Blueprint Skateboards
Rafe Hall
Pebmarsh
Halstead
Essex
CO9 2NS
UK

Tel: +44 (0)1787 269900
Fax: +44 (0)1787 269888
For information, please email HERE

Blueprint Skateboards USA
7285 Murdy Circle
Huntington Beach
CA 92647

Tel: 714 848 7880
Fax: 714 841 5299
Email: simon@blueprintskateboards.com
EMAIL

For press enquires or anything related to the contents of this website, both images and text, please e-mail - HERE.

Blueprint Skateboards, Explore Clothing and Belong are wholly owned subsidiaries of Faze 7 Alternative Stuff LTD
in the UK and are distributed world wide by MI7 Distribution from England and from Huntington Beach, California, USA.

Trade Information
International Dealer enquires to:
Simon Burlo
International Sales
MI7 Distribution

Tel: +44 (0)1787 269900
Fax: +44 (0)1787 269888
EMAIL

International distribution by country:
USA - EASTERN SKATEBOARD SUPPLY:
TEL: 910 791 8240 FAX: 910 791 0609 : EMAIL - WEBSITE

USA - OVERBOARD:
TEL: 619 702 3523 FAX: 619 702 6645 : EMAIL

USA - MI7 DIST:
7285 MURDY CIRCLE, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647 TEL: 714 848 7880 FAX: 714 841 5299 : EMAIL

USA - VK Skate:
TEL: 714-258-8095. FAX: 714-258-8094 : EMAIL

USA - RAX:
TEL: 858 715 2500 FAX: 858 715 2525: EMAIL

ITALY -
BLAST: TEL: 0039 0362 185 54 54 : EMAIL

AUSTRALIA -
KWALA DISTRIBUTION: TEL: 617 3711 8000 FAX: 617 3711 8011 : EMAIL

IRROM -
NEW ZEALAND: TEL: 0064 9 444 3782 FAX: 0064 9 419 4408 : EMAIL

BELGUIM -
HURRAY: TEL: 0032 32 96 6136 FAX: 0032 32 96 6163 : EMAIL

BULGARIA -
INSOMNIA: TEL/FAX: 011 3592 9818313 : EMAIL - WEBSITE

CANADA (EAST & WEST) -
S&J SALES: TEL: 0016 04 24 42 361 FAX: 0016 04 24 42 371 : Jarrod EMAIL or Chad EMAIL

CZECK REPUBLIC -
BEEBOB: TEL/FAX: 0042 046 532 5286 : EMAIL

FINLAND -
LAMINA IMPORT: TEL: 00358 40 551 5751 : EMAIL

FRANCE -
TEMPLAR: TEL: 0033 47 80 67 880 FAX: 00 33 47 80 65 831 : EMAIL

GERMANY -
EFFIX DISTRIBUTION: TEL: 0049 (0)9314 525 4106 FAX: 0049 (0)9314 525 4108 : EMAIL

GREECE -
PRO-RAD Snow and Skate: TEL: 0030 210 9950891 FAX: +30 210 9960927 : EMAIL

