MTG Industries — Skateboards · Snowboards

WildLife Series Skateboards✦ RockArt Series Snowboards✦ Designed & Made in the U.S.A.✦ Benefit Corporation✦ Supports Wildlife Conservation✦ Cold Pressed 7-Ply North American Hard Rock Maple✦ Gibsonia, Pennsylvania✦ WildLife Series Skateboards✦ RockArt Series Snowboards✦ Designed & Made in the U.S.A.✦ Benefit Corporation✦ Supports Wildlife Conservation✦ Cold Pressed 7-Ply North American Hard Rock Maple✦ Gibsonia, Pennsylvania✦

Our Story

Born From the
Basement Up

2016Founded

100%Made in USA

7-PlyMaple

B‑CorpIncorporated

Max Started This in His Grandfather's Basement With Old Plywood

MTG Industries was founded in 2015 and officially incorporated in 2016 as a Benefit Corporation by Maximilian Thomas Gaichas (MTG) — a student at Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, PA, and an avid skateboarder, longboarder, and snowboarder.

Back in Autumn 2015, Max was cutting his own longboard decks out of old pieces of plywood in his grandfather's basement woodshop. After adding grip tape, trucks & wheels to his handmade decks, he rode them, modified them, and kept making them better.

After realizing he couldn't build everything himself, months of planning and research led to the selection of US-based design and manufacturing partners. In August 2017, the WildLife Series was released — and a brand was born.

★ Incorporated as a Benefit Corporation — For-profit, doing good

What We Make

The Products

Every MTG Industries board is designed and manufactured in the United States, using only the finest materials and proven manufacturing techniques.

WildLife Series

Skateboard
Decks

Inspired by Nature. Built for the Street & Park.

The MTG Industries WildLife Series features striking nature-inspired artwork celebrating North American wildlife. From the roaring American Black Bear to the coiled Northern Copperhead to the stalking North American Bobcat — each deck is a work of art that shreds just as well as it looks.

ConstructionCold Pressed, 7-Ply

MaterialNorth American Hard Rock Maple

Sizes8.0" · 8.25" · 8.5"

FinishStained top w/ Silver Foil Logo Imprint

NoteDoes not include grip tape

🇺🇸 Designed & Made in the U.S.A. · Every purchase supports Wildlife Conservation

Ursus Americanus — American Black Bear — 8.5 inch

Ursus Americanus 8.5"

Agkistrodon Contortrix Mokasen — Northern Copperhead — 8.25 inch

Agkistrodon Contortrix Mokasen 8.25"

Lynx Rufus — North American Bobcat — 8.0 inch

Lynx Rufus 8.0"

RockArt Series

Snowboard

Designed and Hand Made in the U.S.A.

The limited edition MTG Industries RockArt Series Snowboard is an ultra-high-quality all mountain and freestyle board — perfect for the terrain park and the slopes. When they're gone, they're gone. This is a limited run.

Sizes157 cm · 154 cm

Rider LevelIntermediate & Advanced

ProfileRocker-Camber Construction

ShapeTrue Twin — Low Profile Tip/Tail

GlassBI-LITE Fiberglass

SidecutVario Grip Multi-Radius

BaseSintered P-Tex Sidewall

🇺🇸 Designed & Hand Made in the U.S.A. · Supports Wildlife Conservation

Why We Do This

Our Mission &
Values

Best Quality, Always

We use the best materials and manufacturing techniques available. In a world where most brands are in a race-to-the-bottom, MTG Industries boards are made to last and to perform. When you buy MTG, you know you're getting the finest product on the market.

Made in the U.S.A.

As long as there are manufacturing facilities in the US making the best boards, our boards will continue to be made here. MTG Industries contractors are paid a fair, prevailing (or better) wage, and we only partner with US-based manufacturers who treat their workers well.

Benefit Corporation

MTG Industries was founded as a Benefit Corporation — a for-profit company dedicated to doing good. Most companies only care about lowering costs. We care about our workers, our communities, our wildlife, and our planet. Every purchase makes a real difference.

Community & Conservation

We Give Back

Every purchase of an MTG Industries branded product supports organizations working to protect wildlife, preserve wild places, and build stronger communities.

🦅

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

A nonprofit dedicated to wildlife and land preservation, clean waterways, and healthy forests — including the preservation of Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece of architecture.

🌍

Global Wildlife Conservation

A nonprofit dedicated to protecting endangered species and habitats through science-based field action around the world. Your purchase directly funds their conservation work.

🛹

Skateburgh

MTG Industries is the marquee sponsor of Skateburgh — Western PA's most inclusive summer skateboard competition. Everyone is welcome — get a board and get out there!

♻️

Up-cycling Initiative

We're developing projects to preserve the value of our products at the end of their useful life — turning worn decks into art objects, useful items, or raw materials for new products.

The Founder

From the Woodshop
to the Brand

Max Gaichas, founder of MTG Industries, skating

Maximilian Thomas Gaichas Founder & CEO · MTG Industries · Gibsonia, PA

"Finish what you need to do — and then get out and skate!"

Maximilian Thomas Gaichas (MTG) founded MTG Industries while attending Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. He began cutting his own longboard decks from old plywood in his grandfather's basement woodshop — constantly riding, modifying, and improving his creations.

What started as a personal passion grew into a mission: to build a brand that proved American manufacturing wasn't just possible — it was superior. After months of research, Max selected US-based design and manufacturing partners and launched the WildLife Series Skateboard Decks in August 2017.

MTG Industries is built on the belief that a good life comes from achieving a balance between our responsibilities and the fun, healthy activities we choose to do. So, finish what you need to do, and then get out and skate!

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