Hills - Home, Hardware & Eco

Home, Hardware and Eco Products Division

Home, Hardware and Eco Products manufacture and distribute a wide range of predominantly metal based products for use around the home and in the building trade.

The Home, Hardware and Eco Products Division comprises the following business units:

Hills Branded Products
Bailey and Kelso
Oldfields Ladders
Alquip
K.Care, Kerry Equipment and Air Comfort
Hills Water and Team Poly
Hills Solar
Smart Bar
Woodroffe Equipment Australia and L.W. Gemmell

Hills Branded Products

The Hills Branded Products Business Unit is located in Australia and New Zealand. The Product Catalogue includes:

Clotheslines
Ironing Boards
Swings and Gyms
Playing Mantis
Garden Sprayers
Screen Doors
Gutter Protection
Storage

Bailey and Kelso

The Bailey and Kelso Business Unit is located in Australia and New Zealand. The Product Range includes:

Ladders, Trestles & Planks
Scaffolding
Wheelbarrows
Handtrucks
Mini Pallets
Aluminium Concrete Screeds

Oldfields Ladders

Australia's Strongest Ladders. Specialising in Aluminium Tradesman, Professional and Domestic Ladders. The ladder range includes:

Extension Ladders
Single Sided Step Ladders
Double Sided Step Ladders
Dual Purpose Ladders

Alquip fabricate, sell and hire a range of aluminium scaffold and access safety equipment used in numerous industry sectors including commercial and residential construction, hire and rental as well as aviation, entertainment and marine. The range of products manufactured by Alquip include:

Scaffold systems
Trestles and planks
Ladders
Temporary fencing
Concert staging
Stairway access and access ramps
Custom design and manufacturing

Alquip's manufacturing operations are based in Toowoomba and its products are marketed Australia wide through a distribution network in Australia and New Zealand. Alquip can provide a safe, cost effective solution to all access requirements.

Hills Healthcare

There are currently 3 companies in the Hills Healthcare group: K•Care, Kerry Equipment and Air Comfort. They have an extensive range of rehabilitation products, aged care products, hospital equipment and nursing home products.

K.Care, Kerry Equipment and Air Comfort

K•Care manufactures and sells an extensive range of rehabilitation and aged care products for the domestic and overseas markets.

Kerry Equipment manufactures and sells hospital equipment and nursing home products for the domestic and overseas markets.

Air Comfort is a leading Australian manufacturer, importer and wholesaler of pressure care seating for the aged care sector.

Hills Eco

Hills Eco (Solutions for Life) is a business unit of the Hills Home, Hardware and Eco division. Hills Eco was established in 2006 with the first product launch being 'Rainwater Tanks' and related water solution category products. This was achieved through the acquisition of the Adelaide based company 'Team Poly'.

To continue adding value and credibility to the Hills Eco portfolio, Hills Industries acquired a solar hot water product under licence during 2006. Work was initiated to develop the marketing and technical refinement to this brand and product to launch into the wider Australian market place in April 2007 with Hills Solar (Solar Solutions for Life).

The Hills Eco business unit will develop further in the years to come exploring new product segments related to environmental sustainability for consumers.

Hills Water and Team Poly

The Hills Water (Water Solutions for Life) brand was launched in 2008. The Hills Water business is the 'Urban' branded water solution business for Hills Industries, while the Team Poly business is the 'Rural' branded water solution business for Hills Industries. Hills Water is the re-badged version of Team Poly targeting the metropolitan consumers, effectively using the strength of the well-known and trusted Hills brand. The product range is identical to Team Poly and is marketed strongly using a Hills Water theme.

Both Team Poly & Hills Water manufacture and distribute a wide range of polyethylene water tanks throughout Australia, from 50 to 50,000L and in 14 colours.

Team Poly / Hills Water have a wide range of water solutions available. This includes large rural tanks, smaller urban tanks, septic tanks, cartage tanks of all types and functions, live stock troughs and a choice of water tank accessories and pumps to provide your complete water solutions for life.

Hills Solar

We are now in the 21st century and things need to change. The planet's precious resources are dwindling and we need to look at clean alternative energy supplies. The sun can provide all the energy that we require.

Hills have looked up towards the sun since the launch of Hill Hoist in 1946 - the most environmentally friendly way to dry clothes. We have now launched the Hills Solar Hot Water Systems, using advanced Evacuated Tube technology. This simple solution installed in your home can reduce CO2 emissions by up to three tonnes per year, which is equivalent to taking a small car off the road.

At Hills we will continue to develop products that use alternative energy supplies, as we believe our families and our planet are our most important assets.

Smart Bar

Team Poly also produces products in the automotive category. The key products and brand produced and marketed in Australia is SMART BAR™. The SMART BAR™ brand and related products are polyethylene front-end protection systems or 'Bull Bars'. These poly bull bars are for vehicles ranging from the every day sedans to four wheels drive and even light to medium sized commercial vans and trucks.

Many fleet vehicle companies also use The SMART BAR™ product. These include essential services, police and ambulance while large organisations with significant vehicle investments (e.g. - Government Public Service Departments and Elders) also use SMART BAR™ to protect their vehicle investments.

SMART BAR™ is continually innovating to keep pace with new vehicle models launched into the Australian market. There is great opportunity ahead for SMART BAR™ to both protect vehicles and provide the lightweight benefit of polyethylene construction that will aid fuel efficiency when energy and resources are a premium price in tomorrow's world.

Woodroffe and L.W. Gemmell

Precision Metal Products
Stainless Steel Products
Hospitality Equipment

Accredited to ISO 9001, Woodroffe Equipment Australia has vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities offering a complete turnkey service from design concept to finished product within the shortest lead time and at competitive prices. Woodroffe Equipment Australia operate Australia-wide, serving a broad and diverse customer base through their manufacturing operations in Adelaide.

Woodroffe Equipment Australia are focussed on meeting the needs of industry Original Equipment Manufacturers for customised enclosures and components with a unique combination of integrated manufacturing capability based on "World Class" manufacturing principles. Woodroffe Equipment Australia has a solid reputation as a best-in-class strategic supplier and operates on a philosophy which ensures that our facilities, resources and team members operate as a seamless extension of our valued customers.

Services offered include:

Design Engineering
CNC Punching and Lasercutting
NC Bending and Blanking
Prototyping facilities
Finishing systems and processes
Value added integration Project Management
JIT Methodologies.

Through its Hospitality and Stainless Steel Products division, Woodroffe Equipment Australia manufacture and distribute equipment to the Building and Hospitality / Catering Industry. Foodservice equipment, stainless custom and modular benching (urban304finish), urinals, troughs, plumbing products, mobile bars and plate trolleys are a few of the products offered by Woodroffe.

LW Gemmell is a leading Australian importer and wholesaler of specialised plumbing products including flush valves, backflow prevention valves and pressure reducing valves, waterless urinals and hands free tapware. The business has its head office in Melbourne and branch locations in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.