History

Home Timber & Hardware was the result of a merger of Home Saver Timber & Hardware and Homestead Hardware launched to the marketplace in March 1993, with a bold turquoise and orange identity.

The Home Hardware logo and colour made our store really stand out against our competition."
Sam Noiosi - Home Timber and Hardware Group Member

Now with over 200 stores spread across every State the group consists of medium to large, independently owned hardware stores many of which also offer a broad range of timber and building materials. Stores are conveniently located and always operated by people who live in your local community Home Hardware History

Home stores stock a wide range of hardware and related items - Heavy Hardware products for the trades person and DIY enthusiast plus Paint, Paint Accessories, Power Tools and Garden needs. We can provide quality and service unmatched by our competitors and have access to over 200,000 separate products - virtually anything you could need to improve your home.

Whilst our pricing is competitive, our prime objective is to provide friendly personal service by staff that have in-depth knowledge and to give you expert advice for projects inside and outside your home.

Our TV campaign features our presenters Rusty & Sandy, a pair of animated dogs who also appear in the HOME ´dogalogues´. Sandy needs a little guidance with many of his DIY projects and Rusty has all the answers, ideas and ´Know-How´ because he shops at HOME.

2005 - Expands the exclusive brand strategy with the introduction of 3 new exciting brands: Worx power tools, Illusions quality tap ware and Red Centre BBQs. The company now has 9 unique brands and over 1000 products.

2003 - The largest ever Home store launched with Hume & Iser in Bendigo, with over 4000 square meters under the roof.
A number of other new stores were built and existing stores re-developed reflecting the positive outlook of group members in spite of increasing competition.

2002 - Instigated new Project Orange external identification program for all Home stores across the country to introduce new logo device and lift store presence on streetscape.

2001 - The company returns to its origins when it launches an initiative to reclaim a piece of the plumbing market.
The Plumbworx brand is created to establish competitive deals in the supply of plumbing products and a range is released as a comprehensive range of packaged plumbing products including tapware, showers, bathroom accessories and screwed brassware.

2000 - The exclusive JDS products range is launched to provide customers with a quality product that offers superior margins to retailer and Danks alike. Four brands are launched: Boulevard for Housewares, DelTerra for Outdoor, Tekraft for Tools & Hardware and Earthcore for Garden.

1999 - Danks became a truly national distributor when in March, it acquired the assets of Independent Hardware Distributors in Western Australia. All 3 retail brands successfully launched onto the Western Australian market in Spring 1999.

1994 - On the back of the exciting new Home brand, Danks entered the South Australian market for the first time.

1993 - Recognizing the need to have a strong retail brand to combat the rapidly emerging corporate warehouse operators, Danks united the members of its Homestead and Homesaver retail groups under one banner: Home Timber & Hardware. Home Timber and Hardware featured a distinctive turquoise colour scheme and the loveable Sandy and Rusty as advertising icons for the new brand.