Eden Eco Surf board

The Eco Board started life in 2003 after a giant balsa tree fell to earth in Eden’s Rainforest Biome.

Chris Hines and colleague Pat Hudson worked with Cornwall-based companies to make a “blank” – a surfboard core - from the timber and more environmentally-friendly materials than those used in conventional board production.

The first balsa prototypes were time consuming to manufacture, meaning they wouldn't impact the wider market, so the team have worked to produce a plant based biofoam blank combined with a linseed oil resin.

The result is a collaboration between Eden and three companies, Homeblown, Sustainable Composites and Laminations, all of which are based in Cornwall.

After five years development the surf board is nearing it's launch date so watch this space.

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To find out more about this project email Pat Hudson



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