Niche make use of a whole host of manufacturing techniques, innovative materials and production methods to make sure each of their boards is kind to the environment in some way or another.

All their boards (like Jones) are made at the GST factory in Austria, and to save the workers from inhaling nasty chemicals, Niche uses the eco-friendly OneBall Jay wax for its factory waxes, and digitally prints all their topsheets instead of using chemically-heavy screen printing. On some of their boards, a clean wood veneer replaces toxic lacquer and all of their boards are made with recycled steel edges, responsibly sourced Poplar wood, and recycled ABS sidewalls.

Innovative materials-wise, Niche make use of hemp instead of carbon fibre, eco friendly resin made from leftover paper pulp, basalt fibre (like, from volcanoes!) instead of fibreglass and bamboo is used as an alternative sidewall material.

Read more about Niche and how they make their boards HERE.