Outdoor Sports Valley has established a variety of benefits for member companies, providing easy (and cost effective) access to a number of business services and data networks via a group purchasing effect.

This toolbox of services is constantly updated and growing thanks to the numerous partnerships that the association cultivates throughout the year.

Member companies have access to important outdoor sports industry related information such as current events or opportunities for business leaders:

- Member information
- Marketing and Communications Intelligence
- OSV members area
- Information evenings

To ensure long term viability of the outdoor industry, to encourage companies to establish their business in the area, and to continually inject new energy into the local economic landscape, OSV set up the following services:

- New business owner support
- Economic monitor
- Reciprocal memberships: Eurosima – FPS – ECR Sport

In order to provide future higher education graduates with the specific skills the outdoor industry requires and to optimize future recruitment needs, OSV developed the following 2 services:

- OSV higher education programs
- OSV employment platforms

Understanding that the industry was in need of an outdoor test platform, OSV decided to partner with the Ifremmont to create the Chamonix Mont-Blanc Mountain Lab, a test facility unique in Europe and a vital tool for equipment manufacturers.

- Chamonix Mont-Blanc Mountain Lab: field tests acquire a common knowledge base of operational scientific and technology information.

Through the Sustainable Development Commission, OSV hopes to encourage and commit the outdoor industry to engage in a truly sustainable approach to doing business. Learn about the variety of free services available through the commission as well as preferred pricing with OSV partners. Just click here.

By supporting numerous events, OSV helps to promote the know-how of the outdoor sports industry and provides benefits to members in terms of visibility, support, as well as preferred pricing for a variety of events:

- European Outdoor Forum
- ASAP
- IF3 Europe (in French)
- Media relations / public relations
- Professional trade show support

Employee specific services are available in order to improve well-being at work as well as to make it easier for new employees moving to the area:

- Business concierge service
- Housing assistance
- Mobile telephone plan

As a group OSV has been able to obtain significant cost savings with partner service providers as well as access to services that often only large companies can afford:

- Purchasing platform
- WGSN trend book
- Benchmark 2.0