5.11 Tactical

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5.11 Tactical
legal form Private
founding 2003 in Modesto
Seat Irvine , USA
Number of employees 550 (2017)
sales 300 million (2016)
Branch clothing
Website official website

5.11 Tactical (" five eleven tactical ") is an American clothing and equipment manufacturer .

Company history

5.11 Tactical origins began with a climbing tour by mountaineer Royal Robbins . When he reached the top of a climb in Yosemite National Park , he noticed that the pants he was wearing were not suitable for climbing. Robbins decided he had to design something more durable, with better functionality. In 1968 he began manufacturing trousers with the name "5.11", which had a trademarked design.

The name "5.11" comes from the highest level of difficulty in climbing, the Yosemite Decimal System .

Robbins sold a 51 percent stake in his company to Dan Costa in 1999 , who after tweaking found that the 5.11 Tactical Pants were becoming increasingly popular at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia .

Costa took over the entire company in 2002, but sold Royal Robbins Clothing but again at its founder Robbins in 2003, retained the brand 5.11 Tactical and founded a new company called 511 (Tactical) Inc . Dan Costa and his co-partner Francisco Morales began working with the FBI to develop functional apparel.

In 2006, 5.11 Tactical was named 211 on Inc. magazine's list of the 500 fastest growing companies in the country .

TA Associates , a private equity -Unternehmen in Boston, has 2007 for 305 million US dollars acquired a majority stake in 5.11 Tactical.

In 2012, 5.11 acquired Tactical Beyond Clothing LLC, a Seattle-based custom outdoor apparel brand, for an undisclosed price.

Also in 2012, the company announced that it would move development jobs to Irvine , California , and leave some functions in Modesto .

In 2014, the company expanded into retail, opening locations in Riverside and Las Vegas . In the following two years stores opened in California, Colorado , Texas , Utah , Florida and Australia .

In 2016, the company was sold to Compass Diversified Holdings for $ 401 million .

As of May 2018, the company owned 48 stores in the USA , Germany ( Hamburg ), Australia , China , Taiwan , Indonesia and Japan .

Trivia

An April Fool's joke in 2012 resulted in the production of a kilt .

The video games " Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands ", " Escape From Tarkov ", " Far Cry 5 " and " The Division 2 " feature 5.11 tactical clothing or in-game advertising .

5.11 is the outfitter or sponsor of the CrossFit Games .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Ben van der Meer: A tactical decision by Costa leads to sale of company He sells majority ownership of booming 5.11 uniform company, buys back 20% . In: The Modesto Bee , 2007. 
  2. ↑ a b c d 5.11 Tactical's Target: Fast Growth at Retail . January 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Elizabeth McGowan: Royal Robbins . In: Active Interest Media, Inc. (Ed.): Backpacker . 13, No. 3, 1985, ISSN  0277-867X , pp. 17-18.
  4. ^ Bob Woodward: Short Cuts . In: Active Interest Media, Inc. (Ed.): Backpacker . 13, No. 3, 1985, ISSN  0277-867X , pp. 38-39.
  5. ^ Mike Graf: Yosemite National Park: Harrowing Ascent of Half Dome . FalconGuides, March 20, 2012, ISBN 978-0-7627-8409-7 , p. 7.
  6. ↑ Lawrence J. Gitman, Carl McDaniel: The Future of Business: The Essentials . Cengage Learning, 2008, ISBN 0-324-59075-X , p. 187.
  7. ↑ Ben van der Meer: Costa's Six . In: The Modesto Bee , 2007. 
  8. ^ Beyond Clothing - Cold Weather Clothing Systems - Made in the USA .
  9. ↑ Kari Hamanaka: 5.11 Tactical Acquires Performance Clothing Company . In: Orange County Business Journal .
  10. ↑ Modesto 5.11 Tactical Jobs Move To Irvine Is Another Blow To The City of Modesto . May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 15, 2019. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.modestopress.com
  11. ↑ 5.11 Tactical's Target: Fast Growth at Retail | Orange County Business Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
  12. ↑ 5.11 Locations - 5.11 Tactical .
  13. ↑ No Joke: How 5:11's Tactical Duty Kilt Was Born . April 16, 2014.
  14. ↑ https://www.ammoland.com/2019/03/5-11-announces-partnership-with-ubisoft-for-tom-clancys-the-divison-2/
  15. ↑ spartanat: REVIEW: 5.11 Tactical TacTec Plate Carrier (CrossFit). June 29, 2018, accessed on July 16, 2019 (German).