![]() ![]() “Since we’ve been back up and running,” Burns said, “we’ve never produced as many boards as we’re producing now, and our customers have never shipped as many boards as they are right now.”īBS is hardly alone in the struggle. Today they average 10,000 a day, which is double what they had been producing four years ago. The workforce also nearly doubled, adding more doctors and nurses for the factory and hundreds of line workers.īefore the shutdown, BBS pressed an average of 7,000 decks a day. When the factory opened back up in May 2020, it doubled the number of busses transporting employees to the plant to limit capacity on the rides and added a tunnel that sprays disinfectant at the entrance of the factory. With the shop sitting idle, numerous skate brands that relied on BBS to press their decks lost their manufacturer, and their stock of decks was decreasing across the skate ecosystem. Less than a quarter of his staff took him up on it, and the government ordered the shop and other non-essential businesses to close two weeks later. The state of Baja California, Mexico had already declared that employees with pre-existing conditions should be allowed paid time off, and Burns, gave the rest of his employees the option to do the same. He emailed his staff to let them know that he had gotten sick on a Friday, and by Monday, people were nervous. The pandemic had already taken hold in Tijuana in April 2020 when Grant Burns, who owns BBS Manufacturing contracted COVID-19 across the border in San Diego. Unable to maintain production and distribution at pre-pandemic rates due to lockdowns and new health and safety guidelines, the demand for hardgoods is now bigger than the supply, and the whole distribution chain is struggling to catch up. Since the start of the pandemic, the demand for skate hardgoods has gone up, but manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have all been put in a pinch. Sadly, these days it’s not unheard of for a shop to be fully out of boards, trucks, wheels, or bearings. Want some? Click here to see the latest offering from Darkroom available at Basement Skate.If you’ve walked into a skate shop over the last couple of months, you may have had some difficulty getting your hands on the product you came in for. Who’s on the team? Watch this space on Instagram to see who get abducted. The wood is good, they offer a variety of pops & directionals and the artwork is unique and amazing. Working with Mike Sinclair and State Footwear’s Kevin Furtado, this newish venture is driven completely by Pendleton’s creativity. It screams “skate culture” to the discerning consumer.Īfter accumulating such an extensive portfolio Pendleton is now set on a whole new adventure: his company DARKROOM. His artwork very closely associated with Alien Workshop. His distinctive work is highly sought after (Pendleton lists dozens of brands, ranging from Heroin and Zero to the bands Phish and Pearl Jam, on his design resume). Don has, over the course of 20 years, become one of skateboarding’s most accomplished artists. Clean and tapered with a pop tail for those that like a little bit of early 90’s spice on a modern ride.ĭarkroom came to life in 2018 with Don Pendleton at the helm. It will ride like a big pop but has a little more girth in the belly up near the front truck to make it steer like it’s on rails. The Darkroom Slothstack 9.125″ Skateboard Deck is a premium 7-Ply Maple construction deck. Darkroom Skateboard Deck Slothstack 9.125″ A premium 7-Ply Maple construction pressed and produced at the world-class BBS Wood Workshop. ![]() The Darkroom Fractal 8.625″ Skateboard Deck. If you love a 8.625″ deck as a smaller rider or just something with sexy curves instead of the standard cookie cutter pop shapes, this one checks all the boxes. The good news is this one has slipped through the net for those that want something smaller and shapely. ![]() Our fearless leader Robbo normally won’t stock a directional board under 8.75″. Let’s take a look at what is on offer! Darkroom Skateboard Deck Fractal 8.625″ The current drop also has these two great directional shapes. They offer a full clip of great pops in all the sizes you need. He unique style of art is back and the latest range of Darkroom decks are amazing. Darkroom Skateboards are the latest venture by skartist Don Pendleton. Hey – that is an amazing new Alien Workshop board! Only it isn’t. ![]()
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