Skateimpact is an Egyptian skateboard business located in Alexandria

Alexandria

Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...

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Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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The Egyptian skateboarding scene was very small (about 25 skaters all over Egypt) until they started the business and got noticed by the press and media.

It is supplying the Egyptian market with the best-known skateboard brands. It started on 10 September 2005 as an e-business by two skateboarding brothers. The company is part of the parent company, Herrawi office a subsidiary of Herrawi Group

Herrawi Group

Herrawi Group is a multi-million dollar B2B company located in Alexandria, Egypt. It produces artichokes and packed oranges for several brands including Cleopatra, Tut Fresh and Pharaoh Oranges.-History:...

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One of skateimpact Team sponsored rider (Yassin Koptan) acted as a skateboarder in the upcoming movie "Microphone (film)

Microphone (film)

Microphone is a 2010 Egyptian independent film by Ahmad Abdalla about the underground art scene of the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The film received Best Arabic-language film Award from Cairo International Film Festival and Tanit d'Or from Journées cinématographiques de Carthage...

" directed by Ahmad Abdalla

Ahmad Abdalla

Ahmad Abdalla El Sayed Abdelkader is an Egyptian film director, editor and screen writer.His debut feature film is Heliopolis - 2009, his second film is Microphone - 2010- Microphone - 2010 :...

 and features stars like Khaled Abol Naga

Khaled Abol Naga

Khaled Abol Naga is an Egyptian actor, TV host, producer and director. He is a Human and Child rights activist and has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since his appointment in 2007...

, Menna Shalabi

Menna Shalabi

Menna Shalabi is an Egyptian actress featured in numerous movies. Shalabi is the daughter of the famous dancer: Zizi Mustafa.- Filmography :*bebo we basheer *ezaet hob *Noor Einy...

 and Yosra El Lozy

Yosra El Lozy

Yosra El Lozy Yosra El Lozy Yosra El Lozy (Various spellings include Yousra Ellozi, Youssra El Lozy, and Yusra El Lawzi, is a film actress. she has received many awards from regional and international film festivals.- Early life :...

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Description

Excerpted from the website:

"Skateimpact based in Alexandria was founded in summer 2005 by regular skaters who love and have the passion for skateboarding. The founders have passed many years doing their best to make the Egypt skate scene evolve and finally came out with this shop."

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External links

• skateIMPACT - 'Official website'
• skateIMPACT Distribution - 'B2B wholesale to selected Egyptian Skateshops'
• skateIMPACT facebook page - 'Official facebook page'
• skateIMPACT Forum - 'Official forum'
• Alexa: SkateImpact.com
• WHOIS for SkateImpact.com

Egyptian and World Press

Lots of articles were written about Skateimpact and about their owners Omar Herrawi and Cherif Herrawi.

About.com article: http://skateboard.about.com/od/skateboardinglifestyle/ig/Skateboarding-Around-the-World/Skateboarding-in-Egypt.htm
Origami magazine article in the printed and online edition: http://www.origami-mag.com/skate.html
Business today Egypt: http://www.businesstodayegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7242
Alif magazine: http://magalif.info/articles/2009/02/08/skateboard-la-jeunes/
Al Ahram Hebdo: http://hebdo.ahram.org.eg/arab/ahram/2009/2/25/null0.htm
Lonely Planet: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/cairo_0807

Related domains

Aramex shipping: http://www.aramex.com
herrawi Group: http://www.herrawi.com