SNO-008Est. 2002
4FRNT Skis
Salt Lake City
Freeride skis from a Truckee garage, now run from Salt Lake
40°46′N 111°53′W
Brands that moved to Utah
Twenty-three brands on this list, founded from 1892 to 2021. The Salt Lake Valley has the most of them, with 8.
This is the other side of the brands that left Utah: companies that started somewhere else and are run from Utah today. Some moved on their own. Peter Metcalf moved Black Diamond and its 45 employees from Ventura, California, to the Salt Lake City area in September 1991 to be closer to the Wasatch. Others came with an owner. Hoyt made cedar arrows in St. Louis from 1931, and after the Easton family bought it in 1983 it moved to Salt Lake City one department at a time.
The starting points are spread wide. Ed Pauls built the first NordicTrack ski machine in his garage in Chaska, Minnesota, in 1975, and the brand is run from Logan now. David and Sheryl Lee Wilson founded Wilson Audio at their home in Novato, California, in 1974, and its speakers are built in Provo. Maggie Sottero began in Sydney, Australia, in 1997 and is run from West Valley City. Sweet Candy started in Portland, Oregon, in 1892 and moved to Salt Lake City in 1900.
A brand is on this list when its founding city is outside Utah and it is run from here now. A North American office alone does not count, so foreign brands that run only their regional business from Utah have a page of their own.
- brands on this list
- 23
- in the Salt Lake Valley, the most of any gear town
- 8
- the oldest, founding year of Sweet Candy Company
- 1892
- the newest, founding year of Lola Blankets
- 2021
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All 23 belowGOODE
The carbon pole maker run from Ogden since 2004
Black Diamond
Ventura-born climbing company, run from Salt Lake since 1991
Armada
Ski brand started by pros, run from Park City
Hoyt Archery
Bows and recurve limbs built in Salt Lake City
Every brand on this list
23 of 23 shown
SNO-007Est. 1997
American Gear Company
St. George
Wakesurf boards and arcade cabinets built in St. George
37°06′N 113°34′W
SNO-009Est. 2002
Armada
Park City
Ski brand started by pros, run from Park City
40°40′N 111°30′W
HNT-006Est. 1932
Barnes Bullets
Mona
Lead-free hunting bullets sketched in 1985, made in Mona
39°49′N 111°51′W
CLM-002Est. 1989
Black Diamond
Salt Lake City
Ventura-born climbing company, run from Salt Lake since 1991
40°41′N 111°50′W
BIK-008Est. 2008
Blaze Bicycles
Moab
Titanium frames welded by one builder in Moab
38°34′N 109°33′W
HNT-004Est. 1922
Easton Archery
Salt Lake City
Olympic-winning arrows built in Salt Lake City
40°46′N 111°53′W
SNO-005Est. 1975
GOODE
Ogden
The carbon pole maker run from Ogden since 2004
41°13′N 111°59′W
CMP-004Est. 2001
Grand Trunk
Bountiful
A 2001 travel hammock company, now run from Bountiful
40°53′N 111°53′W
PAK-001Est. 1977
Gregory Mountain Products
Salt Lake City
A San Diego pack company run from Salt Lake
40°46′N 111°53′W
HNT-005Est. 1931
Hoyt Archery
Salt Lake City
Bows and recurve limbs built in Salt Lake City
40°46′N 111°53′W
PAK-003Est. 1996
Kinesis Photo Gear and eoGEAR
Mount Pleasant
Camera belts and bike bags sewn in Mount Pleasant
39°33′N 111°27′W
HOM-014Est. 2021
Lola Blankets
Lehi
Faux fur blankets begun in a Los Angeles studio, run from Lehi
40°23′N 111°51′W
APP-003Est. 1997
Maggie Sottero
West Valley City
The corset bridal label run from West Valley City
40°41′N 112°W
ACC-011Est. 2016
Manly Bands
Lindon
Whiskey barrel wedding bands turned in Lindon
40°21′N 111°43′W
SUP-005Est. 2016
Momentous
Park City
Wyoming-born supplements, now run from Park City
40°39′N 111°30′W
FIT-001Est. 1975
NordicTrack
Logan
A Chaska ski-machine brand run from Logan since 1998
41°44′N 111°50′W
PAK-008Est. 2013
Nuke Sunrise Bike Bags
Moab
A former physics teacher's frame bags, sewn in Moab
38°34′N 109°33′W
TEC-003Est. 1976
RBH Sound
Layton
Tower speakers run from a Layton headquarters
41°04′N 111°58′W
TEC-004Est. 1990
Really Right Stuff
Lehi
Quick-release plates and tripod heads built in Lehi
40°23′N 111°51′W
FOD-028Est. 2010
Ritual Chocolate
Heber City
Chocolate conched for three days in Heber City
40°30′N 111°25′W
FOD-001Est. 1892
Sweet Candy Company
Salt Lake City
Candy made in Salt Lake City since 1900
40°46′N 111°53′W
TEC-002Est. 1974
Wilson Audio
Provo
Loudspeaker cabinets milled from resin composite in Provo
40°14′N 111°40′W
Questions
Which brands moved to Utah from somewhere else?
Beehive Made lists 23 brands here. They include 4FRNT Skis, American Gear Company, Armada and Barnes Bullets. Each brand page says how the company belongs to Utah.
Which brand on this list is the oldest, and which is the newest?
The oldest is Sweet Candy Company, founded in 1892. The newest is Lola Blankets, founded in 2021.
Where are these brands based?
The Salt Lake Valley has the most, with 8, followed by Utah County with 4. The other 11 are spread across 9 other towns.
How does a brand get on this list?
A brand is on this list when its founding city is outside Utah and it is run from Utah now. A North American office alone does not count. The list is worked out again every time the site is built.