40 years ago we started making surfboards. 5 years ago we began a development process. Traditional custom board materials are outdated and toxic and we had the world’s best resin experts at our fingertips.

In 2007 we released SLX. Stringered, EPS cores, Epoxy lay-ups. Lightweight, strong, super responsive and not super expensive. Not a bad 1^st try.

Then we added Biaxial cloth to improve the strength to weight ratio, tried multiple fin boxes, foam inserts, patches, parabolic stringers.

Finding the limits of standard cloths we went to Carbon; top sheets, rails, stringerless configurations. Getting a little pricey we brought it back down a notch to an SLX, Carbon combo: the CLX. And if you want strong, light and responsive. That’s pretty much the one – available 2011.

But we wanted more. We’d used technology to make the custom board materials lighter and more durable and much less toxic.

But what if we could make them surf better?

Bamboo. Up and running again, we used a sheet on an SLX board. It was terrible! Forget dropping a piece of bamboo onto a stringered epoxy board. It sucks up resin, weighs a ton and with the stringer in place doesn’t flex at all.

So we took the stringer out and broke a load of boards. So we developed a higher density EPS foam (6 x denser than the industry standard), combined our knowledge of parabolic rails and Carbon and developed a HD-EPS, Stringerless, Carbon, Bamboo combo.

It’s a bit of a mouthful so here’s a summary:

These boards weigh a fraction of your board. They are stronger than anything we’ve produced before. They combine the natural feeling flex of Bamboo with the precise response of Carbon rails.

We 3 have shapes by legendary shaper Bruce Mckee, from 5’6 to 6’10.

Check it out here: www.tikisurf.co.uk

Year 2011, NOTOX deploy a new revolutionary surfboard construction named greenOne®: multi-axial flax fabrics, innovative vacuum lamination process, bio-sourced epoxy resin, high-strength recycled EPS blanks… Resulting from this, surfboards with uncommon dynamics, incredible speed as well as an incredible flow. Moreover, greenOne® production process reach a very high level of environmental care: building a greenOne® generated 6 times less material waste than for building classical PU/glass/polyester surfboards.

NOTOX factory is quite unique in Europe: all is done there to preserve shapers and glassers health and security, as well as to preserve environment by applying a drastic waste policy (limiting, sorting, recycling, eliminating through specific waste treatment plants).

Today NOTOX factory is hosting famous french shapers, such as Benoit Rameix (COLORS), Jean-Pierre Stark, Alain Minvielle, Fifi Chevallier, …

NOTOX technologies combined to our shapers skills, make possible any shapes (from radical shortboards to very large SUP, as well as high performance longboards), in order to fit all the needs of most demanding surfers.

With NOTOX no doubt that “green power rocks!”.

www.hawkinssurfboards.com

Telephone:  +44 (0)1736 786682

Since we opened our Woolacombe factory in 1993 almost 10,000 surfers worldwide have bought and ridden our boards. All are members of a relatively small but special community of surfers who have helped support our pursuit for excellence in the art and craft of custom board building.

Over the past two decades our record as professional board builders speaks for itself. We believe that great surfboards don’t just have to perform at the highest level they also have to be beautifully made. To achieve this you need a combination of highly skilled craftsmen, a healthy knowledge of the origins of board design and a lot of time testing the boards in the ocean. That’s why our shaper ‘Jools’ was voted best Fish shaper in the UK and Ireland in the Carve peer poll.

However, not all boards are made like this. Almost all mainstream board brands are now owned by large corporate groups. Their business model dictates their priorities. That is to turn a profit by replicating and distributing vast quantities of product from remote factories to the surfing masses.

None of that should matter, yet somehow it does. The truth is that surfing never really sits comfortably in the mainstream. Line-ups may be more crowded these days but the art of wave riding is about you, the ocean, and your board. It’s still special to be a surfer.

That’s why at Gulf Stream we offer a first class custom board order service. So from the artwork to the dimensions we can make a board tailored specifically for you. It’s a service that is at the very heart of surfing. It’s simple to do, you can order via our website, come into the shop or factory or give us a call.

We also have a comprehensive range of stock boards available online for next day delivery in the UK (2-3 days in Europe).

SGX XERO*

403 CZ LS Steamer (available in 543 with a Modular Hood and 302)

The SGX XERO is the most advanced wetsuit of its kind to date : utilising a new stitchless welded seam construction, light weight japanese thermal materials (nicknamed silk touch), xero chest zip entry and added features to keep you warm, with less restriction.

*Xero – a combining form meaning « dry »

Price : £310

SGX

403 CZ LS Steamer (available in 543 with a Modular Hood and 302)

The SGX is all about lightweight performance, utilising the most advanced Japanese materials combined with innovative features to make a wetsuit that feels like a second skin.

Features :

Japanese Airlite Superflex

Iwss Welded Seams

Boa Chest Zip Entry

Contour Collar

Wrist & Ankle Grippers

Price : £ 280

SG5

403 CZ LS Steamer (available in 543 with a Modular Hood and 302)

The SG5 is the suv of wetsuits, designed to function and perform surf after surf.

Features :

ZG400 Superflex Neoprene

Furnace Lining

Solar Mesh 5

2x Iwss Welded Seams

Contour Collar

Strategic Seam Placement

Wrist & Ankle Grippers

Price : £180

REVOLUTION

403 CZ LS Steamer (available in 543 and 302)

The REVOLUTION for 2011 has been souped up, now with 100% zero gravity superflex, furnace thermal lining, new boa chest zip and welded seams throughout the body area, it’s an incredibly flexible, functional suit at a great price point.

Features :

Contour Collar

Strategic Seam Placement

Wrist & Ankle Grippers

Price : £170

Contact detail :

www.billabong.com/eu