CAMARO, MILESTONES, HISTORY...
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1964
THE YEAR OF ERICH ROISER
It was 1964, in the US, that Erich Roiser - indulging in his favorite watersport - put on a "rubber suit" for the first time in his life. And it did not take long for him to visualize himself manufacturing wet-suits in Austria in order to prolong the watersports season in his home country.
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1969
COMPANY FOUNDATION CAMARO
A significant date for Erich and Heide Roiser - together with a friend they set up their company CAMARO to produce wetsuits , located in AU 42 on the lake Mondsee. Right from the start their slogan is "learning by doing". They concentrate on suits for waterski and diving and their first 4-page- catalogue proudly presents 5 different styles of wet-suits.
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1972
DIFFERENT STYLES OF WET SUITS ARE LAUNCHED
and CAMARO introduces COLOUR to the market - made possible by double-lined Neoprene. Legendary styles like Farmer-John pants, Corsar- and Corsarpro jackets, as well as Monoshorts and Neoprene accessories like gloves, booties and hoods are manufactured and become bestsellers on a constantly growing waterspotrs market.
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1976/77
THE TEAM IS GROWING
In order to meet the continuously growing requirements of the market Erich Roiser decides to move again - this time into a 1000 squaremetre production site with attached office building - the new address is St. Lorenz 300. The machinery is enlarged and modernized a lot more staff members are engaged, the Team CAMAROkeeps growing. We exhibit on even more international shows - as in Santiago, Chile, Singapore and Kualalumpur and the brand CAMARO Wetsuits is recognized worldwide.
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1977
ERICH ROISER TAKES THE 3RD PLACE
Not only Erich Roiser's personal sporting achievements, as here at the Austrian State Championships in water skiing in 1977, but also his unlimited creativity and vision have brought the company to where we are today. Hooray, our boss is on the podium - we're happy for him!
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1984
SPONSERING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG ISSUE
The very close cooperation between athletes and our company always worked both ways. We were able to develop new products and enhance existing ones because of the feedback we got from our athletes and they could achieve better results because of the advantages they have had because of our efforts. Sportsmen like Franz Oberleitner or Jaret Llevellyn in waterski, Harry Brandstätter in Windsurfing and kiting or Erich Pröll in diving who have been with us for many years have helped to transport the brand CAMARO and the quality it stands for into the world.
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1985
CAMARO SETS TRENDS!
At DEMA diving show in Las Vegas our very sexy Farmer John - high cut tiger design - was the sensation in the ladies' department. It even brought us into the Austrian daily newspaper Kurier - they dedicated one page of their 17th August 1985 edition to the daring and inventive owner of CAMARO, Mr. Erich Roiser.
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THE 90'S
COLOURFUL TIMES
CAMARO and KOMPERDELL production site in St. Lorenz 300 is constantly growing as new buildings are added to the existing ones in order to meet the requirements of growing markets. At CAMARO colours become more and more daring, fluorescent colours and cool designs dominate our collections. One of the favourites was the tropical diving overall in GRAFFITI design, the most charming and colourful of its kind. To CAMARO'S traditional watersports - diving, waterski and windsurfing we add sailing, triathlon, kayaking and canyoning and - a product line of bathing suits, from sexy Bikinis to functional swim suits. CAMARO is awarded a number of prizes, especially in the field of diving - an award we won 6 times in a row.
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1997
THE NEXT GENERATION
Thomas Roiser, takes over the management of CAMARO/KOMPERDELL. Having grown up in a family which has always been dominated by sports and the business, he looks back on years of participating in the same activities as his father and sharing his enthusiasm for them. Thus fully motivated and supported by his young team he leads the company into a new future and expands its business relations overseas.
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2002
CAMARO DOES IT AGAIN
we introduce a new dimension to dry-diving. The drysuit "Riviera" combines breathing and water tight 3-layer material with neoprene and guarantees warmth and comfort, 3-layer material allows freedom of movement from the waist up and neoprene provides perfect isolation from the waist down.
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2009
ARCTEC PRO - PRODUCT INNOVATION
CAMARO introduces the ultimate dry-suit ARCTEC PRO manufactured of a 4-layer material which is not only watertight and breathable but also flexible. Never before has a dry suit been more comfortable to put on and to wear. Attached thermal Titanium sox guarantee warm feet.
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2013
THERE JUST IS NO WATERSPORT FOR WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER
respectively a suit. We stick to our original slogan and specialize in "wet-suits from Austria". The world of CAMARO has become quite big - from diving to surfing and kiting, to kayaking and canyoning, waterski and wakeboarding, to triathlon. Sailing and fishing and last but not least to our new Aquaskin function wear. Every year we try our best to achieve top results in all categories, for us function and design have to be a homogenous entity.
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2014
DRY DIVING 2014
45 years of experience have guided us from the first “rubber suit” of 1969 to the Hi-Tech suits of today. From pioneers to trend setters, our products have always acclaimed market leader status. Our dry diving line is a winner: ingenious to dive, simply clever and produced with the highest standards of “made in AUSTRIA”.
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2024
THE RETURN OF AN ICON - 1969
Inspired by the cheeky design of the 60s, we have brought a completely new collection of superlatives onto the market. A unique wearing comfort and the zipless but perfectly designed suit with neoprene overlap to prevent water entry allows you to glide perfectly on every wave. Unrestricted freedom of movement for each of your moves. It‘s time to catch the perfect wave with your new Camaro surf suit. A homage to that time combined with the perfect technology of today.
