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PRESIDENT OF FISI VISITS
FIOCCHI MUNIZIONI HQ
Recently, Flavio Roda, the
president of FISI (the Italian
Winter Sports Federation)
visited the headquarters
of Fiocchi Munizioni in
Lecco, where he met Marzio
Maccacaro, commercial director
of the company.
While there he praised
Fiocchi’s support for the Italian
biathlon National Team.
“Our deal with Fiocchi is
important, and it brought many
important results,” said Mr.
Roda. “We’re talking about a
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top-level brand, a company that
collaborate with us excellently,
satisfying all the diff erent needs
of our athletes.”
“It’s a very particular duty
for the company, because the
ammunitions have to be the
most eff ective and precise ever,”
added the President of FISI.
“Biathlon is a discipline where
the shooting part has become
more and more important.
Nowadays, all the athletes
are good skiers, and the real
diff erence is made at the range.”
Th e visit happened a few
months after the conclusion
of the PyeongChang 2018
Olympic Games, where the
Italian biathlon team collected
two bronze medals, an individual
one and a team one.
Two podiums that confi rm,
once again, the great moment
that the sport is going through
in Italy.
“Th e whole biathlon
movement is growing. It’s a
fascinating discipline, that drives
the interest of many young
athletes, even more than nordic
skiing. Th e union of skiing and
shooting creates passion,” added
Mr Roda.
As the 2018/2019 season
approaches, Fiocchi Munizioni
is once again alongside
the Azzurri, reinforcing a
partnership that in many
years gave some high-quality
ammunition to the Italian
team, and a prestigious and
international showcase to the
company based in Lecco.
Innovative airgun leader,
HatsanUSA, has brought
in Mike Maanum as the
company’s new national sales
manager – bringing with him
18 years of national outdoors
sales experience and a passion
for the industry.
“Having worked in the
outdoor industry for nearly
two decades, you tend to learn
when a company and their
products are the real deal,” said
Maanum. “Th e reputation that
HatsanUSA has garnered since
entering the US market is well
deserved, and I cannot express
how excited I am to be a part of
it and help the company grow.”
Before joining HatsanUSA,
Maanum was the national sales
account manager for Flambeau
Outdoors, where he was able
to grow many of the company’s
largest accounts.
Maanum was also an
integral part in growing
Zippo’s outdoors presence,
by introducing the company’s
products in national sporting
goods stores, as well as securing
many top-tier clients for REAL
AVID – including Amazon,
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Scheels,
and Sportsman’s Warehouse.
“Th ere is no doubt that Mike
comes to HatsanUSA with an
impressive résumé that speaks
for itself,” said HatsanUSA
president and CEO Blaine
Manifold. “But his tenacity,
leadership, and passion for the
outdoors are something that I
believe will help bring Hatsan’s
presence and notoriety in the
industry to a whole new level.”
For more information about
HatsanUSA, visit the website
or contact Daniel Settle –
daniel@hatsanUSA.com
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About
HatsanUSA Inc. gives US
customers the first opportunity
to purchase Hatsan airguns,
known and respected
throughout the world for their
premium craft smanship, quality,
and hard-hitt ing performance,
direct from Hatsan’s factory.
Leica and
Billingham
create new range
of premium
binocular cases
Leica Sport Optics has joined
forces with British camera bag
brand Billingham to create a new
range of premium cases for full-size
binoculars.
Made in England, the Galbin
8L and Galbin 10L are precisionengineered
to off er the greatest level
of protection for valuable optics
equipment when travelling, out in
the fi eld or in transit. Each case
is manufactured from premium
Billingham materials, and is fortifi ed
with a layer of high grade foam
padding. Available in two colour
combinations: Sage FibreNyte with
a full grain Chocolate leather trim,
or durable Black Canvas with full
grain Black leather trim.
Billingham FibreNyte and
Canvas are both hard-wearing yet
lightweight materials. Th ey never
require reproofi ng and remain
moisture-resistant for the whole
lifetime of the bag. FibreNyte is
an ultra-rugged material that is
colour-fast and delivers exceptional
durability and protection against
wear and tear.
Delivering ultimate protection
from the elements, dust and
moisture, each case features a
contoured outer main fl ap, as
well as an internal soft cover with
drawstring cord fastener and secure
toggle lock, aff ording additional
defence against inclement weather
conditions.
A handy slip pocket has been
integrated into the design at the
back of the main compartment, for
the storage of rainguards, objective
lens covers, notebooks, accessories or
mobile phones.
Harry Billingham, director at M.
Billingham & Co, said: “With 45
years of experience of manufacturing
highly protective photographic,
leisure and travel bags, we felt that
our venture into the observation
optics industry was a natural
progression.”
Designed to carry a wide
variety of binoculars in 8x32, 8x42
and 10x42 sizes, the Billingham
Galbin cases come with a 5-year
manufacturer’s guarantee.
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