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Alien Workshop (AWS) is an independent American skateboarding company that was founded in 1990 by Chris Carter, Mike Hill, and Neil Blender in Dayton, Ohio. Following periods under the ownership of the Burton snowboard company and original team rider Rob Dyrdek in 2012, the company was acquired by Pacific Vector Holdings in October 2013.[1][2] Alien Workshop produced skateboard decks, wheels, apparel, and other skateboard accessories prior to its closure in May 2014. In 2015, Alien Workshop was revived with an all-amateur team and distribution through Tum Yeto. They released a series of new skate decks and Bunker Down, the brand's sixth video.[3] As of 2016, Alien Workshop, led by Mike Hill phased out working with Tum-Yeto and moved all operations back to the Mound Laboratories in Miamisburg, Ohio. After a tumultuous ownership history they have returned to operations as an independent company.
- ^ Skateboarder Magazine (17 April 2012). "ROB DYRDEK OFFICIALLY ACQUIRES DNA DISTRIBUTION FROM BURTON". Skateboarder Magazine. GrindMedia, LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Kailee Bradstreet (2 October 2013). "PACIFIC VECTOR HOLDINGS ACQUIRES DNA DISTRIBUTION". TransWorld Business. GrindMedia. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "The AWS Resurrection and the Workshop Ams". 27 August 2015.