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41-573: Designed by David "Shorty" Routh, the PD Racer design was first published and released in 2003, and the first hull was built in January 2004. With a focus on a simple design that uses low cost materials, PD Racers are intended to be accessible to a wide variety of people. All the materials needed to build the boat can be found at a hardware store , and the dimensions allow for a tolerance of a quarter-inch, allowing for less experienced builders to assemble

82-898: A Mitre 10 Mega store in Modbury . In 2008 the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) looked into its acquisitions of five Mitre 10 stores, as it deemed the purchases would be anti-competitive. In February 2009, the ACCC allowed the purchases, finding that the acquisition of the Mitre 10 stores did not significantly alter the level of competition in the relevant market. Over time, some smaller-format Bunnings stores have gradually been closed. However, six new stores were opened in Victoria in 2015, mainly in smaller regional markets and inner-suburban areas. Michael Schneider

123-417: A boat that fits within the design rules. They can be cheap to build, with a simple plastic tarp for a sail, and reports place the cost to build the boat as ranging from $ 150 to $ 300 to construct. The design is suitable for use in school projects. PD Racer hulls are numbered after photographic proof is given that that hull has been completed rather than assigned by the plan number a builder is given. To register

164-489: A fictional hardware shop in the animated television series Bluey . The series' creators were inspired by Bunnings when making the fictional shop. Since the development of the Bunnings Warehouse stores, three general operational formats exist: Bunnings Small-format Store (SFS), Bunnings Warehouse (WH) and Bunnings Trade Centre (TC). The smaller "Bunnings" stores stock a more limited range of hardware, whereas

205-562: A former B&Q store in Folkestone to be the fifth Bunnings store in the UK. On 25 May 2018, after mounting losses, Wesfarmers sold the UK and Ireland Bunnings/Homebase operation to Hilco for a nominal sum of £1. The 24 stores already rebranded as Bunnings reverted to the Homebase name, with some later closing under an agreed company voluntary arrangement . The failure of Bunnings in

246-408: A government building contract, which led to the founding of a group of building companies which later became Bunning Bros Pty Ltd. They purchased their first sawmill the following year in the south west of Western Australia , and over the next few years, they concentrated more on sawmilling and timber distribution and less on building. In 1928, Robert Bunning's son Charles and Tom began working in

287-447: A hardware store in the US to repair broken windows and screens, repair power equipment such as lawn mowers, re-key entry locks, make copies of house keys and car keys, re-wire lamps and vacuum cleaners, sharpen knives and cutting tools, make minor repairs to faucet and shower parts, repair kerosene heaters and cut and thread plumbing pipe. The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA )

328-548: A hire shop, spare parts enquiry, colour matching, key cutting, pool water testing and gas swapping. Bunnings also provides gardening, craft, and woodwork do it yourself (DIY) 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. On weekends (and weekdays at some sites), Bunnings outlets regularly host sausage sizzles and cake stalls for community groups and causes. It has become an intrinsic part of

369-549: A hull and receive a hull number, the basic hull (four sides, and two airboxes attached to a plywood bottom) must be assembled (called "going 3D" by the builders). Since many people may order plans and never build the boat, photographic evidence gives a more accurate estimate of boat numbers. In late 2013, there were over 850 PD Racers registered in North America. Internationally, registered boats can be found in countries such as Australia, England, Germany and Argentina. During

410-997: A particular category. These stores are usually grouped together in a shopping district. Examples are groups of stores that specialize in: In the United Kingdom , hardware stores can be known as ironmongers , DIY stores and home improvement stores. British retail chains include B&Q , Homebase , and Wickes . Australian hardware chain Bunnings opened their first shop in St Albans in February 2017 and planned to convert several other Homebase shops into pilot Bunnings shops after acquiring them in February 2016. Larger hardware stores may also sell building supplies including lumber, flooring, roofing materials and fencing. Such stores are often referred to as home-improvement centers or home centers. There may be fewer hardware stores in

451-1182: A small cabin onto the boat, and a modular design that can be disassembled for transport. Hardware store Hardware stores (in a number of countries, "shops"), sometimes known as DIY stores , sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners , building materials , hand tools , power tools, keys , locks , hinges , chains , plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, cleaning products, housewares, tools , utensils , paint, and lawn and garden products directly to consumers for use at home or for business. Many hardware stores have specialty departments unique to its region or its owner's interests. These departments include hunting and fishing supplies, plants and nursery products, marine and boating supplies, pet food and supplies, farm and ranch supplies including animal feed, swimming pool chemicals, homebrewing supplies and canning supplies. In Australia hardware stores specialise in home décor and include large selections of paint. There are three major hardware companies in Australia: Bunnings , Mitre 10 and Home Hardware . Home Hardware

