December 1989
Assets from Chouinard Equipment Ltd. were purchased by former employees of the company including Peter Metcalf (BD CEO) in collaboration with a few investors to form Black Diamond. September 1991 Black Diamond moves from its original location in Ventura, CA to Salt Lake City, UT in order to make its location a competitive advantage for the company. 1996 Black Diamond Europe was established in Reinach, Switzerland. This was done in order to make their products available worldwide. 2006 Black Diamond Asia was established in order to mimic the success of BD Europe into the Asian market. |