14 Facts About Bunnings

Bunnings was founded in Perth, Western Australia in 1886, by two brothers who had emigrated from England.

Bunnings began to expand into other states in the 1990s and opened its first warehouse-style store in Melbourne in 1994.

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

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

In 1993, Bunnings 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.

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From 2004 to 2008, Bunnings 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.

In mid-May 2020, Bunnings 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 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 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 staff are available to community groups for assistance with DIY projects.

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

Bunnings 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 reverted to the Homebase name, with some later closing under an agreed company voluntary arrangement.