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May- 04:
PSA Confirm Clothing
Agreement With Yellow Dot
The Professional Squash Association is celebrating a joint clothing
collaboration with Yellow Dot, a brand that is defined by heritage and
integrity in the squash market place. From its early roots in the 1970s,
Yellow Dot established a unique reputation as a successful manufacturer
and retailer of high performance squash apparel for both the traditional
player and the professional user.
Full Story
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(L to R): John Howarth, Sales Director Genesis; Gawain
Briars, Chief Executive, PSA; Brian Hewitt, founder, Yellow Dot; Jack
Herrick, Chairman, PSA; Brian Morley, Genesis
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 Apr-04:
Kneipp Signs
With Klip
World Open Semi Finalist Joe Kneipp
has signed a racquet and string contract with Klip.
Kneipp, the 30 year-old Amsterdam-based
Australian broke into the world top 10 in January and is a member of the
World Team Champions.
He trialed the new Klip racquet at February’s
Tournament of Champions in
New York, and then March’s
Bermuda Open. At both tournaments he made the Quarterfinals.
 Klip,
originally an Australian company, began manufacturing racquet strings in
the 1920s in Melbourne. Since then they’ve established themselves as a
market leader and innovator in both strings and racquets.
“I was very happy with the racquet,” Kneipp said.
“It has the perfect mix of great feel and touch, but still with the power
and durability required of a top class racquet. When I step on court I
need to be comfortable that my racquet will allow me to hit a feathery
volley drop that clings to the front wall, but that I can still slam the
ball into the nick or blast it past my opponent with pace. A racquet needs
to have touch and power, but also be able to take some heavy whacks on the
sidewalls and stay intact. The Klip racquet does that.”
Klip have come a long way from the small family operation that began
nearly 80 years ago. In the '30s, the company began producing natural gut
tennis strings, which immediately became extremely popular. It didn't take
long for Klipspringer to start innovating. The world's first string made
from inedible beef Serosa Ribbons was soon developed, producing a string
with extremely high tensile strength.
Soon, Dunlop/Slazenger and Spalding were buying all their strings from
Klipspringer. The relationship with Dunlop continued for many years, with
both companies establishing themselves as market leaders. Klip’s stable of
tennis players included Wimbledon Champions Pat Cash and 7-times Grand
Slam Champion John Fitzgerald.
In the late '80s, thanks to Klipspringer's use of the finest raw materials
and adherence to strict manufacturing procedures, the company formed
relationships with some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies,
supplying them with natural gut sutures. For the same reasons, Klip
strings are found on some of the world’s finest harps, violins and cellos.
Klip, with the help of German Sandro Diwok, a professional stringer on the
tennis world tour, began producing top quality racquets. 9 times German
national squash Champion and former World #11 Hansi Wiens used the racquet
to secure his 9th national title.
Klip are proud to have Joe Kneipp as part of their team.
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