AMES

Manufacturing trusted home and garden products in Australia since 1897. Our heritage is deeply rooted in Australian soil. It began in 1897 with the founding of the Westmoreland pottery works in Northcote and the establishment of Cyclone Fence and Gate Company the following year. By the turn of the century, Westmoreland chimney pots and drain pipes and Cyclone gates and fencing graced homes and businesses throughout Australia. In 1904, Trojan Tools was founded in Melbourne, and around this time Kelso was established as part of the Adelaide Steamship group in Sydney, building wheelbarrows so durable they are still being handed down today. In 1945, Lance Hill designed a new clothesline for his wife in his Adelaide backyard, which became known as the iconic ‘Hills Hoist.’ The Nylex brand was developed in the 1950s by Australian Moulding Corporation, a Melbourne plastics manufacturer. Westmix was founded in Kewdale in 1972, and quickly became a leading manufacturer of cement mixers, wheelbarrows and hand trolleys. Those enterprises went on to create some of the most iconic and highly regarded brands in Australasia: Cyclone, Northcote Pottery, Kelso and Nylex. Along the way, other top brands became part of the family: Westmix, Supercraft, Hills and Tuscan Path. All of our brands today share the same heritage of making high quality, innovative products for work and living. Our head office is located in Doncaster, Victoria, and we operate manufacturing plants in Wonthaggi and Grafton. We also operate Distribution Centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, as well as a location in Auckland, New Zealand.