- Founded:
2012 - Headquarters:
Lucerne, Switzerland / Boulder, Colorado, US - Mission:
Sustainable ice sports worldwide - Company History:
CEO Viktor Meier saw a BBC documentary about Toni Vera, who was developing an ecological ice. Together they founded Glice. - Founder duo:
Viktor Meier: studies of diplomacy / Toni Vera: engineer and former hockey player - Number of rinks worldwide:
1000+ - Number of countries:
80+ - Number of licensing partners:
60+ - Advantages of ecological ice:
Zero water, zero energy = sustainable, independent of climate, cost-effective - Technology:
By means of friction the blades cut open molecules, which release a lubricant – the glide effect is only 2 % slower than conventional ice - Installation duration:
2h for 200m2 - Key markets:
Typical winter sport countries such as the US, Germany, Switzerland - Exotic Destinations:
Tropical nations like Maldives, Singapore, Tanzania, UAE - Venues / clients (B2B & B2C):
Municipalities, Christmas markets, hotels, ice hockey clubs, malls, zoos, amusement parks, educational institutions, theater, TV shows, private customers, events - Famous customers include:
Coca Cola, Red Bull, CCM, Four Seasons, Jumeirah, Kempinski, The Venetian, Hard Rock Cafe, Decathlon, Barneys New York - Professional references include:
Roman Josi (Captain Nashville Predators, NHL), Cliff Ronning (NHL veteran), Tanja Shevchenko (German ice skating icon), Surya Bonaly (Olympic ice skating legend) - Special projects & records:
Replacement of the world’s largest refrigerated ice rink in Mexico 2019; biggest ecological ice rink in the world in Baku, Azerbaijan; Olympia 2016 Brazil & Olympia 2018 South Korea - Products / applications:
Ice hockey, ice skating, leisure, Eisstock (curling), home pads - Financing options:
Purchase, rental - Organizational culture:
Employees spread out across the globe, emphasis on home office, cloud-based real time exchange of information
