Winning Appliances
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Winning Appliances is a family owned and run kitchen
and laundry
specialist, based in Sydney
, Australia
. The company has been trading since 1906 and has eight showrooms across NSW and Queensland
.
Its main stock consists of dishwashers, fridges, freezers, oven
s, cooktops
, rangehoods
, microwaves, washers
, dryer
s, sinks, coffee machines
, BBQs
, and wine cellars.
The business, through its retail stores and commercial division, also works with architects, developers and the construction industry to provide appliances for commercial projects across Australia.
, hardware
and saddlery trade was a substantial enough industry for him to establish his own business, incorporating R.W. Winning Pty Ltd.
The company was initially registered as R.W. Winning & Co., Manufacturers Representative, after securing agency agreements with agencies in England
.
In 1911, R.W. Winning began representing the Barnsley company, a manufacturer of knives and tools for the leather
and grinding
trade.
Alongside horse and carriage products, R. W. Winning & Co. represented the Pyrex
company, which made Corningware, and the Royal Stafford China company.
R. W. Winning & Co. sourced international products during World War I
and through the 1920s, and was able to weather the depression.
In the 1930s the company obtained the agency for A Simpson & Son Ltd, an Adelaide
manufacturer of a vast range of metal ware and cooking equipment. When Simpson's moved into manufacturing whitegoods, the Winning family followed suit and entered the same market.
The demand for gas stoves, electric ranges and petrol-powered and electric wringer washing machine
s increased after World War II
, which resulted in R.W. Winning & Co. expanding staff numbers.
Over the years, very few agencies have been lost, and although the company still acts as a selling agent for certain products, it has become a recognised retailer in its own right.
The company was the first to introduce front loader washing machines
into the Australian market, and units were delivered to retail outlets as well as installed into new properties on behalf of developers.
Winning Appliances became an Australian pioneer in offering households whitegoods which were attractively displayed in kitchen settings.
The first showroom was in Clarence Street, before it was eventually moved to its current flagship site in Philip Street, Redfern
.
The Winning family retains 100 per cent ownership of the business and trade as Winning Appliances Pty. Ltd.
The company significantly increased its ranges of products and services in the 1990s, and now has seven stores in NSW, in Brookvale
, Crows Nest
, Narellan, Newcastle
, Northmead, Redfern
and Taren Point, and one in Queensland
, in Fortitude Valley.
Stores display kitchen and laundry appliance brands such as Miele
, Gaggenau
, and Asko, as well as exclusive collections such as Sub-Zero
and Wolf.
The Brisbane
showroom was opened in August 2011 and was the first store nationally to include bathroom
fixtures and fittings. The store took over the iconic blue building in the Fortitude Valley suburb and was recognised as Australia’s largest premium whitegoods and bathroom retailer.
In 2005, John Winning, son of former CEO John Winning Senior, launched Appliances Online
as an online venture of Winning Appliances, servicing the white goods market. The company later purchased and re-launched Big Brown Box
from Thorn Group, selling audio visual products such as televisions.
In November 2011 John Murphy stepped down as General Manager of Winning Appliances, becoming a non-executive director after 32 years of service to the group. John Winning was then appointed CEO of Winning Appliances, while also continuing to lead Appliances Online and Big Brown Box.
industry. The company sponsored the 2011 18 ft Winning Appliances JJ Giltinan Invitation Race.
The company also donates its boat, the MV JBW, to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
for use as the Radio Relay Vessel during the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
.
Kitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a...
and laundry
Laundry
Laundry is a noun that refers to the act of washing clothing and linens, the place where that washing is done, and/or that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered...
specialist, based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The company has been trading since 1906 and has eight showrooms across NSW and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
Its main stock consists of dishwashers, fridges, freezers, oven
Oven
An oven is a thermally insulated chamber used for the heating, baking or drying of a substance. It is most commonly used for cooking. Kilns, and furnaces are special-purpose ovens...
s, cooktops
Kitchen stove
A kitchen stove, cooking stove, cookstove, or cooker is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of direct heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven, used for baking.In the industrialized world, as stoves replaced open...
, rangehoods
Extractor hood
An extractor hood is a device containing a mechanical fan that hangs above the stove or cooktop in the kitchen. It removes airborne grease, combustion products, smoke, odors, heat, and steam from the air by a combination of filtration and evacuation of the air.-Name:The device is known as an...
, microwaves, washers
Washing machine
A washing machine is a machine designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels and sheets...
, dryer
Clothes dryer
A clothes dryer or tumble dryer is a household appliance that is used to remove moisture from a load of clothing and other textiles, generally shortly after they are cleaned in a washing machine....
s, sinks, coffee machines
Coffeemaker
Coffeemakers or coffee machines are cooking appliances used to brew coffee without having to boil water in a separate container. While there are many different types of coffeemakers using a number of different brewing principles, in the most common devices, coffee grounds are placed in a paper or...
, BBQs
Barbecue
Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
, and wine cellars.
The business, through its retail stores and commercial division, also works with architects, developers and the construction industry to provide appliances for commercial projects across Australia.
History
Winning Appliances was founded in 1906 by Richard William Winning. He believed the carriageCarriage
A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn; litters and sedan chairs are excluded, since they are wheelless vehicles. The carriage is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light,...
