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{{Short description|Polish bicycle manufacturer}}
{{unreferenced|date=March 2011}}
{{Infobox company|
{{Infobox company
company_name = Kross SA |
| name = Kross SA
| logo = Kross SA logo.png
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foundation = 1990|
| logo_size = 200px
location_city = [[Przasnysz]]|
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location_country = [[Polska]]|
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1990}}
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key_people = [[Zbigniew Sosnowski (biznesmen)|Zbigniew Sosnowski]]|
industry = [[Bicycles]] |
| location_city = [[Przasnysz]]
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| location_country = [[Poland]]
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products = Bicycle and Related Components |
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| key_people = Zbigniew Sosnowski
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homepage = http://www.kross.pl
| industry = [[Bicycles]]
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| products = Bicycle and Related Components
| revenue = 394 zł million<br />€86.3 million (2021)<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Kross SA|url=https://aleo.com/pl/firma/kross-spolka-akcyjna|website=www.aleo.com}}</ref>
| num_employees = 426 (2013)
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.kross.pl}}
}}
}}


'''Kross''' is a [[Poland|Polish]] company within the sports industry that makes bicycles and bicycle frames. The company is currently the largest in Poland manufacturing bicycles sold in the Polish market. In 2005 the company sold almost 800,000 products, half of which went for export.
'''Kross''' is a Polish [[sports industry]] company which specializes in manufacturing [[bicycle]]s and [[bicycle frame]]s. The company is currently the largest in Poland manufacturing bicycles sold in the Polish market. In 2005 the company sold almost 800,000 products, half of which were exported to 35 countries, 30 of which are in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kross.pl/pl/distributors|title = Marka rowerowa Kross &#124; Rower górski, rowery trekkingowe, rowery miejskie}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The company was founded in 1990 when the [[Zbigniew Sosnowski (businessman)|Zbigniew Sosnowski]] opened in [[Przasnysz]] at the bike shop, which soon turned into a warehouse and assembly plant of bicycles. With the appropriate investment of time, the company has become a thriving manufacturer of bicycles, originally sold under the brand Grand, and since 2003 - Kross. From 2004 they also produced Zipp brand [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooters]].
The company was founded in 1990 when Zbigniew Sosnowski opened a bike shop in [[Przasnysz]], which soon turned into a warehouse and assembly plant for bicycles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.pl/przywodztwo/tworca-rowerowej-marki-kross-podbija-europe/pxl55vz |title=Marzył o Porsche, kupił rower. Dziś twórca Krossa jednośladem podbija Europę |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/11/kross-level-1-mtb-preview-best-value-mountain-bike-poland |title=Kross Level 1.0 MTB preview: "This could be the best-value mountain bike out there" |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref> With time, and the right investments, the company has become a thriving manufacturer of bicycles, originally sold under the Grand brand, and from 2003 – Kross. Since 2004, they also own and manufacture the Zipp brand of [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooters]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rowerowy-swiat.pl/kross-polska-marka-rowerow-historia-i-najlepsze-modele/ |title=Kross – Polska Marka Rowerów – Historia I Najlepsze Modele |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref>

In February 2017, the company acquired the Dutch brand Multicycle, which specializes in electric bicycles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kross przejmuje holenderską markę rowerową Multicycle |url=https://www.rp.pl/biznes/art2901111-kross-przejmuje-holenderska-marke-rowerowa-multicycle |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Rzeczpospolita |language=pl}}</ref>

In 2018, the company manufactured a total of 275,000 bicycles. In 2020 the bicycles were exported to 50 countries around the world.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Naszkowska |first=Krystyna |date=2020 |title=Po co ulepszać, skoro się sprzedają? Kross to wie. |url=https://www.pressreader.com/poland/gazeta-wyborcza-0557/20200803/281719796921971?srsltid=AfmBOool0lpphiYVw8b6bJliXEJSOutfnPr7-_sr541BojhoRe7l-Ynh |access-date=2024-10-25 |magazine=pressreader.com |publisher=[[Gazeta Wyborcza]] |location=Warsaw}}</ref>


