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Important stages of the Zamberlan history1929: Giuseppe Zamberlan started his own cobbler’s business: Due to his great passion for mountains, he tried to make better and more reliable products and- right before first world war – he supported the revolutionary ideas of Vitale Bramani, founder of Vibram®, to develop rubber soles which would later on replace the existing ones, made of leather with iron studs. 1967: Style FUJIYAMA was developed for the Japanese market and 40 years later it is still produced although updated and renewed. 1970: Emilio, the son, took his father’s place and gradually moved from being a respected local manufacturer to a national and international supplier, supported in all ways and stages by his wife. 1973: The premises were moved from Schio to Pievebelvicino, at the foot of Small Dolomites, and the first sales abroad , mainly in Japan and the UK, were achieved. 1983: New and performing midsoles, MULTIFLEX and BIFLEX, made of elastic and light propylene were introduced. They allow optimal toe off and consistent flex pattern across all sizes. 1984: ALPIN LITE was born and was very successful, first in the UK market and then in many other markets. 1985: As a result of careful research Zamberlan realized a special tanning technique which preserves the natural characteristics of breathability and water resistance of leather: the brand HYDROBLOC® was conceived to recognize such prime quality leathers. 1986: Together with Brisith customers Zamberlan created a specific last for the female foot (at a time when everything was still men’s or unisex). LADY LITE, women’s shoe par excellence, was launched and was a huge success. 1988: In collaboration with Vibram®, Zamberlan developed an exclusive sole, BIMESCOL, with double density rubber, which absorbed ground impact like no other sole did before. 1989: On the 25the of March the “Zamberlan Mountainsport” store was opened, mainly selling Zamberlan products with the addition of few other items complimentary to boots. 1990: “DISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE” became the company’s pay off: discovering and knowing the difference is the key of a Zamberlan boot. 1992: Zamberlan entered the USA market and with pride begun to supply the main specialty outdoor chain: REI, a reference for the whole industry. 1993: Zamberlan begun to produce boots with the famous and absolutely revolutionary GORE-TEX® membrane. 1995: Zamberlan developed a special method to apply the rubber rand, named Rubber Reinforcement System, to completely preventing rubber rands to peel off the boots. 1996: Style CIVETTA GT was born and continues to prove to be a long term best seller, much appreciated in many foreign Countries. 1998: Zamberlan initiated its collaboration with Karl Bushby whose plan was to make the world tour on foot, with no stops and completely alone. 1999-2000: The factory space was more than doubled, using a project which involved the salvage of the historic main ditch that passes underneath the plant. |
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2000-2005: In these years productions moved to countries where the workforce is cheaper. Nevertheless Zamberlan stubbornly kept its production in Torrebelvicino and has always maintained the ”made in Italy” for the core of its collection. 2002: Marco and Maria the children that have always been somehow involved in the company’s life now start managing it more by themselves. Their main passions - the mountains and their job – continue to grow one into the other. 2005: Zamberlan started its collaboration with Cristina Castagna, the youngest Italian lady to conquer a 8000 mt. 2006: The premises were renewed combining modern architectural design and traditional materials (stone and wood). Two spires linked by a Tibetan bridge for climbing in the summertime were added. 2007: On the 27th of March the new store was open. It now covers 450 sqm and, besides Zamberlan boots, it offers a huge choice of quality products for mountain and outdoor activities. Mara, the youngest daughter is in charge of it. 2008: An inside climbing wall, unique in the area, was built and the AZA association was founded with more than 100 members. Collaboration with Luca Vuerich, a young and very promising alpinist, begun for in-field testing of Zamberlan products. Zamberlan is in more than of 40 countries and the export sales are far more than 90% of the total business. 
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