At the heart of Grisport NZ is a simple mission: to provide world-class Italian-made boots that suit the way we live, work, and explore in Aotearoa. We serve the people who keep New Zealand moving: tradies, farmers, hunters, hikers, and everyday Kiwis who demand more from their footwear.
Grisport New Zealand is proudly run by Kiwi brothers Ed and Martin Leenders, who share a passion for quality footwear that works as hard as Kiwis do. Together, they’ve built a strong network of knowledgeable distributors across the country, delivering Grisport boots that combine comfort, style, and durability.
From alpine slopes to muddy bush blocks, factory floors to job sites, New Zealand conditions are unique and often unforgiving. Every boot in the Grisport collection is carefully selected and field-tested to ensure it performs where it matters most.
Ed Leenders
Director - Bene Footwear
Ed Leenders has been at the heart of Bene Footwear since the beginning. As a proud Kiwi-owned business, Bene has represented Grisport in New Zealand since 1991, working to bring high-quality Italian footwear to local customers from all walks of life. Ed and the team at Bene are passionate about Grisport’s proven comfort, performance, and award-winning design. Over the years, they’ve built strong relationships with retailers across the country and remain focused on delivering footwear that suits the way New Zealanders live, work, and explore.
From safety and outdoor styles to everyday lifestyle boots, Ed’s mission has always been simple, to offer footwear that performs in New Zealand’s unique conditions and helps people get out there and enjoy everything our country has to offer.
Martin Leenders
Director - Wholesale Boots NZ
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Our Journey: Building Boots That Can Keep Up With Kiwis
New Zealanders are known for their grit and resilience - problem solvers, adventurers, and workers who don’t shy away from hard conditions. But finding boots that truly hold up to these conditions isn’t easy.
From high humidity and heavy rainfall in some regions, to snow, alpine terrain, and dry rugged landscapes elsewhere, boots that work overseas often fail here. That’s why we began field testing every style ourselves, from muddy bush blocks in the North Island to wind blasted ridgelines in the South. If a boot doesn’t perform, it doesn’t make the cut.
Working closely with the factory in the foothills of Italy’s Dolomite mountains, we shaped a collection that combines Italian quality and comfort with Kiwi practicality. Some models are refined exclusively for New Zealand, based on feedback from tradespeople, hunters, and workers who wear them daily.
Why Grisport NZ Works
Today, Grisport NZ stands as a trusted supplier of high-quality, Italian-made footwear tailored for New Zealand’s unique conditions. We’ve grown from a simple idea, to find boots that actually work for Kiwis, into a nationwide network backed by loyal customers, smart retailers, and hardworking distributors who share our passion for comfort, quality, and performance.
We serve the people who keep New Zealand moving: tradies, farmers, hunters, hikers, and everyday Kiwis who demand more from their footwear.
What we offer is simple. Boots that fit well, wear hard, and feel good from day one. Every style in our range is chosen with purpose and tested in the real world so our customers can focus on the job or the journey ahead without thinking twice about their feet.
At the heart of it, we care because we’re Kiwis too. We walk the same tracks, work the same ground, and face the same conditions. That’s why we’ll keep doing what we do. Bringing in world-class boots that are made to last, made to move, and made for New Zealand.
Bene Team
Wholesale Boots Team
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