Craghoppers and OS are pleased to announce a new partnership to release a range of outdoor clothing.
As leading brands in their respective fields, Craghoppers and OS will work together to offer customers a range of clothing that reflects OS’s values while combining Craghoppers’ leading technologies and design delivering an active, fast and lightweight collection.
The ‘OS Collection’ is designed to appeal to a broad base of outdoor customers who want to ‘get outside’ and require protection, security and peace of mind together with flexibility for multi activity use. The range is ideal for all kind of activities that might require OS mapping whether walking, running or cycling. Products in the collection will reflect the OS logo in a subtle way via zip pulls and labelling.
The men’s and women’s ranges feature technical jackets, soft shell trousers, jackets and fleeces to help consumers explore all the corners of Great Britain and get more from their outdoor adventure.
The new OS capsule collection will be available for consumers from Spring 2016.
Managing Director for Craghoppers, Jim McNamara, comments: “We take great pride in our British heritage and our products reflect our passion for exploring the British Isles.
“We are privileged to be able to partner with such a well-respected company, whose brand vision aligns with our own, and look forward to developing a long lasting partnership that bring new and exciting products for our customers as well as expanding our reach with such a well- known brand as Ordnance Survey.”
Alastair Tinker from Ordnance Survey comments: “This is an incredibly exciting time for us at OS. Following our recent rebranding, we wanted to offer customers a clothing range that reflected our heritage, current and future direction.
“It was important to partner with a brand that shared not only our values but also our future direction and love of outdoor activity.
“We feel that Craghoppers is that brand, with its heritage and first in the field technologies that help people get outside.
“We feel this is a partnership that will benefit customers needing quality and reliable clothing for a range of outdoor activities and will provide increased visibility for OS.”
OS Collection – detail
The men’s Jerome Gore-Tex® jacket and the ladies Sienna Gore-Tex jacket are the anchors of the collection. These top of the range jackets can handle any adventure thrown at them, with a two-layer Gore-Tex® waterproof shell to withstand the heaviest downpours and a stretchy but sleek style to allow the wearer maximum freedom of movement. It is available in sizes S-XL in Spiced Lime, Black and Deep China Blue colours for men and sizes 8-20 and in Sapphire, Bright Turquoise and Charcoal colours for ladies.
The Pro Lite Softshell for him and her combines the versatile performance of a soft shell with the convenience of a packaway jacket. Being water-resistant, windproof and featuring a host of pockets, the Pro Lite Softshell is the perfect stow-away when heading outdoors in the unpredictable British weather. It is available in sizes S-XXL and in Black and Deep China Blue colourways for him and sizes 8-20 and Bright Turquoise and Black for her.
The Pro Lite Softshell trousers are the perfect partner for the OS collection jacket. They offer the ultimate protection when outdoors, being waterproof and windproof and are extremely lightweight, making them extremely versatile. They feature four zipped pockets to keep all valuables safe when outdoors, and they are available in sizes R30-42 for men and R8-20 for ladies, both in black.