This just in from Australia: Billabong International announced it has acquired Sector 9 skateboards from Co-founders Steve Lake and Dennis Telfer. The acquisition includes Gullwing trucks. Billabong expects Sector 9 to contribute approximately 2% to the company’s overall sales in 2008-09.

Nike Inc. hosted its investor conference call on June 25 to discuss its Q4 ending May 31 and fiscal year 2008 earnings.
CEO Mark Parker discussed the company’s affiliates program, which includes Hurley. Here’s an interesting excerpt:
“Our ongoing Affiliates businesses – Converse, Nike Golf, Cole Haan and Hurley – each
delivered strong operating performances for the year. [...]

A wise man once said that the world is a dangerous place to look at from behind a computer. I couldn’t agree more. Nothing is better than getting out of the office for a few hours and catching up with key players in the industry. That’s what this new feature on Transworldbusiness.com is all about.

I never watch Fox News because it usually sucks—and because I gave up TV three years ago—but I did tune in to Good Day L.A. this morning after hearing that L*Space Founder Monica Wise was being featured on the show. You may remember reading about L*Space here on twsbiz.com not too long ago.

To celebrate their first 10 years, Board-Trac is offering 30% off on any report available from the online store. With purchase of any of the annual reports, Size of Market reports, ASR Seminars or a subscription to Trend Watch, a 30% discount will be given at checkout.

Pro surfer Alex Gray will appear on Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit” Friday, March 21, at 9 pm.

If you’ve ever pulled in to a barrel, come hard of the bottom, or smashed the lip on a thruster then you owe Simon Anderson a handshake, at the very least. Born in 1954, the Narrabeen, New South Whales board designer received his first surfboard at the tender age of thirteen. By 1971 the lanky [...]

The only event of its kind in the US, Ultimate Boarder™ is a one-week competition to find the first athlete who can conquer the art of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding

USA Today recognizes that the action sports industry is an ever-increasing market with its unique lifestyle brand and notes that it’s not uncommon for youth to know the names of professional skateboarders, snowboarders and surfers over the most mainstream athletes today.

The Gold Coast of Australia is a hub for shapers, board builders, and mad surf scientists. Transworld Business set out to tour some of the top board builder’s facilities here on the Goldie.