13 Facts About Bunnings Warehouse

Bunnings Group Limited, trading as Bunnings Warehouse or Bunnings, is an Australian household hardware chain.

In 1952, Bunnings Warehouse became a public company, expanded into retailing and purchased several hardware stores.

In 1970, Bunnings Warehouse bought the merchandising and sawmilling operations of Hawker Siddeley.

In 1993, Bunnings Warehouse bought a company that operated Harry's and Lloyd's in South Australia, Campbell's in Queensland, and McEwans in Victoria and New South Wales.

From 2004 to 2008, Bunnings Warehouse purchased and re-branded Mitre 10 stores in Griffith, Kempsey, Randwick and Wodonga, Magnet Mart in Griffith and a Mitre 10 Mega store in Modbury.

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In mid-May 2020, Bunnings Warehouse announced it would close seven stores in New Zealand in Ashburton, Hornby, Hastings, Cambridge, Rangiora, Te Awamutu, and Putaruru with the loss of 145 jobs as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Bunnings Warehouse has said it will continue to run Beaumont Tiles the way it has been and with the same management team.

Bunnings Warehouse offers a variety of additional services, both in-home and in-store.

Bunnings Warehouse provides gardening, craft, and woodwork do it yourself workshops for children in-store, as well as for other groups in schools, nursing homes, and hospitals.

The Bunnings Warehouse staff are available to community groups for assistance with DIY projects.

Bunnings Warehouse insisted it would not "impact the delicious taste or great feeling you get when supporting your local community group".

Bunnings Warehouse planned to use that store as a test model prior to fine-tuning and expanding in that region.

The 24 stores already rebranded as Bunnings Warehouse reverted to the Homebase name, with some later closing under an agreed company voluntary arrangement.