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492-571: A wide variety of items. Indian hardware stores are similar to hardware stores around the world, offering products from several categories such as plumbing, machinery, household, gardening, manufacturing, cobbler, carpenter, and electrical. Bunnings Bunnings Group Limited , trading as Bunnings Warehouse or Bunnings , is an Australian household hardware and garden centre chain. The chain has been owned by Wesfarmers since 1994, and has stores in Australia and New Zealand. Bunnings

533-440: Is a retailers' co-operative and has many banners which store owners trade under. Since the acquisition of Bunnings by Wesfarmers in 1994, the big-box store concept has changed how new hardware stores are built. In 2004, Mitre 10 built its first supercentre Mitre 10 MEGA with an average store size of 13,500 m . These were later either closed or turned into large-concept Mitre 10 stores. In 2011 Masters Home Improvement entered

574-402: Is a membership organization that provides training and resources for hardware store owners and publishes a trade magazine in print and online. European-based stores include: In India hardware stores are mostly small businesses, with no major store chains that carry a large selection of products. Stores lack ample floor space compared to their Western counterparts, but are usually stocked with

615-629: The Flybuys Loyalty program to allow customers to collect points at both stores. In 2022, Bunnings sought to expand its commercial business by doubling the number of frame and truss processing plants it owns from three to six by 2024. In 2023, Bunnings expanded its pet care and cleaning product ranges, reflecting the company's repositioning as a home improvement destination. In early 2024, Bunnings temporarily rebranded one store in each Australian state and in New Zealand to "Hammerbarn",

656-715: The Howard Smith Group , including BBC Hardware (previously Nock & Kirby ) and big-box offshoot Hardwarehouse . This supplemented the Bunnings national network by several dozen stores, many of them large Hardwarehouse stores in Sydney, Brisbane and New Zealand. Hardwarehouse had been dominant in New South Wales and Queensland, but the purchase complemented Bunnings' prior domination in Victoria , where Hardwarehouse had only seven stores to Bunnings' twenty at

697-476: The Phil Bolger "Brick" design, and a number of other box boats. It is effectively a "sailing box" with 16" sides. Puddle Duck Racers generally are built with two airboxes, either placed along the sides of the boat or at the bow and stern. If placed on the sides, they also provide for seating for the crew. The airboxes provide flotation if the boat capsizes, and can be used for storage. As a development class,

738-614: The Bunnings Warehouse brand, and iconic in Australian culture. Bunnings reported AU$ 16.871 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2020–2021, which was a 12.5% revenue growth from the 2019–2020 fiscal year, where Bunnings reported AU$ 14.999 billion in revenue. In February 2016, Bunnings' parent company Wesfarmers bought the United Kingdom-based hardware chain Homebase for £340 million. The chain's 265 stores in

779-846: The Canadian unit of The Home Depot in 1994. Canadian Tire , Central , Kent Building Supplies , Lowe's and many smaller chains also sell hardware in Canada. Most hardware stores in China, whether in the city or rural areas, are small, family-owned, non-franchise companies. They provide similar products to Western hardware stores, including plumbing and electrical supplies, tools, and some housewares. They do not normally carry lumber, fishing supplies, gardening products, or boating supplies. Some rural hardware stores supply animal feed, such as chicken feed. Common to most non-Western countries, China has specialty hardware stores, dedicated to selling products in

820-461: The PD Racer specifications allow for builders to experiment with different configurations. The PD Racer specifications only apply to the hull, allowing for various types of sailing rigs, and either leeboards or centreboards . Although the boats are required to conform to a specific shape for use in class racing, the hull can also be used for recreational sailing, paddling, and motoring. The main hull configurations are: Alternatives include building

861-472: The True Value Company. Elwood Adams Hardware of Worcester, Massachusetts claims to be the oldest operating hardware store in the US, having begun business in 1782. Part of the popularity of American hardware stores is the range of services they provide. Most retail outlets only sell goods, while some hardware stores custom-make or repair a large variety of household items. It is common for

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902-518: The UK and 15 in Ireland were intended to be rebranded with the Bunnings name within five years. The first Bunnings store in the UK was opened at the end of January 2017 in St Albans , four months later than planned to ensure the adopted format was suited to the UK public. The company planned to use that store as a test model prior to fine-tuning and expanding in that region. In April 2017, they bought

943-800: The US now than in the past, but according to the US Census Bureau, there were still 14,300 hardware stores in the US in 2005, employing on average 10 employees each. Despite competition from large chain stores (commonly referred to as big-box or destination hardware stores, e.g., The Home Depot , Lowe's and Menards ) new hardware stores in the US continue to open. There are four major nationwide wholesale suppliers to hardware stores. All four report more than US$ 1 billion in annual sales. Two of them operate as retailers' cooperatives : Do It Best Corp, from Fort Wayne Indiana, and Ace Hardware from Oakbrook Illinois. Hardware store owners purchase stock in these suppliers and may choose to include

