The surfing icon revolutionised surf apparel, having started the global business out of a cheaply rented house in Torquay.

Surf star Kelly Slater paid tribute on Thursday to Alan Green, the man who launched his career, after the co-founder of the ...

“Soon, Quiki shorts were appearing in surf movies and surf magazines all over the world. “In the meantime, Greeny had taken on a partner — Victorian surfing champion John Law — and together they built ...

The Quiksilver story started long before ... They invented the 'boardshort', a pair of swimming shorts designed for surfers with press studs and Velcro fastenings. The brand went international ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Quiksilver founder and surfing icon Alan Green has died from cancer at his Torquay home, aged 77. Green started the business in 1970 ...

The surfing community is paying tribute to Quiksilver co-founder Alan “Greeny ... with pioneering the design of modern-day board shorts, introducing now-commonplace features such as a velcro ...