AMPLID GREEN LIGHT PROJECT
Yes, we just won the ISPO ECO Award with our AMPLID GREEN LIGHT PROJECT for our AGL FAT SKI and AGL FREERIDE BOARD ! Stoked and proud to have convinced a critical bunch of judges from the industry that our green stuff is the greenest state of the art as of today…
So what is the AMPLID GREEN LIGHT PROJECT ?
The AMPLID GREEN LIGHT PROJECT isn’t a sudden reaction to consumer demand. Since Amplid’s inception the company has strived to keep its negative impact on the environment to a minimum, after all it’s in our interest to keep the mountains white. Since day one our skis and snowboards have been manufactured by some of the most environmentally forward thinking factories in the EU. We’ve kept our carbon footprint as small as possible by sourcing all of our raw materials within a 400km radius of our factories. Additionally, Amplid was instrumental in the R&D and realisation of WDT Polywood core technology, a core material that makes use of otherwise wasted material and requires 50% less energy than standard wood cores to create.
Two years ago Amplid’s founders Peter Bauer and Anian Thrainer felt it was time to apportion Amplid’s twenty years of ski and snowboard R&D experience to developing high performance products created from non-toxic materials and less energy hungry manufacturing processes; the Green Light Project was born.
You won’t see bamboo sidewalls imported from the Far East or expensive wood veneers created from tropical hardwoods on our products, in our eyes these are in most cases aesthetics designed to pull the wool over consumers’ eyes. The Green Light Project is about real eco-friendly technologies that deliver incredible performance; it’s about extending the ARC to incorporate innovative suppliers providing green and recycled material solutions and putting these materials through our rigorous testing. We believe that this search will unearth materials that offer superior riding characteristics and durability to the current crop of materials used by 99% of manufacturers at present.
Download DATASHEET PDF: What is the Amplid Green Light Project ?
Download DATASHEET PDF: Which Products will be available ?
The Amplid Green Light Project is the start of a journey and the commitment by Amplid to push green ski and snowboard technology forward. In ten, twenty… who knows how many years’ time we will feel proud that we were involved in a movement that transformed the industry, we hope you’ll come along for the ride. Starting mid February 2012 we will have a limited edition of Boards (length: 162cm) and Skis (185cm) available. Please check with your next AMPLID Dealer (Click for Dealer search!) or here on our website.
