EMPIRE FACTORY STORE
MADE IN ROCKFORD, IL • FACTORY DIRECT
EMPIRE SKATEBOARD MFG
DECKS VENEER MOLDS GLUE HEAT TRANSFERS CUSTOM MANUFACTURING
EMPIRE SKATEBOARD MFG
EMPIRE FACTORY STORE

BUILD SKATEBOARDS.
WE’LL SUPPLY THE REST.

Factory-direct veneer, molds, decks and production supplies from Empire Skateboard Manufacturing in Rockford, Illinois.

SHOP VENEER SHOP DECKS
FACTORY DIRECTBuilt and supplied by Empire
ROCKFORD, ILLINOISSkateboard manufacturing since 2011
NORTH AMERICAN MAPLEOnly the best makes it in our boards.
BUILDER SUPPORTSmall batch through production quantities
BUILT IN THE USA

SKATEBOARD MANUFACTURING
FROM THE MATERIALS UP.

We press, machine, sand, finish and print skateboard products in-house. The same maple, molds and production processes behind our decks are what stock this factory store.

MADE IN-HOUSEPressed, machined and finished at our facility.
SMALL + PRODUCTION RUNSBuilt for one-off builders through recurring orders.
BUILT FOR BUILDERSMaterials, decks and tooling from one source.
SHOP PRODUCTS CUSTOM MANUFACTURING
FROM THE FACTORY

SHOP PRODUCTS

Factory-direct materials, decks and tooling for skateboard builders and manufacturers.

NORTH AMERICAN MAPLENATURAL VENEERSHOP NATURAL MAPLE → AUTOCLAVE DYEDDYED VENEERSHOP DYED MAPLE → FACTORY PRESSEDBLANK DECKSSHOP DECKS → CNC + PRESS TOOLINGCUSTOM MOLDSSHOP TOOLING →
REAL PRODUCTION

FROM VENEER TO FINISHED DECK.

Raw maple comes in. Finished skateboard products go out. This is the same production flow behind the materials and decks in the store.

01
START WITH MAPLENatural and dyed veneer selected for the build.
02
PRESS THE LAYUPCold-pressed in production molds under controlled pressure.
03
FRESH UNCUTSPressed blanks staged for drilling, shaping and finishing.
04
FINISH + PRINTFinal finish and production graphics complete the run.
CUSTOM PRODUCTION

FROM BLANK MAPLE TO
FINISHED GRAPHICS.

Pressing the deck is only part of the job. Empire has produced finished graphic runs for customer brands, with boards moving through the same racks, finishing and production workflow shown across this site.

Printed skateboard decks on production racks at Empire
PRODUCTION RACKSFinished decks staged between production steps.
Finished custom printed skateboard deck manufactured at Empire
FINISHED CUSTOM WORKFull-color customer production example.
Matching printed skateboard production run at Empire
MATCHING PRODUCTION RUNSGraphic consistency across a complete batch.

Production examples are shown to demonstrate Empire manufacturing and finishing capability. Customer artwork and brand marks remain the property of their respective owners.

FROM ONE DECK TO PRODUCTION RUNS

NEED MORE THAN
A STORE ORDER?

Empire supports builders, brands, shops, schools and product companies with custom skateboard manufacturing, tooling and design support.

CUSTOM MANUFACTURINGDeck production built around your specs.LEARN MORE → DECK STUDIODesign shapes and prepare production-ready projects.OPEN DECK STUDIO → SCHOOLS + PROGRAMSVeneer, molds and systems for hands-on skateboard builds.EXPLORE PROGRAMS →
EMPIRE SKATEBOARD MANUFACTURING

NOT A DISTRIBUTOR.
A SKATEBOARD FACTORY.

We use the materials we sell. We press the decks we ship. And when a project needs something outside a standard product listing, there is a real manufacturing operation behind the store.

2011Manufacturing since IN-HOUSEPressing + machining FACTORY DIRECTBuilder-focused supply
ABOUT EMPIRE →
MORE THAN A STORE

FROM RAW MATERIALS TO FINISHED SKATEBOARDS.

Empire combines factory-direct supplies, design tools, custom molds, graphics and skateboard manufacturing under one roof.

CUSTOM MANUFACTURINGBuild production decks with Empire → DECK STUDIODesign decks and molds in your browser → CUSTOM MOLDSProduction tooling and mold development → HEAT TRANSFERSSkateboard graphics and production printing →
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ROCKFORD,IL 61104


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