A peek inside …

Kingswood Skis come from Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Lyttelton is a working port town connected to Christchurch through a 1.4km tunnel through the Port Hills. Kingswood Skis was born here. The R&D and first years of production were carried out in an old laboratory space in the basement of a 1960s office tower.

We moved into a new factory in March 2007. A historic Lyttelton building, the unusual, rough-cast concrete walls were constructed in the 1880s using ships’ ballast as the aggregate. A former ship chandlery, the building was home to the Lyttelton Rugby Club rooms for 30 years.

In September 2010, a large earthquake caused damage to the building and in February 2011, another large quake damaged the building beyond repair. More than half of the building has been demolished and the ski factory has been set up in Bromley until work to rebuild is completed.

Check out the construction video below and read more about our materials here.