ABOUT STORMTECH
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OUR COMPANY HISTORY
Since 1977, STORMTECH has been developing highly technical outdoor apparel and accessories for men, women and children. Blake Annable (the company's Owner, President, and Founder), began designing and manufacturing sports equipment and apparel in Western Canada for specialty retailers and corporate clients. What began as a small business venture eventually grew to become one of the largest privately owned and operated international Promotional Product Companies.
In the late seventies Blake Annable was importing sports equipment and apparel from the Orient and selling in western Canada to sporting goods retailers. It was during this time that he set up a warehouse in North Vancouver, B.C. and named his company Promark. As a one-man operation, Blake was always on the road selling to sports shops. Eventually business grew, and the delivery service gave way to a more conventional method of expedited shipping. Then a fortuitous thing happened, New outdoor technology in waterproof and breathable fabrics emerged making it possible for STORMTECH to improve the performance of their outerwear to a very high standard, and in 1987 a newly minted trademark was registered that would reflect the company's ongoing product development mission. The trade name STORMTECH, had been coined for a new all weather system jacket, but in 1987 it would become the company's international trademark, now registered world-wide.
As time went on, consumers began to recognize the brand as being synonymous with high quality. This prompted Blake and his product development team to expand the product offering to include: golf, athletic, work wear and technical apparel. This expansion truly set STORMTECH apart from the competition, and by establishing a brand that was highly recognized and valued by consumers, something very few had accomplished in corporate apparel.
WHAT WE DO
STORMTECH specializes in high-end products with a focus on waterproof, breathable, moisture-wicking apparel and accessories. STORMTECH develops performance outerwear and accessories for the corporate and retail markets, athletic apparel to service the teamwear market and casual products to service the golf and resort markets. STORMTECH has an unparalleled market reach, and sells its products through broad based distribution channels that include: Promotional Products, Team & Athletic. Work Wear, Green Grass Retailers, College Bookstores, Direct Mail and Resorts.
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Today the company develops a wide variety of performance apparel and accessories for over 8,000 companies in over 25 countries. In addition, STORMTECH has expanded into the European market and recently opened a brand new showroom in London. Presently, the STORMTECH brand is distributed internationally in over 30 countries that include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada (Head Office), China, Columbia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States.
STORMTECH'S International Head Office is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and boasts an impressive 240,000 sq. ft. of space that facilitates an international Customer Service Team, a world class Product Development Department (lead by Blake Annable), a cutting edge Sales & Marketing Division, and a superior Global Distribution Centre which allows for Stormtech to ship anywhere on the planet and in record time!
For more information on the STORMTECH brand and distribution, please contact one of our friendly customer service agents today 1-866-407-2222
STORMTECH is an international brand recognized by its customers for its commitment to providing innovative performance apparel and outstanding customer service.
CORPORATE & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
At STORMTECH we realize that we need to take responsibility for our world. Not only do we comply with all applicable environmental regulations and laws in the countries of our production, but we have gone a step further to create our own ethical production code.
Stormtech strives to provide durable, high quality products to our customers while respecting the health, safety and dignity of the workers who make our products. As a global company, we believe that supporting good practices at the factory level is a part of the broader human rights solution.
We are a proud Member of the following Associations:
RESPONSIBILITY APPAREL PRODUCTION (WRAP)
WRAP is an independent, non –profit organization dedicated to the certification of lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing throughout the world. For more information please visit www.wrapapparel.org
FAIR LABOR ASSOCIATION
The FLA is a coalition of universities, NGOs and companies who are all committed to implementing a code of conduct based on the labor standards of the United Nations International Labour Organization. For more information please visit www.fairlabor.org
UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT
The Global Compact is the world's largest and most widely embraced corporate citizenship initiative. Over 2,000 companies from more than 80 countries as well as governments, labour, civil society organizations, cities, development agencies, academics and the United Nations, are all engaged in achieving international progress in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anticorruption. For more information please visit www.unglobalcompact.com
PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTIONS PEOPLE OF CANADA (PPPC)
PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (PPAI)
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF THE PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT INDUSTRY (PSI)
ADVERTISING SPECIALTY INSTITUTE (ASI)
CREATIVE CAMPUS RETAILING (CSCEX)
VANCOUVER BOARD OF TRADE
BURNABY BOARD OF TRADE
