Duotone What's New 2024

W H A T ’ S N E W 2 0 2 4 C O N C E P T B L U E WHY ISN’TTHE COMPLETE RANGE CONCEPT BLUE? In general, the idea is to implement Concept Blue to the whole product range, yet it takes time. New raw materials need to be found and implemented without compromising on quality and performance, long time durability needs to be assured. As soon as all these aspects are guaranteed, a product is valid to get the Concept Blue stamp. WHYARE KITES NOTMADE OF RECYCLED MATERIAL? Whilst we have been actively collaborating with manufacturers of recycled materials, we have faced challenges in developing kites made entirely from recycled materials. The recycling process often leads to lasting damage to the plastics used, affecting their durability and performance in our high-performance sports. Ensuring that kites made from recycled materials last long and perform well, has proven to be a significant obstacle. However, we are committed to finding sustainable alternatives and continually improving the overall sustainability of our products. Whilst recycling materials is important, it's just one aspect of our efforts to become more environmentally friendly. WHYAREN’TALL THE TWINTIPS CONCEPT BLUE PRODUCTS? First and foremost, we have not found a solution to build all the SLS boards with Concept Blue materials. Thus, the range is already limited to our original boards. We do not have all our original boards in the Concept Blue range as it takes time to develop every board one by one and to adapt it to the Concept Blue layup. In our development and testing timeframe it is impossible to adapt the layup to all the boards especially as every board needs to be developed individually. Step by step the aim is to include the whole range to the Concept Blue concept. WHYAREN’TALL THE SURFBOARDS CONCEPT BLUE PRODUCTS? There are two reasons for this, primarily it is because our new surfboard manufacturer does not have the capacity yet to build the number of boards which we would require. The range of surfboards has just been developed and boards are working great, but also here, step by step more models will follow. FREQUENTLYASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CONCEPT BLUE DUOTONE 06