Heroin Skateboards
Mark ‘Fos’ Foster grew up in Burnley listening to heavy metal, skateboarding, watching horror movies and drawing comic book monsters- this is the premise at the core of influences behind Heroin Skateboards.
Foster’s company has been in operation for over 10 Years and is currently one of the most popular of British skateboarding brands on the market. They have released numerous videos the first, ‘Good Shit’ was the initial film which launched the brand, ‘Everythings going to be alright’ and ‘Live from Antarctica’ which was released with critical acclaim.
The name has drawn a lot of controversy but Fos maintains that the name is derived from being addicted to skateboarding and that the fact that he himself is ‘straight-edge’, abstaining from alcohol and drugs, Heroin Skateboards is a name born from irony and love. Aside from producing hard-rock Canadian Maple boards, the company also produces high quality urethane wheels including ‘God’ and ‘Satan’ pro models and Abec 5 Nosebleed bearings. T-shirts and hoods are also available on limited runs.
The current team is Nick Worthington, Howard Cooke, Arthur Tubb, Chris Pulman, Rogie, louie Jones and the Osaka Daggers- Hamaji, Tomago and Chopper.
