The Penny Skateboard

The penny board is one of the most common skateboards. It is also one of the most popular ones used for cruising. It is much smaller than a normal skateboard. In fact, it is 22 inches long and 6 inches wide. One of its best features is flexibility. The penny board is extremely bendable. In fact, I recently saw this video on Youtube where a car slowly drives over a penny board and stays on top of it for a couple of minutes. The penny board did not break and it did not even get a scratch. The flex test showed how durable and bendy it can be.

The penny skateboard came to life inside the imagination of Ben Mackay, at the early age of 5. Mackay says: "Skateboarding has always been and it will always be a massive influence in my life". In the 90's, Mackay got his wood-working skills and appreciation for timber as a cabinet maker. In 1999, his career completely changed by working in his parents garage in Australia. The young entrepreneur started building his own presses and glue machine, and getting supplies like Canadian Rock Maple from Besse Group in the Great Lake region.

By making his own skateboard, Mackay's company rapidly took shape. He made skateboards for local skate shops, as well as a long Australian skateboard distributor named "Kwala Skateboards". He gives credit to them for his success because of their help given to his company.

In 2011, after a couple of years building his own skateboard company, he finally created the penny board, and, in less then a year, it became famous not only in Australia but worldwide.

Source: http://business.transworld.net/111297/features/pennys-ben-mackay-reflects-on-a-love-for-skateboarding/