Snowsport Industries Of Great Britain

SIGB (Snowsport Industries of Great Britain) is the trade association for skiing and snowboarding. It was set up to organise the tradeshow for the benefit of suppliers and retailers way back in 1987. Snowsport Industries of Great Britain (SIGB) membership consists of 150 organisations, made up of: 50 retail members representing 235 doors, 92 full members (suppliers) and 8 travel members. A committee of 15, representing all aspects of the trade heads up the running of SIGB. First and foremost, SIGB runs Slide, the winter trade show. The show has been successful and generated profits for SIGB, which have been reinvested in promotions and activities to generate interest and increase participation in skiing and snowboarding. An annual trade survey is produced by SIGB, giving a year on year, state of the industry comparisons and it plays a major role in facilitating annual trade ski and snowboard tests for retailers and media. SIGB runs the annual industry snow test, where retailers and the media carry out equipment evaluation of the following winter's products. The SIGB is an organisation that re-invests its funds to support its members and, when funds are available, creates programmes to encourage participation in skiing and snowboarding. The SIGB website provides details of SIGB core activities and full listings of all members and other industry related contacts.