UNIHOC

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UNIHOC is a Swedish manufacturer of floorball equipment and has been one of the leading manufacturers of floorball equipment since the inception of sport. It is also the first company to specialize in the trade and production of floorball equipment.

UNIHOC
Owner / user Renew Group
Introductory year 1972
Products Floorball equipment,
shoes,
sports glasses
Markets Worldwide
Website www.unihoc.se

The UNIHOC brand belongs to the Renew Group. The headquarters of the Renew Group and UNIHOC are in Mölnlycke , a city in the west of the Swedish city of Gothenburg. There are subsidiaries in Chur (Switzerland) and Greven (Germany).

history

UNIHOC was started in 1972 by the Swede Carl Åke Ahlqvist in Gothenburg Sweden. He introduced floorball to Sweden and imported plastic sticks. Over time, the company began to manufacture its own clubs.

In a first phase the clubs and shovels were made of plastic. In 1988 the company experimented with kevlar and in the same year made the first kevlar club. The first club made with composite material was introduced for more than ten years . Five years later, the first thermoformed shaft was made.

In 2004 the brand was taken over by the Swedish Renew Group. UNIHOC thus became the third floorball brand in the Renew Group's portfolio, alongside Zone and Reactor.

One year after the takeover by the Renew Group, the rounded "Curve" shaft was introduced. In 2013, the company secured the bid for the official match ball in the SSL , the highest Swedish floorball division. The Swedish head of the association, Göran Harnesk, announced that the contract with UNIHOC's parent company, the Renew Group, was set to run for three years. In 2014, the global floorball association extended its cooperation with the manufacturer of floorball equipment. The manufacturer will therefore use Unihoc material for all IFF events.

In cooperation with the material manufacturer TeXtreme, the lightest racket approved by the IFF was brought onto the market in 2015 .

Products and Markets

A floorball player with a UNIHOC stick.
A floorball player with a UNIHOC stick.

At the beginning, the Swedish manufacturer specialized exclusively in the trade and production of floorball sticks. Over the years, UNIHOC has expanded its range and, in addition to rackets, also offers shoes, goalkeeper equipment, blades, grip tapes, glasses, team material such as jerseys and pants, racket bags and accessories.

The products are available in most of Europe in the appropriate specialist stores. So far, 25 countries within Europe have been supplied directly. Outside Europe, the products are available in Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, the USA, Iran and the Philippines. Other countries are supplied directly from Sweden by intermediaries and importers.

Sponsorship of athletes and teams

The company sponsors and is the material sponsor of numerous floorball players and teams. UNIHOC is also a partner of the International Floorball Federation, the world association of floorball.

Itemized list

  1. ↑ UNIHOC. Renew Group, accessed March 8, 2017 .
  2. ↑ UNIHOC. Taurus Sports, accessed March 8, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Contact. UNIHOC, accessed March 8, 2017 (UK English).
  4. ^ Swedish Floorball Federation in partnership with Renew. International Floorball Federation , September 23, 2013, accessed March 8, 2017 (American English).
  5. ↑ UNIHOC continues as IFF sponsor. International Floorball Federation , December 18, 2014, accessed March 8, 2017 (American English).
  6. ↑ About Us. UNIHOC, accessed March 8, 2017 (UK English).
  7. ↑ Europe. UNIHOC, accessed March 8, 2017 (UK English).
  8. ^ World. UNIHOC, accessed March 8, 2017 (UK English).
  9. ↑ Teams. UNIHOC, accessed March 8, 2017 (UK English).
  10. ↑ Players. UNIHOC, accessed March 8, 2017 (UK English).