, hardware
Hardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
and saddlery trade was a substantial enough industry for him to establish his own business, incorporating R.W. Winning Pty Ltd.
The company was initially registered as R.W. Winning & Co., Manufacturers Representative, after securing agency agreements with agencies in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
In 1911, R.W. Winning began representing the Barnsley company, a manufacturer of knives and tools for the leather
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.-Forms:...
and grinding
Grinding (abrasive cutting)
Grinding is an abrasive machining process that uses a grinding wheel as the cutting tool.A wide variety of machines are used for grinding:* Hand-cranked knife-sharpening stones * Handheld power tools such as angle grinders and die grinders...
trade.
Alongside horse and carriage products, R. W. Winning & Co. represented the Pyrex
Pyrex
Pyrex is a brand name for glassware, introduced by Corning Incorporated in 1915.Originally, Pyrex was made from borosilicate glass. In the 1940s the composition was changed for some products to tempered soda-lime glass, which is the most common form of glass used in glass bakeware in the US and has...
company, which made Corningware, and the Royal Stafford China company.
R. W. Winning & Co. sourced international products during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and through the 1920s, and was able to weather the depression.
In the 1930s the company obtained the agency for A Simpson & Son Ltd, an Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
manufacturer of a vast range of metal ware and cooking equipment. When Simpson's moved into manufacturing whitegoods, the Winning family followed suit and entered the same market.
The demand for gas stoves, electric ranges and petrol-powered and electric wringer washing machine
Washing machine
A washing machine is a machine designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels and sheets...
s increased after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, which resulted in R.W. Winning & Co. expanding staff numbers.
Over the years, very few agencies have been lost, and although the company still acts as a selling agent for certain products, it has become a recognised retailer in its own right.
The company was the first to introduce front loader washing machines
Washing machine
A washing machine is a machine designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels and sheets...
into the Australian market, and units were delivered to retail outlets as well as installed into new properties on behalf of developers.
Winning Appliances became an Australian pioneer in offering households whitegoods which were attractively displayed in kitchen settings.
The first showroom was in Clarence Street, before it was eventually moved to its current flagship site in Philip Street, Redfern
Redfern, New South Wales
Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Redfern is 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney...
.
The Winning family retains 100 per cent ownership of the business and trade as Winning Appliances Pty. Ltd.
The company significantly increased its ranges of products and services in the 1990s, and now has seven stores in NSW, in Brookvale
Brookvale, New South Wales
Brookvale is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Brookvale is located 16 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.-History:The first development in...
, Crows Nest
Crows Nest, New South Wales
Crows Nest is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Crows Nest is located 5 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council.-History:...
, Narellan, Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, Northmead, Redfern
Redfern, New South Wales
Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Redfern is 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney...
and Taren Point, and one in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, in Fortitude Valley.
Stores display kitchen and laundry appliance brands such as Miele
Miele
Miele is a manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances, commercial equipment and fitted kitchens, based in Gütersloh, Germany. Miele has always been a family-owned and -run company, founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann.-History:...
, Gaggenau
Gaggenau
Gaggenau is a town in the district of Rastatt, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located some 8 km northeast of Baden-Baden.- Geography :...
, and Asko, as well as exclusive collections such as Sub-Zero
Sub-Zero Refrigerator
Sub-Zero Refrigerator is a brand of residential refrigeration and wine preservation products built in the USA. The company also manufactures kitchen appliances under the Wolf brand name.- History :...
and Wolf.
The Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
showroom was opened in August 2011 and was the first store nationally to include bathroom
Bathroom
A bathroom is a room for bathing in containing a bathtub and/or a shower and optionally a toilet, a sink/hand basin/wash basin and possibly also a bidet....
fixtures and fittings. The store took over the iconic blue building in the Fortitude Valley suburb and was recognised as Australia’s largest premium whitegoods and bathroom retailer.
In 2005, John Winning, son of former CEO John Winning Senior, launched Appliances Online
Appliances Online
Appliances Online is Australia's largest online retailer of white goods and home appliances. The company is a subsidiary of the family-run Winning Appliances brand and has more than 150,000 customers nationwide....
as an online venture of Winning Appliances, servicing the white goods market. The company later purchased and re-launched Big Brown Box
Big Brown Box
Big Brown Box is an online retailer of audio visual products, based in Sydney, Australia. It is an online subsidiary of the Winning family, which own and run Winning Appliances and Appliances Online....
from Thorn Group, selling audio visual products such as televisions.
In November 2011 John Murphy stepped down as General Manager of Winning Appliances, becoming a non-executive director after 32 years of service to the group. John Winning was then appointed CEO of Winning Appliances, while also continuing to lead Appliances Online and Big Brown Box.
Awards
- Australian Catalogue Association Awards, Home Entertainment — Whitegoods award for catalogues with distribution greater 250,000.
Sponsorships
Winning Appliances has a long association with the sailingSailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
industry. The company sponsored the 2011 18 ft Winning Appliances JJ Giltinan Invitation Race.
The company also donates its boat, the MV JBW, to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, established in 1944 is known as one of Australia's premier yacht clubs, and is acknowledged as one of the leaders in ocean racing in the country...
for use as the Radio Relay Vessel during the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, Australia on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart. The race distance is approximately...
.