00 50 w 49.304608 n 123.01397 w 49.304608 ; 123.01397 arc teryx type subsidiary industry outerwear sports clothing backpacks rock climbing equipment founded 1989 as rock solid 1991 as arc teryx 1 founder dave lane jeremy guard headquarters north vancouver british columbia canada number of employees 500 2 parent salomon group 2001 2005 amer sports 2005 present website arcteryx.com arc teryx mercer street london arc teryx stylized rc teryx is a canadian outdoor clothing and sporting goods company founded in north vancouver british columbia in 1989 . the name and logo of arc teryx refer to the archaeopteryx the earliest known bird . the logo is based on the berlin specimen of the bird the most complete skeleton found to date . company history edit needing a larger manufacturing space the company moved its headquarters to burnaby british columbia in 1999 . in 2005 the arc teryx head office moved back across the burrard inlet to north vancouver . their products are usually associated with climbing skiing snowboarding backpacking and hiking related activities . originally named rock solid by founders dave lane and jeremy guard the company s first line of products were climbing gear . using a heat laminate thermolamination technology the partners designed and marketed the vapor harness which would become the company s most popular item . in the second year of operations after a series of relocations and staff additions arc teryx released the bora backpack using the same vapor technology . in 1996 after obtaining a license from w. l. gore & associates for use of the gore tex fabric the company adapted it for its new line of outdoor technical apparel . top selling items in their clothing line include the theta ar and gamma mx jackets . over the years arc teryx designs have won a number of awards from backpacker outside climbing men s journal and powder magazines . 3 the arc teryx leaf law enforcement and armed forces product line is composed of equipment targeted to the military and law enforcement markets . although some items are simply counterparts in design to their civilian models other items such as arc teryx s tango and charlie packs are made in camouflage patterns and constructed to military specification including numerous pals type attachment loops and fabric featuring neutral and camouflage coloring . due to dissatisfaction with the molle gear the united states marine corps chose arc teryx s tango design for their new backpack the ilbe . guard was president and principal of the company from 1991 through 2001 . in january 2001 arc teryx was purchased by the adidas owned salomon group . 3 in may 2005 amer sports purchased the salomon group from adidas . 4 the arc teryx head office is still located in north vancouver although harnesses backpacks and much other laminated equipment is made in its own factory in new westminster bc . their apparel line has expanded thus arc teryx has consequently outsourced to plants in china the philippines vietnam bangladesh el salvador and laos . references edit mackie john october 2 2013 . arc teryx flagship store lands in kitsilano . vancouver sun . retrieved november 27 2013 . careers at arc teryx . arc teryx . retrieved november 27 2013 . a b nowakowski natasha arc teryx a perfect fit for adidas salomon business the portland business journal november 8 2002 . crane leah salomon sold to amer sports transworld business magazine august 9 2005 external links edit companies portal official company website arc teryx law enforcement & armed forces division arc teryx veilance arc teryx company profile v t e amer sports oyj major brands arc teryx atomic mavic precor salomon suunto wilson other brands demarini volant retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title arc % 27teryx & oldid 734801787 categories clothing companies of canadacanadian brandscamping equipment manufacturersoutdoor clothing brandscompanies based in vancouvercompanies established in 1989hidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais suomisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 16 august 2016 at 20 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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