St Gallen, Switzerland. – HIRZL, AG announced today plans to recruit a national network of independent representatives to support the company’s product line in 2011.
“Since the tremendous success we had from players at the RE/MAX Long Drive Championship where HIRZL was selected as the Official Glove and practically overnight became the glove of choice amongst the majority of players, word has circulated within the golf industry that our product line is destined to be the big success story in 2011,” says Gary Sheppard, head of HIRZL’s North American Operations. Reps are wanting to be a part of the growth and excitement and I have had several unsolicited calls just recently from reps saying they have seen our ad campaign, have heard some of the buzz and have wanted to know how they can get involved,” added Sheppard.
With recent rep layoffs from some of the industry equipment leaders, there exists a great opportunity to recruit the best reps in the golf industry that may be looking to add an exciting new line to their portfolio. HIRZL has also become a member of the National Golf Sales Representatives Association (NGSA) and The Golf Clearing House to assist in the recruitment process.
HIRZL, AG recently announced plans to exhibit at the 58th PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 27-29, 2011, in Orlando, Florida and also announced that during Outdoor Demo Day, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, at Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge in Orlando, HIRZL will be the Official Golf Glove of the event. HIRZL will showcase its range of golf gloves from the kangaroo leather Trust Control and Trust Feel product line to the SOFFFT™ Cabretta product that sees its global launch at this year’s event. Members from the HIRZL US operations team – led by Gary Sheppard – will be on hand to help influential PGA Professionals and VIP retailers to try on these precision-engineered gloves, and feel the difference for themselves.
From Thursday, Jan. 27 to Saturday, Jan. 29, HIRZL will exhibit on the show floor within the equipment hall (Booth #1417), participate in the Indoor Demo Days with a Hitting Bay in the Equipment Test Center and showcase the new SOFFFT™ Cabretta Glove in the New Product Center at the Orange County Convention Center.
Sales Representatives interested in HIRZL should contact Gary Sheppard at 877-HIRZL-USA or via email at salesusa@hirzl.com for more information or to arrange for an appointment.
About the PGA Merchandise Show
Since its inception in 1954, the PGA Merchandise Show has become the world’s most influential golf trade show and the global summit for the business of golf. In January 2011, the PGA Merchandise Show will once again welcome more than 40,000 industry professionals from some 75 countries to uncover the latest trends, source the newest golf merchandise, test the latest equipment, enhance careers, learn proven business best practices, network among peers and grow the business of the game. Nearly 1,000 golf companies and brands, representing every business sector of golf from market leaders to start-up companies, will display and demonstrate hundreds of thousands of golf merchandise that will appear in golf shops and retail stores throughout the 2011 golf season. For more information, visit www.pgashow.com.
The PGA Merchandise Show and PGA Fall Expo are organized in partnership with The PGA of America.
About HIRZL AG
HIRZL is a Switzerland-based company with offices in Switzerland, Germany and the United States. The company focuses its mission on becoming the world leader in glove technology and unlike other golf equipment manufacturers that add gloves to complete their product range offerings, HIRZL is devoted solely to designing and creating the finest glove products by incorporating the most advanced, HIRZL created technology ever developed.
HIRZL first appeared in 2008 in the European market, capturing the demand of retailers, golf course owners and consumers with gloves using GRIPPP™ technology, invented by HIRZL. The technology enhances the glove’s gripping characteristics and independent tests have demonstrated that a HIRZL glove will provide up to 3X better grip in dry weather and up to 5X better in wet weather than other gloves. HIRZL uses specially selected kangaroo leather in the palm to provide unsurpassed strength, durability and pliability.
HIRZL researches and develops innovative technologies and materials tirelessly in its quest to make the human hand perform even better. The gloves aren’t just about protecting hands, they always have a unique and relevant benefit too. Whether it’s golf (since 2008), cycling or horse riding (2011), each and every glove is specially adapted to the needs of the sport and the sports person.
HIRZL is THE specialist for high-performance sports gloves. For more information, visit http://www.hirzl.com
Contact:
HIRZL: Gary Sheppard, Director of North American Operations: 877-HIRZL-USA (447-9587); salesusa@hirzl.com
Public Relations: O’Byrne Communications: Dominic O’Byrne: +44 113 255 4114 (Office); +44 7767 301326 (cell); dominic@obyrne.co.uk
PGA Merchandise Show: Sherry Major, (716) 662-3855, smajor@reedexpo.com
