goodboards is a German company located on the shore of Lake Ammersee near Munich. These premium boards (snowboards, wakeboards, skis, kiteboards) combine performance and simple design, mainly for demanding athletes. Consequently, Goodboards uses only durable and high quality materials.
“We bet on real craftsmanship, pay particular attention to detail and only produce small series, always in Europe. For our distribution we also want sustainable growth: friendly and fair partnerships with specialized stores, while staying well away from large distribution chains. "
Goodboards organize, every year, a big test tour where customers and partners can try their products.
- more than 120 events - where the bosses themselves, with the help of their teammates, can advise riders interested in their products.
Brand New Award
ISPO BRANDNEW is the world's largest competition for young entrepreneurs in the sports equipment industry. They focus on innovative products and the brand that created them. The best competitors are rewarded by an international jury. From the first year, goodboards took part in the competition and has proudly been honored.
Design
goodboards stands for clean and timeless designs based on wood for the top sheet and sober logos for the sole. The designs are all made by graphic designers living in Germany who are passionate about snowboarding, wakeboarding or kitesurfing. In 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017, their designs were awarded the BEST BOARD DESIGN AWARD.
Development and production
During his big test tour, Goodboards meets the riders and listens to their expectations.
"The riders in our team tell us their crazy and great ideas. We discuss all this - and our own ideas - with our dealers and distributors. This is how we constantly improve our products and ourselves.
Our boards and skis are made with great care and attention to detail in two Czech factories in the heart of Europe. One of them already has more than 120 years of experience in the production of skis. "
The quality
“Right from the creation of the goodboards, we have deliberately opted for premium quality, because longevity, customer satisfaction and our own pleasure to slide are important to us. We gladly do without shoddy materials mass-produced in Asia. The prices of goodboards can only be compared to those of similar products, made from high quality materials in Europe and in small, limited series. "
Ecology and social
Their green business strategy is tangible and understandable. Rather than supporting a consumerist society, where the majority of products are thrown away, Goodboards prefers to work sustainably by using strong soles, topsheets and edges that make their products more durable.
“For the decorations, we use water-based paints, but more often we give up artificial colors and we work with responsibly produced wood veneers. We sell where we have produced: in Europe. The result is a short circuit, without long and mindless transports around the world. "
Production wastes - if no longer recyclable - are eliminated in an environmentally friendly manner, through incineration plants with 4D ceramic filtration. The energy obtained by this treatment is used in the factory.
For their wood cores, Goodboards uses paulownia, which grows quickly and is grown in special plantations. Therefore, no forest has to be cut down for their production.
Finally, at the end of the summer vacation, Goodboards is organizing a garbage collection campaign around Lake Ammer (Ammersee in German).
“It is very important for us to engage socially to help people in need. We support financially and also with our products events such as the lake of charity in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, the Sammersee festival in Schondorf, the charity hike in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, ride with fun in Süsel, and more… ”
