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General info:

Country: Australia

Status:

Description: Billabong International Limited is a surf company, primarily a clothing retailer that also produces accessories, like watches and backpacks and skateboard and snowboard products under other brand-names.

Founded: 1973

Category: boardriding

Goods category:

Accessories,

Bags & Backpacks ,

Snowwear,

Streetwear,

Surfwear

About:

Company info: Billabong was founded in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in 1973 by Gordon Merchant. At first, he designed and created board shorts at his home and then sold them to local surf shops. Surfers soon realized the durability of Merchant's shorts that was the result of his triple-stitching technique. Merchant understood that his company needed to expand to achieve success, so Billabong started to sponsor contests, which increased the public's awareness of Merchant's products and the company expanded. By the 1980s, Billabong board shorts were present throughout Australia.

Related brands:

Element

Vonzipper

Location:

Australia

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Social media:

Websites:

www.billabong.com

Videos:

Griffin’s Getting Warmer | Billabong Wetsuits Featuring Graphene

Billabong Adventure Division | Trusted by Bode Merrill

Videos:

2016 Billabong Pro Tahiti: Final

Kelly Slater vs. John John Florence.

8/23/2016 12:00:00 AM

Alessa Quizon - Professional Surfer from Oahu, Hawaii

Alessa Quizon, Billabong professional surfer, talks about growing up on Oahu, Hawaii, her learnings from her first year on tour, and what she's looking forward to next!

3/17/2015 12:00:00 AM

Jack Robinson Prepares for Tahiti

11/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Billabong Womens invade the Wavegarden

Back in July, Billabong surfers Laura Enever, Courtney Conlogue and Justine Dupont traveled down to the Basque country’s Wavegarden research and development site to sample the artificial wave.

9/20/2013 12:00:00 AM

John John Florence Teahupo'o

Get some insight from John John Florence as he talks about Teahupo'o, backhand surfing and much much more.

8/2/2013 12:00:00 AM

North Shore Surf Trip

The North Shore is a proving ground for every surfer and so many of our girls have been there countless times. This past December, Courtney Conlogue, Lindsay Perry, Ellie-Jean Coffey, Alessa Quizon, Frankie Harrer,& Justine Dupont gathered at the Billabong house for Pipe Masters.

4/16/2013 12:00:00 AM

Gjermund Braaten - Bs 1260 Tail Grab at Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck 2013 - Round 2

Gjermund's Round 2 run at the Billabong Air & Style 2013. The World Snowboard Tour brings you the latest snowboard runs from the 6Star Big Air Tour Final in Innsbruck, Austria. Stay tuned for all runs from the Big Air World Snowboard Tour finals.

2/2/2013 12:00:00 AM

Mathias Weissenbacher - Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck 2013 - Round 1

Mathias' Round 1 run at the Billabong Air & Style 2013. The World Snowboard Tour brings you the latest snowboard runs from the 6Star Big Air Tour Final in Innsbruck, Austria. Stay tuned for all runs from the Big Air World Snowboard Tour finals.

2/2/2013 12:00:00 AM

Antoine Truchon - Switch Bs Double Cork 1080 Mute at Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck 2013 - Round 2

Antoine's Round 2 run at the Billabong Air & Style 2013. The World Snowboard Tour brings you the latest snowboard runs from the 6Star Big Air Tour Final in Innsbruck, Austria. Stay tuned for all runs from the Big Air World Snowboard Tour finals.

2/2/2013 12:00:00 AM

Roope Tonteri - Cab 1440 Indy at Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck 2013 - Round 2

Roope's Round 2 run at the Billabong Air & Style 2013. The World Snowboard Tour brings you the latest snowboard runs from the 6Star Big Air Tour Final in Innsbruck, Austria. Stay tuned for all runs from the Big Air World Snowboard Tour finals.

2/2/2013 12:00:00 AM