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Nidecker

Nidecker is a Swiss snowboard brand and family-owned board-sports company based in Rolle, Switzerland. Founded in 1887 in Etoy, Switzerland, it began as a wood-products manufacturer and entered snowboard manufacturing in 1984. The broader Nidecker Group, also referred to as NDK Group, operates board-sports brands including Nidecker, Jones Snowboards, Bataleon, Rome, etnies, éS, Emerica and ThirtyTwo. It is considered the second biggest snowboard company in the world. The company was passed down 5 generations. The Nidecker Group was formed in 2008 by three descendants of Henri: Cédric, Henry and Xavier Nidecker. Henry Nidecker is the CEO of the company. In 2017 the Nidecker Group bought American binding specialist Flow. In 2018, they acquired the brands Bataleon and Rome.

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Nidecker is a Swiss snowboard brand and family-owned board-sports company based in Rolle, Switzerland. Founded in 1887 in Etoy, Switzerland, it began as a wood-products manufacturer and entered snowboard manufacturing in 1984. The broader Nidecker Group, also referred to as NDK Group, operates board-sports brands including Nidecker, Jones Snowboards, Bataleon, Rome, etnies, éS, Emerica and ThirtyTwo. It is considered the second biggest snowboard company in the world. The company was passed down 5 generations. The Nidecker Group was formed in 2008 by three descendants of Henri: Cédric, Henry and Xavier Nidecker. Henry Nidecker is the CEO of the company. In 2017 the Nidecker Group bought American binding specialist Flow. In 2018, they acquired the brands Bataleon and Rome.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1887 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1887". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363574261

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