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Mambo Graphics (also, 100% Mambo; and marketed as Mambo) is an Australian clothing brand specialises in swimwear, wetsuits, casual wear apparel and surfing accessories. Mambo was launched in 1984 by Australian entrepreneur and founder of Phantom Records, Dare Jennings along with his business partner, Andrew Rich.
In the 1990s, the surf industry as a whole grew significantly, and Billabong was a part of this growth process. The company was first traded on the Australian Securities Exchange 2000, [9] which provided the company with the funds to further expand and acquire other companies. [citation needed]
Deus Ex Machina is designer of surf, snow, and street clothing. [1] [2] [3] [4]The company was founded in Sydney in 2006. In 2017, a controlling stake of 60% of the company was sold to a cabal of fashion businessmen primarily based in Milan which included Federico Minoli, who became CEO, Filippo Bassoli, Antonio Belloni the group managing director of LVMH, Ottavio Missoni, Santiago Fallonier ...
The Surf Dive’n Ski stores were later sold to the Smorgon / Jetty Surf Group in 2005, and were later sold to Billabong. The international company acquired the retail stores, numbering 38 at the time of sale, for "$35 to $45 million" [4] on 1 November 2010—two licensed Billabong stores were also included as part of the sale. [5]
Rip Curl is known for manufacturing technical products and innovation in the surf industry. Rip Curl's "FlashBomb Wetsuit" won three consecutive SIMA (Surf Industry Manufacturers Association) awards for "Wetsuit of the Year" in 2011, 2012 and 2013. [13] [14] The Rip Curl Group took home six wins at the 2017 SBIA Awards in Australia. [15]
Rusty is an Australian surfboard and surfwear brand formed in 1985 by Rusty Preisendorfer. [2] [3] It also operates in the US under the name Rusty Surfboards.Notably, Rusty has worked with professional surfers such as Josh Kerr, [4] Jamie O'Brien, C. J. Hobgood, Wade Carmichael, [5] Liam "Letty" Mortensen, [6] and Jacob "Zeke" Szekely.
Piping Hot is an Australian surf and street clothing brand. It was established in 1975 by Fred Pyke and Rod Brooks in Torquay, Victoria. [1]The brand has sponsored Australian surfers since 1975 including Simon Anderson, Pam Burridge, Barton Lynch, Tracey Browne, Sally Fitzgibbons and Wade Carmichael.
KMD Brands, formerly Kathmandu Holdings, is a global outdoor, lifestyle and sports company consisting of three brands: Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz.Kathmandu was founded in 1987 in New Zealand and specialises in clothing and equipment for travel and the outdoors.