Black Box Distribution
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Black Box Distribution is a skateboard distributor owned by professional skateboarder Jamie Thomas
Jamie Thomas
Jamie Thomas , is an American professional skateboarder and skateboard industry magnate from Dothan, Alabama. He is the co-owner of Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear.-Skateboarding career:...

. It serves 4 companies, 3 are owned by Thomas; Fallen Footwear
Fallen Footwear
Fallen Footwear is a skateboarding footwear brand started by a professional skateboarder Jamie Thomas.-History:In 2003, it was announced that Fallen Footwear would be manufactured and distributed by DC Shoes under license from Thomas....

, Mystery Skateboards, and Zero Skateboards
Zero Skateboards
Zero Skateboards is a skateboard company located in Carlsbad, California. It is part of the Black Box Distribution family. Zero decks are manufactured in Tijuana, Mexico, by Edieth and Osuna, which is owned by Jamie Thomas...

. Slave Skateboards (styled as $lave Skateboards) is owned by Ben Horton. Black Box also owns Cinco Maderas, a Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 based woodshop that manufactures the decks for Mystery, Slave and Zero. In 2006 Jamie Thomas won an Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....

 regional Entrepreneur of the Year Award as president of Black Box. In early 2010 Jamie Thomas began distributing Insight clothing through Black Box.

Fallen Footwear

Fallen Footwear is a skate footwear company. Originally it was a partnership between Thomas and DC Shoes
DC Shoes
DC Shoes is an American company that specializes in footwear for extreme sports, skateboarding, snowboarding as well as snowboards, shirts, jeans, hats, and jackets.The company was founded in 1993 by Ken Block and Damon Way, and is based in Vista, California...

. When DC was purchased by Quiksilver
Quiksilver
Quiksilver, Inc. , is an American company based in Huntington Beach, California, one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment...

, Thomas chose not to sell Fallen and moved the brand to Black Box.

Current Team Riders
  • Jamie Thomas
  • Tony Cervantes
  • Josh Harmony
  • Tommy Sandoval
  • Billy Marks
  • Garrett Hill
  • James Hardy
  • Brian "Slash" Hansen
  • Tom Asta
  • Liam Aylward
  • Anthony Schultz

Zero Skateboards

Zero Skateboards started as an apparel line when Thomas was riding for Toy Machine and blossomed into a full skateboard company.
Current Team includes
  • Jamie Thomas
  • Chris Cole
  • Tommy Sandoval
  • James Brockman
  • Jamie Tancowny
  • Tony Cervantes
  • John Rattray
  • Keegan Sauder
  • Garrett Hill
  • Elissa Steamer
  • Sheldon Meleshinski
  • Dane Burman
  • Ben Gilley
  • Liam Aylward

Mystery Skateboards

Mystery Skateboards is the sister company to Zero Skateboards and produces skate decks.
Current Team includes
  • Ryan Bobier
  • Jimmy Carlin
  • Ryan Smith
  • Pete Eldrige
  • Windsor James
  • Dennis Durrant
  • Tom Asta
  • Sascha Daley
  • Trevor Colden
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