2. 1979, Viszlo Company responded to the "National Energy Saving Campaign" and obtained a patent for wood-burning stove. Started selling cookers with the trademark "Fire King".
Weslo's involvement in the health and fitness industry began with the manufacture of trampolines. In 1980s, their product line continued to expand, including treadmills, exercise bikes and rowing machines. And use ProForm brand to produce home gym products. Due to the fierce development of fitness equipment business, the company decided to divest the wood-burning stove business and focus on the fitness equipment industry.
4. 1988, American Wade Health and Fitness Company acquired ProForm and Weslo. This 50-year-old company is not only a large manufacturer of sports nutrition products, but also the largest publisher of health and fitness magazines in the United States.
5.1In July, 1990, ProForm and Weslo moved into a new international headquarters of 300,000 square feet. This is a factory with advanced manufacturing equipment, and the company's business has included almost all aspects such as research and development, production, customer service and marketing.
In June, 1994, 1 1, Wade sold the assets of ProForm and Weslo. The company was handed over to Bain Capital Group in Boston for management. The name of the new company is changed to "Icon Health &；; Fitness company ",that is, Ai Kang company.
7. Since 1995, ICON has invested millions of dollars to develop advanced production, R&D, distribution and reporting systems. ICON is better at quickly designing and planning the performance of new products, and has the shortest "design-to-production" cycle in the whole industry, enabling it to constantly innovate and quickly respond to the needs and opportunities of emerging markets.
8.1In August 1996, Ai Kang acquired HealthRider, a leader in the field of exercise bikes. The acquisition has expanded Ai Kang's chain retail channels throughout the country.
9. 1999, Ai Kang acquired the NordicTrack brand and developed it into high-end home fitness equipment.
At 10. 200 1, Ai Kang acquired the FreeMotion brand and began to enter the commercial and professional fitness market on a large scale.
11.At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Scott, Chairman and CEO of ICON Company, was elected as the igniter of the torch ceremony at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
12. In June 2002, the President and the First Lady of the United States solemnly invited ICON to hold the handover ceremony of the "Presidential Health Campaign" at the White House in Washington.
13.2002, the "Nordic Track" brand treadmill produced by ICON Company became the follow-up equipment on the US Air Force No.1 (presidential plane).