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CAMARO, MILESTONES, HISTORY...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 1971

    CAMARO MOVES TO ST. LORENZ AM MONDSEE


    the village across the lake. The groundfloor of an old farmhouse is adapted to become the production site and office of CAMARO company who hire their first 3 employees and expand their machinery. CAMARO Erich Roiser GmbH is ready for more and new tasks.

  • 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.

  • 1974

    THE MARKET IS GROWING


    More and more watersports enthusiasts seem to want CAMARO wet suits, the production site has to be enlarged and the crew doubled.

  • 1975

    CAMARO GOES INTERNATIONAL!


    In 1975 CAMARO goes international and exhihibits at international trade shows like SPOGA in Germany, DEMA in the US and SALON NAUTIQUE in Paris.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 1982

    TAKEOVER OF KOMPERDELL


    In order to better adapt the core business to seasonal fluctuations, the Roiser family buys the Viennese ski pole production company KOMPERDELL as a second mainstay and can thus guarantee jobs for the whole year.

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  • 1983

    SURFBOOM


    Windsurfing is booming, every second car in Central Europe carries 1 - 2 boards on their roof and on every lake future champions are trying hard to master the wobbly board with the huge sail. There is a great demand for CAMARO wetsuits and the company can double their annual turnover.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 1990

    SEMI DRY CLASSIC - INNOVATION


    For years, the SEMI-DRY CLASSIC dive suit - in the classical colors black and red - has dominated the diving scene in Europe. It has been and still is a classic among divers.

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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.

  • 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.

  • 2000

    CAMARO GOES ONLINE


    and presents their products in the world-wide-web. The constant development of new and functional designs, the passion for details dominate each new product line.

  • 2001/02

    EXPANSION OF THE FACTORY


    Another building is added to improve the storage facilities.

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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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  • 2007

    CAMARO OVERSEAS BRANCH IS OPENED


    in order to cope with substantially increasing sales in the US. Office and storage space are located in Kent/Washington and 3 employees are engaged. This will enable us to react faster and more effective to US customer requests.

  • 2008

    A NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IS BUILT


    in Burgau on yet another lake-shore of the Mondsee. This logistics centre of appr. 5000sqm should be able to handle the increasing demand for our products.

  • 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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  • 2012

    CAMARO GOES TITANIUM!


    and sets new standards where neoprene is concerned. The innovative coating keeps you extremely warm, is watertight and so flexible that no zip is necessary and it offers 100% freedom of movement. Our Titanium suits fit like a second skin.

  • 2012

    3 YEAR SERVICE


    Introduction of our unique and unbeatable 3 years service guarantee – innovative and pioneering service for both: Dealers and Consumers!

  • 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.

  • 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”.

  • 2023

    CAMARO TODAY


    Camaro Erich Roiser GmbH has been producing water sports clothing in an intact nature and in a beautiful setting directly at the beautiful lake Mondsee for over 50 years.