Jan-Willem van Schaik

LONDON, UK - Demand for British-built bikes soared in the year when the first stage of the Tour de France was held in Yorkshire. According the latest statistics of the Office for National Statistics production and sales of UK made bicycles jumped almost 70%.

MOSS, Norway - Hamax is conducting a voluntary recall of its bicycle child seat Zenith Relax. The seat is a completely new 2015 model and has only been available since the beginning of April.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - In the first half of 2015 Accell Group booked an operating profit of € 49.1 million, an increase of 29% from the € 38.2 million recorded in the first half of 2014. Net profit was up 21% at €31.9 million from € 26.3 million in the first half of 2014 while turnover was up 13% at € 537.8 million. The organic increase in net turnover came in at 11%, which was mainly the result of of higher sales of e-bikes and sports bicycles in the higher segment.

COLOGNE, Germany - The annual show of the biggest dealer cooperative in Europe, ZEG, which took place July 17 - 20, is not only an important order event for the affiliated retailers but it is also the first trade show on the European continent for model year 2016. With that it's THE indicator for new bike trends.

NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - Shimano did not wait till Eurobike but presented an all new footwear line-up at the Outdoor show which took place last week in Friedrichshafen. Adding up the new models, Shimano has an impressive 71 pairs available.

德國，科隆- 歐盟最大的經銷商合作組織上週末在科隆舉辦其年度自行車展。ZEG五十週年慶祝晚會給了今年活動一絲特殊的感覺。

義大利，VERONA- 距離第一屆CosmoBike自行車展開幕還有三個月的時間，主辦單位說有400家企業已經選擇了這個車展來發表義大利2016年的創新產品。

COLOGNE, Germany - Europe's biggest dealer cooperative gathered in Cologne last weekend for their annual order show. ZEG's 50th anniversary party gave the event a special touch this year.

NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - Shimano Europe and lock manufacturer Kryptonite agreed upon the distribution of Kryptonite bicycle products in a select group of European countries through Shimano Europe's sales offices.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The weeks ahead of the start of the holiday season seems to be the right time for people to pursue a new challenge and move to another organization. Panther International, Humpert, Bosch eBike system and Ridley reported: