We are pleased to announce the Morey Bodyboards, BZ Bodyboards, and Churchill Swimfins brands are now under new ownership! The iconic surf brands that are under the parent company, Wham-O, are now under a new owner and management team. InterSport Corp have acquired the global rights to Wham-O® in an exclusive deal on November 16, 2015.
“It is with great pleasure that we are announcing that three of the most recognizable surf brands in the world are headed in the right direction. We know what it takes to make these brands great again, and we are excited with the new opportunities to take them there. I am also excited to announce the naming of our Surf Brand Manager, Jared Brown.” said Todd Richards, President of InterSport dba Wham-O.
“I am honored to work with the new team at InterSport DBA Wham-O® and the horizon looks great for what’s to come with Morey, BZ, and Churchill. I hope to make the brands great again and bring back the originality of Morey and the high performance of BZ. I am looking forward to putting together a team of world class riders and ambassadors to showcase all the amazing products we have coming out. The bodyboard industry is one we all love and its time we gave it everything we got! We have big plans on taking back a lot of market share over the next few years. Look for big things to come from all of these iconic brands!” said Jared Brown, Surf Brand Manager.
We are very excited for things to come and can’t wait for the bodyboard world to see all of it.
If you would like to follow our new adventures, follow us on all of our social media platforms. Keep an eye out for us on SnapChat, as we will bring you a look into our new products as we design them or receive them! Websites for all brands coming soon!
Instagram: BZ @bzbodyboards // Morey @moreybodyboards // Churchill @churchillswimfins
SnapChat: Morey: morey_boogie // Churchill: Churchill_fins // BZ: bzproboards
Facebook:
Morey Bodyboards // www.facebook.com/morey.bodyboards
BZ Bodyboards // www.facebook.com/BZ-Pro-Boards-133400286679145
Churchill Swimfins // www.facebook.com/Churchill-Swim-Fins-118256088218587
About the brands:
Churchill – In 1940 Churchill designed and patented the swim fin improving it from the earlier version made by Louis de Corlieu in 1935. With skin-diving’s low popularity in America, he sold under a thousand pairs. He thought of the idea from seeing Tahitian boys using the same concept. They would use soft rubber and metal bands shaped like a fish tail. Churchill improved the shape and used vulcanized rubber.
BZ – A surfer and beach lover named Tom Morey invented the first body board in his backyard. Bobby Szabad was one of Tom Morey’s first backyard factory workers in the very early days, as well as one of the first Morey Boogie team riders. While head of production at Morey’s Kransco plant, Bobby left to start his own company, named BZ, which is still considered to be the number one high performance board on the market.
Morey – On July 7, 1971, the bodyboard was born. Tom Morey borrowed an electric carving knife and a household iron, whittled some scrap polyethylene foam into a small rectangular mat and covered it with newspaper. He trademarked the name and placed and placed an ad in surfing magazine. By 1977 he was producing 80,000 per year.
ABOUT STALLION SPORT LTD
Stallion Sport was founded by water sports athletes, Lam Shing Jily Jo and Leung Shiu Hong, in 1992 based upon the idea of bringing sports and lifestyle products to the public. By this concept, Stallion focuses on developing innovative products supported by leading brands and reasonable pricing that laid the ground works for Stallion’s advancements in sporting goods design and development. Our company started off in servicing sporting goods OEM business under various brand names in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. Stallion’s strengths lie in understanding core channels in designs, marketing and manufacturing of the products. By 2001 the operation has expanded in Hong Kong with headquarters located next door to manufacturing in China.
ABOUT INTERSPORT CORP.
The InterSport Corp management team, along with many associates, has worked with and for the pioneers of outdoor sport and toys giving us a solid foundation and a wealth of experience and knowledge to draw from to design and produce innovative, quality products. Based in Carson, CA InterSport Corp headquarters houses all facets of its business operations with the exception of factory manufacturing which is accomplished overseas in company supervised facilities. InterSport Corp distributes products that are suited to many levels of sales and distribution, from independent and specialty pro shops to sporting goods retailers to National Mass retailers We can service just about any sector of retail and wholesale distribution with a variety of outdoor sports and toy products through our 140,000 sq ft US domestic facility or facilitating factory direct shipments.
