composites technology.
“We have confidence in the direction ENVE’s management team are taking the company and we want to continue building the brand’s legacy as a performance leader and U.S. manufacturer, while providing the necessary support for continued growth,” said Mark Hancock, Principal of PV3.
ENVE’s General Manager Mike Stimola stated, “This is an opportunity to take ENVE to the next level through local Utah ownership. While the current bicycle market is challenging, ENVE is growing based on our product innovation and professional team partnerships.”
Mike Stimola was brought on by Amer Sports in January 2023 and will continue in his current role. With the acquisition complete, ENVE’s operations will continue as normal.
Closing is expected to take place in the next few weeks and the parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction details.
Located in Ogden, Utah, ENVE Composites is a manufacturer of handmade carbon fiber bicycle frames, rims, and components. Partnering with the world’s best athletes, ENVE combines the best composite technologies with real world athlete feedback to provide our customers with the ultimate in performance, durability, and quality. ENVE designs and manufactures 100% of their rims and the Custom Road Bike in their Ogden, Utah, USA facility.
About Amer Sports
Amer Sports is a global group of iconic sports and outdoor brands, including Arc’teryx, Salomon, Wilson, Peak Performance, and Atomic. Our brands are known for their detailed craftsmanship, unwavering authenticity, and premium market positioning. As creators of exceptional apparel, footwear, and equipment, we pride ourselves on cutting-edge innovation, performance, and designs that allow elite athletes and everyday consumers to perform their best.
With over 11,400 employees globally, Amer Sports’ purpose is to elevate the world through sport. Our vision is to be the global leader in premium sports and outdoor brands. With corporate offices in Helsinki, Munich, Kraków, New York, and Shanghai, we have operations in 40+ countries and our products are sold in 100+ countries. Amer Sports, Inc. shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.amersports.com.
About PV3
PV3 is the family holding company of Mark Hancock, an experienced and successful entrepreneur and cycling enthusiast.
Urban house-price growth in the US accelerated to its highest level in 16 months in February, according to data out on Tuesday from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller, with prices at or near all-time highs.
The 20-City Composite index, which measures residential real estate prices in 20 major metropolitan areas across the country, rose at a year-on-year rate of 7.3% up from 6.6% in January.
This was well above the consensus forecast for an increase of 6.7%.
San Diego saw the highest annual growth among the 20 cities in the survey at 11.4%, followed by Chicago and Detroit, with increases of 8.9%.
The lesser-followed National Composite index rose by by 6.4% on last year in February, up from 6.0% in January, while the 10-City Composite index saw growth accelerate to 8.0% from 7.4%.
“Following last year’s decline, US home prices are at or near all-time highs,” says Brian D. Luke, head of commodities, real and digital assets at S&P Dow Jones Indices. “For the third consecutive month, all cities reported increases in annual prices, with four currently at all-time highs: San Diego, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and New York.”
Luke added: “Since the previous peak in prices in 2022, this marks the second time home prices have pushed higher in the face of economic uncertainty. The first decline followed the start of the Federal Reserve’s hiking cycle. The second decline followed the peak in average mortgage rates last October. Enthusiasm for potential Fed cuts and lower mortgage rates appears to have supported buyer behavior, driving the 10- and 20- City Composites to new highs.”
Council approves public meeting on the possibility of the former Foodland property being declared surplus by the town
The Town of The Blue Mountains is taking the first step towards the possible sale of the 171 King Street property in Thornbury.
At its committee of the whole meeting on April 29, council approved a report from CAO Shawn Everitt that requested permission to call a public meeting with regards to the possibility of the town declaring the former Foodland property surplus for a potential sale of the land.
The town purchased the property several years ago with a plan to eventually transfer ownership of the land to the Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation to be used as an affordable/attainable housing project, with commercial components.
However, that process failed when there were no bidders for the project, and the property has been in limbo since.
In March, council asked staff to begin the process to consider Requests for Proposal (RFP) from the public for a potential sale of the east-end property.
The first step for an RFP process would be for the town to declare the property surplus, a process that requires a public meeting.
“Staff recommend that the public consultation process be completed in advance of any further RFP process to ensure that the 171 King Street property could be considered surplus before receiving proposals through the RFP process,” Everitt said in his report. “Council has the opportunity to consider the potential uses of the 171 King Street property at a later date with the benefit of hearing from the public through the formal public meeting process.”
Council voted unanimously in support of the resolution and Everitt said the public meeting would take place on June 25.