== Products ==
== Products ==
The company has in its collection, several groups of bicycles designed for different applications:
The company has in its collection, several groups of bicycles designed for different applications:
* Level - [[mountain bike]]s intended for [[Cross-country cycling|Cross-country (XC)]]
* Level – [[mountain bike]]s intended for [[Cross-country cycling|Cross-country (XC)]]
* Hexagon - mountain bikes intended for tourism and recreation
* Hexagon – mountain bikes intended for tourism and recreation
* XC Full - FS mountain bikes intended for [[Cross-country cycling|Cross-country (XC)]]
* XC Full – FS mountain bikes intended for [[Cross-country cycling|Cross–country (XC)]]
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* Vento – road bikes
* Crow (Raven) - bicycle motocross
* Multicycle – E-Bikes
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* Venom - road bikes
* Tempo, Olander - [[urban bike|city bikes]]
* Le Grand – [[urban bike|city bikes]]
* Inzai, Seto, Noru – urban bikes
* Trans - [[Bicycle trekingowy|trekking bikes]] and tourism
* Trans – [[Bicycle trekingowy|trekking]] and tourism bikes
* and classic bikes, [[Folding Bike|Folding]], as well as for children.
* children bikes


==Gallery==
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[[Category:Companies of Poland]]
<gallery widths="160px" heights="160px" perrow="5">
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[[Category:Cycle manufacturers]]
File:Smooth Trail.jpg|Kross Smooth Trail
File:Kross Gorky Park in Kraków (1).jpg|Kross Gorky Park
File:Kross Grand Energy in Kraków (1).jpg|Kross Grand Energy
File:Kross Vento.png|Kross Vento
File:Kross Level A2 in Kraków (2).jpg|Kross Level A2
</gallery>


==See also==
[[pl:Kross]]
*[[Economy of Poland]]
*[[List of Polish companies]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.kross.pl Official site]

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1990]]
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[[Category:Cycle manufacturers]]
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[[Category:Cycling in Poland]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies of Poland]]
[[Category:Mountain bike manufacturers]]
[[Category:Polish brands]]
[[Category:Polish companies established in 1990]]
[[Category:Polish Joint-stock companies]]

Latest revision as of 10:29, 25 October 2024

Kross SA
IndustryBicycles
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Headquarters
Przasnysz
,
Poland
Key people
Zbigniew Sosnowski
ProductsBicycle and Related Components
Revenue394 zł million
€86.3 million (2021)[1]
Number of employees
426 (2013)
Websitewww.kross.pl

Kross is a Polish sports industry company which specializes in manufacturing bicycles and bicycle frames. The company is currently the largest in Poland manufacturing bicycles sold in the Polish market. In 2005 the company sold almost 800,000 products, half of which were exported to 35 countries, 30 of which are in Europe.[2]

History

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The company was founded in 1990 when Zbigniew Sosnowski opened a bike shop in Przasnysz, which soon turned into a warehouse and assembly plant for bicycles.[3][4] With time, and the right investments, the company has become a thriving manufacturer of bicycles, originally sold under the Grand brand, and from 2003 – Kross. Since 2004, they also own and manufacture the Zipp brand of scooters.[5]

In February 2017, the company acquired the Dutch brand Multicycle, which specializes in electric bicycles.[6]

In 2018, the company manufactured a total of 275,000 bicycles. In 2020 the bicycles were exported to 50 countries around the world.[7]

Products

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The company has in its collection, several groups of bicycles designed for different applications:

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  • Kross Smooth Trail
    Kross Smooth Trail
  • Kross Gorky Park
    Kross Gorky Park
  • Kross Grand Energy
    Kross Grand Energy
  • Kross Vento
    Kross Vento
  • Kross Level A2
    Kross Level A2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kross SA". www.aleo.com.
  2. ^ "Marka rowerowa Kross | Rower górski, rowery trekkingowe, rowery miejskie".
  3. ^ "Marzył o Porsche, kupił rower. Dziś twórca Krossa jednośladem podbija Europę". Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Kross Level 1.0 MTB preview: "This could be the best-value mountain bike out there"". Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Kross – Polska Marka Rowerów – Historia I Najlepsze Modele". Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Kross przejmuje holenderską markę rowerową Multicycle". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  7. ^ Naszkowska, Krystyna (2020). "Po co ulepszać, skoro się sprzedają? Kross to wie". pressreader.com. Warsaw: Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
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