Blueprint Skateboards
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| Industry | Skateboarding |
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| Founded | Halstead, Essex UK in 1995 |
| Headquarters |  Halstead, Essex |
Key people | Joe Burlo Dan Magee |
| Website | www.blueprintskateboards.com |
Blueprint Skateboards is a British skateboard company based in Halstead, Essex. Setup in 1995 by Faze 7 Alternative Stuff LTD and are distributed world wide by MI7 Distribution.
Blueprint Skateboards is independently run outside of Faze 7 Alternative Stuff LTD. Dan Magee creates and oversees Art direction, Joe Burlo oversees production and Neil Chester takes care of team management, filming and promotional duties.
By starting small with a simple and straightforward plan Blueprint has steadily grown to its current position amongst the forefront of European companies. Originally only available in the UK, worldwide demand has grown alongside the company and Blueprint is now available in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Australia.
Blueprint hardware such as decks and wheels are sourced and manufactured in the USA, mainly in Southern California.
Video Releases
Only days after the premiere of Lost And Found, the team were out filming already for their next production due in 2008, provisionally entitled "Make Friends With The Colour Blue".
PNC/Blueprint:A Mixed Media (1996)
Available on VHS cassette in the UK only. A joint venture with the now defunct Panic Skateboards. A Mixed Media sold several thousand copies.
PNC/Blueprint:Anthems (1997)
Anthems sold worldwide in both PAL (European format) and NTSC (USA Format). This release also saw the combining of Blueprint Skateboards with the now defunct Panic Skateboards.
Build and Destroy Promo (1999)
Promo video included at the end of 'Through the Eyes of Ruby'. This was originally meant to be Blueprint's 411 Industry section.
Waiting For The World (2000)
Available on VHS cassette only. Waiting For The World really defined Blueprint as a team and opened everyone's eyes to the talent of the riders and what the UK has to offer.
First Broadcast (2001)
Available on VHS cassette only, this release further displayed the skills and diversity of the team. This release also featured sections from Unabomber Skateboards and Organic Skateboards (Now Landscape Skateboards) as well as many of the companies friends.
The Belong Tour (2002)
Available on VHS cassette only. This release covers the UK tour of the entire Blueprint team and is perhaps the least fondly remembered of their productions. The soundtrack includes tracks by Elliot Smith. The highlight of this video are the offcut clips of the team and friends street skating at the end of the tape.
Lost and Found (2005)
The biggest and best Blueprint film yet. Available in DVD format. The team travelled virtually non-stop over the length and breath of Europe over two years in order to film their video parts. Lost And Found was then premiered to nearly 1000 skaters in London on March 12th 2005. The following 2-disc DVD set was released shortly after to worldwide acclaim. It was also premiered in virtually every country in Europe, the USA and many other parts of the world. The release has further pushed Blueprint on to new level and coming directly from our strong amateur program and their breakthrough video parts in Lost And Found, both Danny Brady and Nick Jensen were turned pro after the DVD release.
This DVD features the following riders: Danny Brady, Neil Smith, Scott Palmer, Ben Grove, Paul Shier, Vaughan Baker, Michael Wright, Colin Kennedy, Chewy Cannon, Mark Baines and Nick Jensen. Stephan Morgan, Tuukka Korhonen and Conhuir Lynn are featured in the credits. Paul Carter and John Rattray have easter egg sections.
Professional Team
Chewy Cannon
Neil Smith
Nick Jensen
Danny Brady
Mark Baines
Paul Shier
Colin Kennedy
Vaughn Baker
Amateur Team
Michael Wright
Jerome Campbell
Tuukka Korhonen
Kevin Coakley
Sylvain Tognelli
Ben Nordberg
Flow Riders
Adam Stoddart
Scott Palmer
Team Riders
Rob Selley
Dan Magee
Flynn Trotman
Ben Grove
Stephan Morgan
John Rattray
Carl Shipman
Paul Carter
Conhuir Lynn
Channon King
Andres Holguin
John Fisher