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Château, Toulouse, €7.3mn
Where Thirty minutes’ drive south of Toulouse, inside an area of protected parkland. By car, the Mediterranean coast is an hour and a half and ski resorts in the Pyrénées less than three hours.
What An early 19th-century château on 14 hectares of land. Backing on to a lake, the main building includes a 75 sq m hall with a double staircase and nine bedrooms with garden views. Other features include a semi-professional kitchen, wine cellar, hammam and massage room.
Why Given a full renovation by the owner in 2016, the interiors combine historic features — such as painted ceilings — with contemporary design.
Who Terres d’Oc Sotheby’s International Realty
Château, Nérac, €1.74mn
Where On the edge of a village 8km from the picturesque town of Nérac. Condom, a historic pilgrimage town with a cathedral, is also a short drive away.
What A five-bedroom Gascon château on 7 hectares. Although tastefully modernised, historic features such as thick stone walls, fireplaces and exposed wooden beams have been retained.
Why The well-kept grounds contain a 30 sq m gatehouse in the same style as the house, a pigeonnier, orangery and formal gardens. There are panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and the Pyrénées in the distance.
Who Knight Frank
Château, Lectoure, €3.76mn
Where Near the Roman town of Lectoure, about 90 minutes’ drive north-west of Toulouse and its airport. The closest shops are a few minutes drive away.
What A château with 208 hectares of land, believed to have been commissioned at the end of the 13th century by Pope Clement V for his niece. With circular, square and hexagonal towers, the 950 sq m house contains reception rooms decorated in the early 19th-century French empire style, a guards room and gallery overlooking the courtyard. Outbuildings include farmhouses, a 16th-century dovecote and a mill.
Why The historic architecture includes Renaissance cloisters, a chapel, vaulted ceilings and an original stone fireplace in the master bedroom.
Who Barnes International Realty
House, Tarn, €1.395mn
Where A hamlet in the commune of Rabastens, about a 40-minute drive from Toulouse. The property is located at the end of a quiet road opposite a church.
What A two-storey house with four bedrooms (all with en-suite bathrooms) and outbuildings including a workshop, greenhouse and guesthouse. Renovated in 2012 by London-based craftspeople, the rustic interiors feature exposed beams, oak floors, stone walls and a library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.
Why The recently designed gardens include a wild flower meadow, orchard, barbecue pit, vineyard, woodland area and a heated pool.
Who Knight Frank
Château, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, €1.298mn
Where In Aren, a village 15 minutes by car from the town of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and about 50km from the Spanish border. The Pyrénées National Park is a short drive to the south.
What A four-storey, restored 14th-century château. The nearly 700 sq m of living space includes two Louis XVI-style lounges, a dining room, six suites with anterooms and bathrooms as well as six further bedrooms. Outside are a swimming pool, pool house and formal gardens.
Why Among the original medieval features are two watchtowers, a chapel and a mural depicting a courtly love scene from 1445.
Who Groupe Mercure
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Buyers of newly constructed homes may have all sorts of preferences: a pool, a screened-in porch, granite countertops or eggshell-colored walls. However, a home that fits all of the requirements may not be easy to find.
Anewgo founder John Lee saw an opportunity to apply technology to the real estate industry by creating a platform where users can find, design and buy their new-build home online.
“The Anewgo Marketplace is like a Match.com for houses instead of spouses,” Lee said.
Using the Anewgo marketplace, home buyers can customize their dream house, up to paint colors and countertops. Anewgo, based in Holly Springs, sells its web app to builders who embed the technology as part of their own websites. Home buyers can look at houses across the country using a filtered search engine to narrow down neighborhoods and houses that fit their preferences.
Lee said that many people who want to buy a new-construction home either buy an older home or do not purchase a property at all due to the complex and arduous nature of buying a new home. Anewgo is designed to make this process less intimidating and more efficient, eliminating the time commitment of driving around with a real estate agent and picking up brochures.
Buyers can select a co-buyer, such as a spouse, to share their account with. Similar to many other online sales platforms, Anewgo tailors the houses they display to buyer’s search history and preferences.
The builders are Anewgo’s primary customers; the startup works with 500 builders per year. Sherwin Williams is also a key customer, licensing Anewgo’s technology for their own paint libraries.
Lee estimates there are 20,000 designable homes on their marketplace.
Buyers may start with a broad search on Anewgo Marketplace to find a builder they want to work with, and from there they use the Anewgo web app within the builder’s website.
To purchase the home, buyers put “their” house in a shopping cart and pay via credit card, bank transfer or other virtual payment method.
