Deathbox Skateboards was started in 1987 in the UK by Graham McEachran, Jeremy Fox and Duncan Houlton.

Tom Penny, Rune Glifberg, Andy Scott and Geoff Rowley joined the company while this name still existed.

Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon and Geoff Rowley arrived in the US first, followed by team riders Tom Penny and Rune Glifberg in the following year.

At the time of the relocation, the team consisted of four professional riders: Penny, Rowley, Glifberg and Andy Scott.

Rowley stated that Templeton and his company "opened their arms to us, gave us local support, and had our back.

The things Flip/Deathbox did for England and the English skate scene should not be sneered at ... there is no other way to get to the level we are at, without first accepting where skateboarding was born from, and respecting that all the mags are driven from here also, it is hard to gain friends if you aren’t visible.

We were a totally new company moving to a foreign country, and I don't think we kind of expected it to go "boom", and just fly right in.

Because we grew up dreaming of living in California and getting to wake up every day and go out and skate without it raining, and I think that was something that, like, all of the guys, when we first moved here, you know, Rune [Glifberg] and Tom [Penny], that was something that, you couldn't hold us back in that respect.

In an interview with skateboard journalist Chris Nieratko following his decision (Saari later contacted Nieratko to prevent the interview from being published and the journalist published it on his personal website instead), Saari explained the process of leaving Flip:

New knee, new liver, new shoe company, new board sponsor ... Yeah, I did shed a few tears.

I couldn’t take the madness and I thought it would be better to move on than to stay somewhere where I don’t think I necessarily belong anymore.

Things have changed a lot over the years and I thought it would be better to explore something new, to be like a little kid in a candy store.

[5]In 2012, Saari provided further insight into his decision to leave Flip, citing the death of former teammate Shane Cross as a significant underpinning factor: "It wasn't, like, a easy thing to do, but, at the time, I knew I had to do it ... for the reasons that happened, you know?

"[6] Professional skateboarder Ed Templeton stated in a 2012 interview: "I mean I was completely shocked when he left Flip ... it didn't make sense.

"[6]Established team rider Mark Appleyard left Flip to join Element Skateboards in October 2010.

"[12] Teixeira subsequently joined the roster of skateboard deck company Dirty Ghetto Kids (DGK) and explained his decision in a January 2011 interview: "I feel like it was time for me to make a move and do what I wanted to do.

[15] Team riders Louie Lopez and Curren Caples were assigned professional status in late September 2013—professional surfer Kelly Slater presented Caples with his first professional skateboard deck model, while Lopez received his first model at a piñata party.

"[21] Five team members (former and current) have won the Thrasher Skater of the Year Award: Bob Burnquist in 1997 (he was sponsored by Anti-Hero at the time), Geoff Rowley in 2000, Arto Saari in 2001, Mark Appleyard in 2003 (Appleyard also won Best Street Skater at the 2007 Transworld Skateboarding awards), and David González in 2012.

[4][22][23][24][25] In responses to questions about how it felt to win the Thrasher accolade, Rowley stated, "Fucking weird, though it was flattering!

"[4][25][26] In 2012, Luan Oliveira won the Maloof Money Cup in South Africa, while Burnquist placed second in the "Vert" category.

[31] Features Appleyard, Boulala, Danilo Cerezini, Ladd, Penny, Rowley, Saari and Salabanzi.

[32] Features Eric Fletcher, Boulala, Gonzales, Lopez, Rowley, Mountain, Saari, Burnquist, Appleyard, Tx, Cross and Penny.

[33] Features Boulala, Gonzalez, Penny, Appleyard, de Oliveira, Lopez, Christoph "Willow" Wildgrube, Nordberg, Cross, Glifberg, Rowley, Caples, Tx, Mountain and Burnquist.

[39] Featuring Tom Penny, Arto Saari, Rune Glifberg, Luan Oliveira, David Gonzalez, Denny Pham, Alexander Risvad & Art Cordova touring through Spain.

[41] Features Sanggoe Dharma Tanjung[42] Welcome video announcing Raimu Sasaki to the Flip team.

[44] Featuring Tom Penny, Rune Glifberg, Luan Oliveira, Alec Majerus, Cory Juneau, Art Cordova, Raimu Sasaki, Alexander Risvad.

[47] Welcome video announcing Basral Graito with guest tricks from Art Cordova & Raimu Sasaki.