Less than a year after opening a US distribution centre in Connecticut, Vancouver-based sports apparel company Sugoi is to open a new distribution facility in Oldenzaal, the Netherlands, which will also allow easy access to Germany.

The company will start shipping spring 2008 products from Oldenzaal at the end of 2007 and will share distribution facilities with its parent company, Cannondale.

The company’s design, sales and marketing departments will remain in Vancouver as will all Canadian distribution and much of its apparel manufacturing.