Gnu is handmade in the Northwest. The company is owned by Mervin, who also owns Lib Tech, and Bent Metal Bindings. Every board is handbuilt by riders, for riders.

Mervin Manufacturing is an American snowboard manufacturer. Mervin is the parent company of Liberace Technologies (aka Lib Tech) Snowboards, Gnu Snowboards, Lib Tech Skateboards, and Bent Metal bindings. In the mid 90's Mervin was also an OEM supplier for companies such as Canada's Luxury brand and for The Movement Snowboards.

Mervin was purchased by Quiksilver in the late 1990s. Since this acquisition, Mervin has continued the tradition of making winter toys out of plastic, fiberglass, heavy metals and fast growing trees. Additionally, they manufacture Roxy snowboards, a Quiksilver brand. Mervin's original founders continue to reign supreme and promote the fact that their snowboards are made near Canada by snowboarders with jobs.