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- New Zealanders Greig Brebner (L) and Scott Kington (R) the two founders of Blunt Umbrellas with some of their revolutionary umbrellas. (Photo Phil Doyle/ Fairfax NZ)
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- Blunt Umbrellas come in different colours.
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- Blunt Umbrellas latest creation for golf players benefits from the Radial Tensioning System which helps get the perfect canopy tension necessary in windy weather.
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- Blunt Umbrellas’ Radial Tensioning System (RTS) helps the opening force to spread outwards all the way to the canopy edge to create superior canopy tension.
Today umbrellas, like many other products, are often manufactured in China. In 2007 that’s where New Zealanders Scott Kington – who studied marine biology at Auckland university – and Greig Brebner – a mechanical engineer – the founders of Blunt Umbrellas, took their idea for a revolutionary umbrella. In the following interview Scott Kington tells Nicely Made in China (NMiC) how he and his partner launched the company Blunt Umbrellas.
