{"id":9640,"date":"2014-09-01T14:47:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T12:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radical-sports.com\/en\/ueberuns\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T19:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:36:14","slug":"ueberuns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/radical.swiss\/en\/ueberuns\/","title":{"rendered":"Company &#8211; About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/radical.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Radical-Urbild-1984.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||370px||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp2&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(244,244,244,0.48)&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|5px||5px|false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|5px|5px|5px|5px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About us: Our philosophy, our team, and our guiding principle<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;43px||4px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;9px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Radical Sports <em>handcrafted excellence since 1984<\/em><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Radical Sports is a Swiss manufacturer of snowboards, skis and splitboards that played an important role in the early development of snowboarding in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>For over 40 years, we have been developing handmade high-tech boards and skis with passion and precision. 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