Category Archives: projects

Testing wakeboards in the freezing cold!

Posted in projects, videos, wakeboards by Monson Mfg. on May 9, 2013 | No comments

I’ve got to hand it to Chandler Higgins and his group of nutty wakeboard buddies. As we have been developing our line of wakeboards, Chandler with his super rad home made tow rope was out in the sub zero temperatures giving the boards a test. Here is just some of...

Skimboards

Posted in production, projects, skimboards, spot by Monson Mfg. on May 9, 2013 | No comments

After moving to St. George last summer we were surprised to find that skimboarding is a viable sport, and has a huge following not only in the coastal cities, but also inland. One of our business philosophies is that we need to utilize our asset base and diversify in order...

Custom Shapes and Technology

Posted in custom, manufacturing, OEM, projects by Monson Mfg. on October 3, 2012 | No comments

When starting a new snowboard brand, one of the first things to consider is what your market is. The days of just buying custom snowboards and being successful were gone in the late 90′s. Now days in order to be successful you need a solid marketing plan and if your...

Custom Snowboards for Bands

Posted in custom, day to day, manufacturing, OEM, projects, promotional, Uncategorized by Monson Mfg. on September 7, 2012 | No comments

The music industry has been using snowboards for years. We have seen them sold at concerts and offered as exclusive merch to fans. Another popular way the bands are using snowboards is to collaborate with local radio stations and resorts. For years Monson has had the great opportunity to build...

Made in America, Sold in Italy!

Posted in custom, manufacturing, OEM, projects, snowboards by Monson Mfg. on July 23, 2012 | No comments

Most people don’t realize that we manufacture oem and custom snowboards for brands all over the world. Here are a few pics of some boards getting ready to get QC’d, serial numbered and bagged so they can get in a crate and put on a boat to Italy. These boards...

Progress to the wood shop!

Posted in machinery, manufacturing, projects, wood cores by Monson Mfg. on July 13, 2012 | No comments

Today was a day we have all been anxious for, the day we finally got the gantry on the C&C machine and scooted it into place. We had been looking around for machine skates during the past few weeks with no luck here in St. George. It wasn’t until some...

The move has Begun!

Posted in manufacturing, projects by Monson Mfg. on June 5, 2012 | No comments

As the daunting task of moving a factory and all it’s employees draws closer, we had to begin somewhere. So today we loaded up our C&C machine and sent it on it’s way up to the new facility. We appreciate all the care that Coast Machinery Movers took in packing...

National Guard Heart Felt Skateboards

Posted in manufacturing, projects, skate by Monson Mfg. on May 19, 2012 | No comments

The Utah national guard is doing some neat programs in the local high schools. This is a small run of skates with designs by students. A few of these are very heart felt and you can feel the emotion. Thanks to all our service men and women, we know you...

Cap Skate deck

Posted in manufacturing, production, projects, skate by Monson Mfg. on April 23, 2012 | No comments

Periodically throughout the year we get projects to make long boards, so Daniel decided to make on a bit different. Last week engineer Daniel had an idea to make a cap skate tool for a run of boards. To make the graphic cap around the edge Daniel had to make...

Mt Dew 2012

Posted in custom, manufacturing, production, projects, promotional by Monson Mfg. on April 16, 2012 | No comments

Mountain Dew has always been a huge supporter of action sports! In fact they just announced an extension of the tour. (Read More about it) We have enjoyed working with them over the past few years on projects....

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