EST. 2002
THE BLACKCHROME JOURNEY
From humble beginnings
2002
- Company is incorporated
2003
- Picks up first major client (Coca-Cola) and becomes its national uniform supplier
2004
- Begins supplying sportswear as a wholesaler. Private labelling to distributors who resell to schools and grassroots level sports
2005
- Company directors commit to financial funding and create a business plan to undertake manufacturing in Sri Lanka
2006
- Manufacturing commences at Sri Lankan facility
2008
- Begins wholesale distribution into New Zealand
2009
- Begins manufacturing for Asics as a licensed manufacturer
- Manufactures for Australian Athletics Team at World Championships
- Manufactures for Australian Men’s Hockey Team (The Kookaburras)
2010
- Begins wholesale distribution into USA
2011
- Continues manufacturing for ASICS as a licensed manufacturer
- Manufactures for Cricket Australia to the Centre of Excellence
- Begins wholesale distribution into UK
- Begins manufacturing for South Australian Institute of Sport
2013
- Begins selling direct to grassroots level sporting teams
- Appoints Sales Executives in Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane
2014
- Begins manufacturing for Great Cycle Challenge
- Secures AFLNT license
- Becomes Big V official apparel partner
- Becomes AFL International official apparel partner
- Becomes Little Athletics South Australia official apparel partner
- Sri Lankan facility receives WRAP accreditation
2015
- Secures AFLQ licence
- Secures SFNL licence
- Secures WAAFL licence
- Secures WACFL licence
2016
- Secures funding from the South Australian Government under the export partnership program – to explore new offshore opportunities
- Launches new modern fit range
- Launches new compression range
- Enters USA school market
- Becomes Major Sponsor and Exclusive Apparel Provider for Sturt Sabres Basketball Club
2017
- Becomes exclusive apparel and merchandise supplier for Southern Tigers Basketball Association
- Becomes official compression wear partner of Melbourne Boomers
- Secures licence for Baseball Queensland
- Secures licence for Baseball Australia and Australian Baseball League as compression partner
2018
- Becomes the Official Apparel and Merchandise Partner of the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Netball SA as part of a 3 year partnership.
- Official Apparel Supplier for Velothon 2018 event
- Becomes Official Apparel Partner to Bicycle NSW
- Becomes Official Apparel Supplier to Baseball SA
2019
- WAAFL/Perth Football League Licence renewed for 3 more years
- SFNL Licence renewed for 3 more years
- Becomes Official Apparel Partner to the Manly Sapphires and Many Warringah Netball Association