Columbia Industries

Columbia Industries was a company involved in the manufacture and sale of bowling balls and ten-pin bowling-related accessories. Their most notable brand name was Columbia 300, which produced some of the most well-known balls in the sport. Beginning in 1960 in Ephrata, Washington (near the Columbia River), Columbia Industries was the first manufacturer to successfully use polyester resin ("plastic") in bowling balls. Prior to this, nearly all bowling balls were made of a hard rubber material. The company later moved to San Antonio, Texas.[1]

Columbia 300 pro staff members include PBA Tour champions Scott Norton, Tom Hess, Josh Blanchard and Jakob Butturff, plus PWBA and international champions Clara Guerrero, Missy Parkin and Diana Zavjalova.[2]

Columbia Industries purchased the Track and Dyno-Thane bowling ball brands in the early 2000s. In February 2007, Columbia announced that all of its brands had been acquired by Ebonite International. Currently, all Columbia Industries-related products are manufactured and owned by Ebonite International of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Columbia300.com. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Team C300". Columbia300.com. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hickland, Ron. "Ron Hickland designs bowling balls at Ebonite International". diversitycareers.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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