Zero Skateboards is a skateboard

Skateboard

A skateboard is typically a specially designed plywood board combined with a polyurethane coating used for making smoother slides and stronger durability, used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s,...

 company located in Carlsbad

Carlsbad, California

-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Carlsbad had a population of 105,328. The population density was 2,693.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Carlsbad was 87,205 White, 1,379 African American, 514 Native American, 7,460 Asian, 198 Pacific Islander, 4,189 from other...

, California

California

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. It is part of the Black Box Distribution

Black Box Distribution

Black Box Distribution is a skateboard distributor owned by professional skateboarder Jamie Thomas. It serves 4 companies, 3 are owned by Thomas; Fallen Footwear, Mystery Skateboards, and Zero Skateboards. Slave Skateboards is owned by Ben Horton...

 family. Zero decks are manufactured in Tijuana

Tijuana

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, Mexico

Mexico

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, by Edieth and Osuna, which is owned by Jamie Thomas

Jamie Thomas

Jamie Thomas , is an American professional skateboarder and skateboard industry magnate from Dothan, Alabama. He is the co-owner of Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear.-Skateboarding career:...

. Chris Cole

Chris Cole (skateboarder)

James Chris Cole is a professional skateboarder. He grew up in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, but now lives in San Marcos, California with his wife and children. His stance is regular....

 is also a shareholder of the company.

Zero started out as a clothing company in 1996, and evolved into a full fledged skateboard company with Jamie Thomas leaving Toy Machine and becoming Zero's first pro.

Zero has won three consecutive Thrasher Magazine's

Thrasher magazine

Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 by Kevin Thatcher, Eric Swenson, and Fausto Vitello. It regularly publishes articles , skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous...

 King of the Road competition from 2004 to 2006, beating other teams such as Girl Skateboards

Girl Skateboards

The Girl Distribution Company is a skateboarding distribution company based in Torrance, California, which houses several companies including Girl Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Royal Skateboard Trucks, and Fourstar Clothing....

, Toy Machine, Darkstar, Element

Element Skateboards

Element Skateboards is a skateboard manufacturer and surfwear retailer based in Irvine, California. It is a subsidiary of Australian clothing giants Billabong International....

, Flip, Habitat, Real, Almost, and Baker Skateboards

Baker Skateboards

Baker Skateboards is a skateboarding company founded by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds and creative founder Jay Strickland in 2000. Its main products are skateboard decks, clothing, and wheels.- History :...

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