Manufacturing
The ever increasing demand for his body boards gave Terry the opportunity to take a risk and move into more suitable premises for manufacturing. First it was Milperra, a small factory with approximately 12 staff in total, most being family members. The demand was out stripping supply and with the increasing market worldwide, the Milperra factory became too small and the move to the coast was initiated. The next factory was at Miranda, closer to Cronulla (Shark Island) which is focal point of Australian Body boarding. The international demand started to overcome the domestic market and the Miranda factory started to get overcrowded. Eventually two factories were in operation to meet market needs. But it didn't stop there; Manta's last move was to where it stands today. The much larger Kirrawee Factory (still only 15minutes away from the famous Cronulla Beach) the premises have reached a total floor space of 48,000 square feet, a huge jump from the backyard shed. With growth came development, originally the boards outer skins were all glued to the core material. Terry's skills in the developing processes and machinery boosted production levels and firmed Terry as the company’s greatest asset. His development of heat lamination of the outer skins to the core was the biggest breakthrough of all time; it eliminated virtually all problems that previously occurred, for instance, delaminating and heat bubbles, a common problem with all other brands. The quality factor compared to all other brands seemed miles in front of our competitors, which was widely expressed by the International demand for the Manta Bodyboard.
From 5 to 20 boards at the beginning and now to 1,400 boards per week, Manta has evolved to become the best performing and highest quality product in the world, not to mention that it is the leading product in top end sales virtually in every country around the world.