“It’s a lot of unique technologies all coming together to buy the most complex, expensive purchase of your life,” Lee said.
Lee entered the property technology industry in 2001, moving back to the Raleigh area after working for a startup in Silicon Valley. During a real estate boom, Lee recognized that people couldn’t see their new-construction homes before they bought them. His company, originally called Rendering House, started by producing general visualizations, but Lee said the buyers wanted more.
“Not only did they want to see it, they wanted to design it, and they wanted to design in real time,” Lee said.
So, in 2020, Lee launched Anewgo, giving buyers a new way to shop for and purchase homes.
To date Anwego has been bootstrapped, and the startup has seen its engagement double every year since its founding. This year, Anewgo is on track to engage with 16 million users.
Since Lee’s move back to the Triangle, technology has seen incredible growth. Now, Anewgo is transitioning to use more AI, starting with its use on the back end of its site where it categorizes floor plans to boost the capacity of the smart filters.
Eventually, Lee hopes to incorporate AI into a virtual assistant for buyers to use, which will guide users through the design and buying process.
(Reuters) – U.S. home prices leapt in February by the most in nearly two years, federal housing authorities reported on Tuesday, reflecting the effects that lean home supply continue to have on the nation’s housing market.
Prices climbed 1.2% in February from January, the largest month-to-month increase since April 2022, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said in its monthly report on home prices. On a year-over-year basis, prices climbed 7%, the swiftest increase since November 2022.
“U.S. house prices rebounded with an increase in February, after declining slightly in January,” said Anju Vajja, deputy director for FHFA’s division of research and statistics. “All nine census divisions experienced price appreciation over the last 12 months, with New England and Middle Atlantic divisions posting double-digit growth.”
While the supply of homes on the market has slowly improved in recent months, it remains well below historic norms because many home owners have mortgages with low interest rates locked in before the Federal Reserve kicked off its rate-hike cycle more than two years ago. Relocating or trading up to a larger home would involve financing anew at rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage north of 7%, a dynamic that is enticing many homeowners to stay where they are.
Moreover, home building has been slow to fill that void. Together those dynamics are keeping a lid on the flow of properties onto the market, exacerbating a national housing shortage and housing affordability problem.
The price surge in February is unlikely to be welcome news at the Fed, which has found its rapid progress in taming inflation last year has stalled out so far in 2024. Home prices don’t factor directly into the inflation measures the U.S. central bank tracks, but the changes do ultimately contribute in part to measures of imputed rents that are included in inflation indexes and have remained stubbornly high.
(Reporting by Dan Burns; Editing by Paul Simao)
TORONTO, April 30, 2024 /CNW/ – SolidCAD, a renowned technology company celebrated for its proficiency in CAD, BIM, CAM, cloud-based platforms, and data and asset management systems, proudly announces a strategic evolution of its business model with a renewed emphasis on consulting services. Leveraging its 28-year legacy of industry leadership, SolidCAD aims to empower businesses to thrive in the digital age.
“The foundation of this transformative journey is SolidCAD’s dedication to client success,” affirms Marcus Tateishi, President at SolidCAD. “We pledge to remain vigilant, actively listening to our clients’ aspirations and objectives. This ensures that every project undertaken not only meets deadlines and budgetary constraints but also surpasses expectations by delivering strategic value to our clients.”
SolidCAD introduces a fresh brand identity, marked by a dynamic logo symbolizing innovation and adaptability. This rebranding honours SolidCAD’s illustrious history as a trusted advisor and software provider to architects, engineers, and manufacturers, signifying a new chapter in its quest to confront the challenges of digital era.
Reaffirming its position as a premier partner for leading software and technology innovators such as Autodesk, Bluebeam, Chaos, Matterport, and others, SolidCAD ensures clients receive cutting-edge technological solutions that seamlessly integrate with their operations, thereby facilitating strategic success.
Embarking on this transformative journey, SolidCAD introduces an enriched suite of services tailored to catalyze digital transformation across all facets of operations. With a focus on driving efficiency, growth, and innovation, SolidCAD remains committed to ensuring its clients retain their competitive edge in an ever-evolving industry landscape.
SolidCAD extends an open invitation to organizations spanning the architecture, engineering, construction and manufacturing industries, and beyond to explore its expanded service offerings at www.solidcad.ca/consulting/. These services are designed to optimize infrastructure, streamline processes, enhance data analytics, and optimize workflows, laying a robust technological foundation for sustained client success.
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