Galvin Green
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Tomas Nilsson |
| Headquarters | Växjö , Sweden |
Area served | |
| Products | Golfing apparel, outerwear, jackets, trousers, pullovers, shirts, base layers, caps, hats, belts, accessories |
| Website | galvingreen |
Galvin Green is a golf clothing brand based in Växjö, Sweden. The company was established in 1990 by entrepreneur Tomas Nilsson.[4] Galvin Green designs and sells multi-layer garments for the game of golf, sold via golf retail stores, on-course shops and authorized online retailers.[5]
In the early 1990s, the majority of golfers wore dark-colored, ill-fitting rain suits that became extremely heavy when it rained and stayed in their golf bag until the next downpour.[4] By 1995, Galvin Green had launched a full range of waterproofs in bright colors that incorporated a high level of detail never seen before in golf apparel.[4] A series of 'firsts' then followed in quick succession – half-zip rain jackets, zip fly trousers, jackets without front pockets, adjustable chest tabs, cuffs with rain channels, stretch fabric with various color options.[4]
Galvin Green is now among the world's leading golf apparel brands and dominates the rainwear sector in the UK & Ireland.[6] The company entered the U.S. market for the first time in 2013.[7]
Ryder Cup Collection
Galvin Green is a licensee of Ryder Cup Europe and was selected to be part of a new 'Exclusive Collection' for the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, Scotland in September 2014.[8] This collection includes specially designed garments using cutting edge materials in Gore-Tex, Gore-Tex Paclite, Windstopper, INSULA and VENTIL8 fabrics featuring a distinctive silhouette of the famous Ryder Cup trophy.[9]