Salt-Shark Our Story banner: washing salt off a boat with Salt-Shark salt remover

Our story

"I started SALT-SHARK from being, tight & lazy!

That's why Salt-Shark is the Best Value for Money, and the Easiest & Fastest to Use"


At just 19 years old I created Salt-Shark from being tight and lazy! Yes that right, you see, after months of searching, I couldn't find a good value for money product to wash my boat. The ones I did find, you'd have to waste time trying to measure out exactly 45ml to get half decent value for money. Hence, tight and lazy!

Having ran a couple small businesses throughout highschool, I saw this problem in the market and decided to go all in and create a solution! Employed as a building apprentice at the time, I often worked past midnight after getting home from the construction site, to build Salt-Shark from the ground up. 12 or so months later, I took the risk to go full time with Salt-Shark and now in my early 20's I'm not turning back! My mission is to take Salt-Shark from starting in my neighbour's basement here in New Zealand, to the rest of the world!

Salt-Shark Our Story, photo 1: how a New Zealand boat owner started the Salt-Shark boat salt remover brand

4 warehouses around the globe!

Salt-Shark now has 4 warehouses across the world, including: Auckland-New Zealand, Melbourne-Australia, Utah-USA and the Netherlands-Europe!

Salt-Shark Our Story, photo 2: building the Salt-Shark boat salt remover brand from a basement in New Zealand

Out growing our first warehouse

Before we expanded overseas, we outgrew our first ever warehouse in 2025. Needing to find a bigger and better warehouse to keep up with our growing demand in New Zealand.

Salt-Shark Our Story, photo 3: Salt-Shark boat salt remover, now sold in New Zealand, Australia and the USA

We moved into our first warehouse

Starting Salt-Shark in my neighbour's basement, we quickly outgrew that and needed to move into our first ever warehouse. Which we stayed in until 2025!

Salt-Shark Our Story, photo 4: the team behind Salt-Shark boat and vehicle salt remover

Age 15, first ever business shed

Before Salt-Shark was created, my entrepreneurship journey started long before. At age 15, I started my first business, at age 17 I started my second, and then at age 19, I founded Salt-Shark!

What a journey it's been, and it's all thanks to you! My customers and supporters!

Taylor Shields, founder of Salt-Shark, who started the boat salt remover brand in New Zealand at 19

WHAT’S OUR WHY?

Our why is to keep solving the problem I found in the market and allow customers around the globe to access our solution. There was simply no good value for money products out there, so that's how Salt-Shark's 10x better value products were innovated. 
My goal is to take Salt-Shark from starting as a small New Zealand business to the rest of the world! The marine maintenance industry hasn’t seen innovation for over 30 years. Salt-Shark has broken the drought and brought you a product that is averaging 10 times better value for money than all other brands.

WHO’S BEHIND IT ALL?

Salt-Shark boat salt remover in use, from the Salt-Shark Our Story page

Taylor Shields

Taylor grew up in New Zealand and from fishing to jumping off wharves with his family and friends, he grew a passion for the water at a very young age. Starting at the age of 15 whilst at highschool, he bought his first boat and got hooked. As the years passed, and 3 boat renovations later, he reached where he is today. During this same time, Taylor followed his passion for entrepreneurship and ran 2 businesses throughout highschool prior to founding Salt-Shark. Now, whilst working hard and enjoying the opportunities he has made for himself, he is dedicated to taking Salt-Shark global and offering the great value product to boaties across the world. At the heart of his motivation, he is working towards giving back to the 2 people who have been by his side through the thick and thin, his parents!

“I was a tight and lazy boatie, so I understand what’s really needed in the market!”
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