HUNGARY & ROMANIA -
HI-FLY: TEL: 0036 202168649 : EMAIL

JAPAN -
HASCO: TEL: 0081 66 74 74 777 : EMAIL

KOREA -
WOO HOO CHUNG SAN: TEL: 0082 2 2272 2593 : EMAIL

LATVIA & ESTONIA -
PROJEKTS SIA: TEL: 00 371 6130022 : EMAIL

NETHERLANDS -
CAPITAL: TEL: 0031 10 42 66 082 FAX: 00 31 10 47 28 223 : EMAIL

NORWAY -
G-TURN: TEL: 0047 71 20 0033 FAX: 00 47 71 20 0033 : EMAIL

POLAND -
MAYER SKATE & SNOWBOARD: TEL: 0048 61850 15 05 FAX: 0048 61850 1504 : EMAIL

PORTUGAL -
GENIUS: TEL: 0035 12 32 41 6628 FAX: 0035 12 32 41 2083 : EMAIL

PUERTO RICO -
ASFALTO DISTRIBUTION: TEL: 00969 789 9828 : EMAIL

RUSSIA -
FREESTYLE: TEL: 0070 95 93 50229 FAX: 0070 95 0223 : EMAIL

SPAIN -
NOW S.L: TEL: 0034 93 336 89 70 : EMAIL

SWEDEN -
MEDIUM DISTRIBUTION AB: TEL: 0046 704 718 237 FAX: 0046 708 616 275 : EMAIL

SWITZERLAND -
DIAMONDZ: TEL: 0041 243 9988 FAX: 0041 243 9988 : EMAIL

ALL OTHER EURO COUNTRIES: DIRECT SHIPPING FROM BLUEPRINT IN LONDON: TEL: 0044 17 87 26 9900 FAX: 0044 17 87 26 9888 : EMAIL

ABOUT BLUEPRINT

Blueprint Skateboards was created in 1995 by Faze 7 Distribution as the first British skateboard company set up to perpetuate British Skateboarding. It was at a time in the industry when US skate companies dominated the market, and the idea of a British based skateboard company with home grown professionals was unheard of and many thought such a company would not succeed. But starting small with a simple and straightforward plan has seen Blueprint steadily grow to its current position amongst the forefront of European companies.

Faze 7 Distribution had been distributing USA quality skateboard brands in the U.K since 1985 including H Street, Blind, World Industries, Plan B and many other top USA skateboard companies. In 1995 Joe Burlo, CEO of Faze 7 felt that skateboarding was seeing a downturn in the U.K. and decided to set up a British skateboard company to help arrest the decline in British skating. This was not only to give British skaters an identity of their own but so skateboarding could flourish in the UK and safeguard it's future.

At this time, success in skateboarding was perceived as having to be a company wholly based in Southern California. It was thought to be highly improbable for a skateboard company to succeed if it was not based in California, and practically impossible if it was based outside the USA. So for a British born skateboarder, the only option was to move to the USA and attempt to make it as a professional over there. This was, and still is; very hard and only a few British skaters have made it. We thought this was harsh for a British skateboarder, so Blueprint's intention was to create a company, which would be on a level playing field with one based in the USA. Therefore giving a home to some amazing talent which otherwise may have gone to waste.
Over the years Blueprint had it's teething problems, as with every company, but with a simple and straightforward approach alongside a strong work ethic both on the team and production side has propelled the company onto the world stage and given Blueprint an international reputation for quality. Many of the current professional skaters on Blueprint have been there since the early days and the current professional line up of Paul Shier, Colin Kennedy, Mark Baines, Scott Palmer and Vaughan Baker is as strong as ever, this line up was recently made even stronger this summer with the addition of four fresh new professional riders, Nick Jensen, Neil Smith, Chewy Cannon and Danny Brady. All these riders came up 'through the ranks' of the Blueprint amateur program and have earned their pro models via much hard work and determination, it took many years before either of them were to be even considered professional skateboarders for Blueprint. This is in a current skate world where the possibility to turn pro is sometimes too premature. But in the case of Nick, Danny, Neil and Chewy turning pro for Blueprint was definitely worth waiting for as they have all excelled into their new roles as professional skateboarders for Blueprint Skateboards.
The current amateur team now stands as, Jerome Cambell, Mike Wright, Ben Nordberg, Sylvain Tognelli and Tuukka Korhonen, which are all held in high regard with some already considered to be of 'pro' status.

Although Blueprint skateboards is wholly owned by Faze 7, it is totally independent with it's own dedicated in house Art and creativity department. Simon Burlo runs International sales and marketing, Dan Magee creates and oversees Art direction, Joe Burlo oversees production and Neil Chester takes care of team management, filming and promotional duties. The Blueprint team also has a say in all team related matters and together we make the decisions which we feel best suite the company. We view the main qualification, which we all possess is the love of our work and total dedication to skateboarding and Blueprint. This dedication shows through in the ethos of the company and it is our aim to propel this love and desire onto the customer when they buy Blueprint product. This is why Blueprint product sells through over and over again and is seen by many as the leading, best selling skateboard company in the U.K. British skate shop owners are really pleased with Blueprint for what it has done for the British skate industry.

