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Burton Snowboards Signs Nick Gregory

Wednesday, 4 February 2009

Sydney, (Feb 2nd, 2009) – Today, Burton Australia announced Nick Gregory has signed to ride Burton hard goods and outerwear. Nick is one of Australia’s most respected and talented riders with a career that can be credited for helping push the level of Australian riding to what it is today. Nick had this to say: “Really stoked to have the support from Burton along with my other long term sponsors Red Bull and Electric who have been so amazing to me since day dot. Hopefully with this new alliance I can become more hands on and give back to the sport that has given so much to me”
 
In 2009 Nick will be continually pushing his riding whilst undertaking film studies and finding more ways to add to what has already been a huge contribution to Australian Snowboarding. With all aspects of his career, Burton Australia are extremely pleased to support Nick. “We are really happy to welcome Nick to Burton and are pumped to be working with him moving forwards” said Burton Team Manager, Chris Boadle
 
About Burton
In 1977, Jake Burton Carpenter founded Burton out of his Vermont barn. Since then, Burton has fueled the growth of snowboarding worldwide through its groundbreaking product lines, its team of top snowboarders and its grassroots efforts to get the sport accepted at resorts. In 1996, Burton began growing its family of brands to include boardsports and apparel brands. Privately held and owned by Jake, Burton’s headquarters are in Burlington, Vermont with offices in California, Austria, Japan and Australia. For more information, visit www.burton.com