Blueprint hardware such as decks and wheels is sourced and manufactured in the USA, mainly in Southern California. This is where most of the best skateboard hardware is and has been manufactured for the past 20 years. These factories manufacture for most of the top USA skateboard companies. Blueprint only uses the best genuine Canadian hard rock maple for decks and the best chemicals and formula for wheels. Tempting as it may, as it has been for many people in the industry, we have not switched deck manufacturing to China. Being a privately owned company we still have 100% control over suppliers and quality of raw materials and maintain manufacturing in the USA so that Blueprint consumers always expect the same consistent high quality materials when they buy a Blueprint deck. You may fool some of the consumers, some of the time but never all of them all of the time.
Originally only available in the U.K., worldwide demand has grown alongside the company and Blueprint is now available in Europe, Asia, the America's and Australia.

The Blueprint line consists of 35 Skateboard decks mostly pro models, 20 pro model wheels, mounting hardware, accessories and soft goods comprising mainly of a range of 20 tees, 12 hooded sweats, low profile five panel and mesh caps, wallets and genuine skate jeans. All clothing styles are meticulously researched before going into production. As any skater will acknowledge, contrary to their appearance, skaters are some of the most fussy and fastidious people to sell to, sometimes spending hours looking for a single cap with the right fit, colour and logo. Recent innovations in skateboard deck technology have seen Blueprint increase its choice to the customer by offering Convexture construction on selected pro models alongside Team and Pro edition decks. Blueprint's aim is to cater for every type of skateboarder and provide a product range that will suit all types of skateboarder.

Marketing is a very delicately balanced combination of magazine advertising, pro and amateur skater sponsorship, skate demos and tours, skate contests, videos and a our website. All of these media formats have a continuous seamless message for all to see the feeling of fellowship and belonging to Blueprint.
Blueprint has always believed in the power of video and after a few early video releases, such as A Mixed Media in 1996 which promptly sold several thousand copies in the U.K. alone, followed by Anthems in 1997, which sold worldwide in both PAL (European format) and NTSC (USA Format).
It was the release of the video, Waiting For The World in 2000 that really defined Blueprint as a team and opened everyone's eyes to the talent of our riders and what the UK has to offer. From here Blueprint went on to produce First Broadcast in 2001, which further displayed the skills and diversity of the team. Rather than rest on these successful videos Blueprint continued to develop by the team working hard for regular coverage in both European and worldwide magazines, such as Skateboarder, Transworld, Slap, Thrasher, Kingpin, with Sidewalk and Document taking care of coverage at home. Over the past few year's work was put into the Blueprint amateur program with new young riders coming on board and filming commenced for Lost And Found, our biggest and best Blueprint film yet. The team travelled virtually non-stop over the length and breath of Europe over the past two years in search of only the finest skate spots in order to film their video parts. Lost And Found was then premiered to nearly 1000 skaters in London on March 12th 2005. The following 2-disc DVD set was released shortly after to worldwide acclaim. It was also premiered in virtually every country in Europe, the USA and many other parts of the world. The release has further pushed Blueprint on to new level and coming directly from our strong amateur program and their breakthrough video parts in Lost And Found, both Danny Brady and Nick Jensen were tuned pro after the DVD release. Their pro models, which were only recently debuted, have been very fast sellers with demand very high.

As the European skateboard industry continues to grow, Blueprint is right at the forefront and now sits alongside successful American skateboard companies in equal desire, if not more so. Gone are the days when European board companies sat at the bottom of skate shop racks. It has grown so much that they are currently out selling US based product by quite a margin. European skateboard products offer another choice to the ever-discerning skateboarder who might be looking for something different. It will also help to maintain the longevity of the sport by offering a sense of pride as the skaters whose pro model sits on the shelf might live in the same city and not across the Atlantic.