984-598: The business, eventually becoming directors after their father's death in 1936; Charles was a qualified engineer and Tom a chartered accountant. The company secured several major contracts in the 1930s, including for timber fittings on major Perth buildings, timber supply contracts on the Eastern Goldfields , and railway sleeper contracts in Ceylon and South Africa. Further expansion occurred during World War II, where Bunnings co-operated with its rival Millars , and in

1025-538: The chain has 381 stores and over 53,000 employees. Bunnings has a market share of around 50 percent in the Australian do it yourself hardware market, with competing chains including Mitre 10 , Home Hardware and various independent retailers around Australia. Bunnings runs community events outside or in its stores, including sausage sizzles and do it yourself workshops. In 1886, brothers Arthur and Robert Bunning left London to settle in Perth , and soon gained

1066-422: The country. In April 2021, Bunnings announced it would acquire tile retailer Beaumont Tiles. The ACCC ruled that the purchase of Beaumont Tiles outlets would not reduce competition as Bunnings was not currently in the field in a big way. Bunnings has said it will continue to run Beaumont Tiles the way it has been and with the same management team. In November 2021, both Bunnings and Officeworks partnered with

1107-409: The larger "Bunnings Warehouses" contain a more comprehensive hardware range and garden supplies, including plants. The big box format accounts for 167 stores of the network of 280. Bunnings Warehouse offers a variety of additional services, both in-home and in-store. The in-home services are mainly installations, assembling, quotes and consultancy for multiple products. The in-store services include

1148-611: The loss of 145 jobs as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic . This left Bunnings with 41 New Zealand stores, including 12 in Auckland. In Australia, Bunnings unsuccessfully lobbied the Victorian state government to exempt its 168 stores from closure during the second Melbourne lockdown . However the company was allowed to continue fulfilling online orders, and subsequently its online business expanded and grew due to continuing demand despite various periods of restrictions around

1189-560: The managing director of Bunnings. This was quickly followed by the opening of three more Bunnings Warehouse stores in Melbourne. Since then, new stores have been opened across Australia approximately every three months on average. Development in Sydney and Brisbane proved more difficult than in other areas, as large blocks of land in the metropolitan area were limited. In 1997, the remaining smaller-format McEwans stores were renamed as Bunnings stores. In August 2001, Wesfarmers bought

1230-576: The market and opened more than 49 stores, with an average footprint of 13,500 m . Masters Home Improvement, which was the second-largest hardware chain in Australia, closed in December 2016. Bunnings also operates in New Zealand, competing against Mitre 10 New Zealand and Hammer Hardware . The Australian Bunnings and Mitre 10 Mega format have also been introduced to New Zealand. Home Hardware , Rona , Canac, BMR Group and Réno-Dépôt are Canadian hardware retailers. Aikenhead's Hardware became

1271-617: The merchandising and sawmilling operations of Hawker Siddeley , which "almost doubled the size of the company". In 1983, it bought out Millars and, in 1990, the Alco Handyman hardware operations. 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. (This company had been spun off from Harris Scarfe in 1989.) Many of

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1312-515: The name of the cooperative in the advertised name of the store. Hardware stores also purchase from a variety of regional wholesalers and specialty manufacturers. Some hardware stores operate rental businesses which can offer equipment from construction tools to inflatable playhouses. The major hardware cooperatives provide brand name rental advertising and support for hardware store owners including Just Ask Rental, Party Central, Grand Rental Station and Taylor Rental, all four of which are brands owned by

1353-479: The post-war period which saw the creation of a workshop in Manjimup and timber mills in south-west Western Australia and north Queensland. In 1952, Bunnings became a public company, Bunning Timber Holdings Pty Ltd, expanding into retailing and purchasing several hardware stores. Charles and Tom Bunning became joint managing directors in 1956, with Charles becoming chairman two years later. In 1970, Bunnings bought

1394-649: The remaining Hardwarehouses were renamed Bunnings Warehouse. The Howard Smith Group purchase also included Benchmark Building Supplies, a New Zealand chain of 32 stores, including nine Auckland stores. These were also closed or rebranded as Bunnings by 2003. Until then, Bunnings had just three New Zealand stores. By 2008, it had 14 large warehouse stores in the country. From 2004 to 2008, Bunnings purchased and re-branded Mitre 10 stores in Griffith , Kempsey , Randwick and Wodonga , Magnet Mart in Griffith and

1435-637: The same time in other locations, bringing the hull count to 101. In May 2007 a second Hatch was held and five boats were built. 2008 saw the name of the event changed to the Summerland TimberMart Hatch and saw five more boats built. In Fall of 2010, Summerland hosted the 2010 Puddle Duck "World Championship" Race. The design was influenced by the $ 50 Sailboat Race, the Moth class , Gavin Atkins's Mouse Boat group, Jim Michalak boat designs,

1476-523: The slogan in Australia. New Zealand ads and stores continue to use the slogan at present. After the acquisition, the first Bunnings Warehouse was opened on August 24, 1994 in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine . Present at the official opening were the Victorian premier Jeff Kennett , American actor Richard Karn who played Al Borland on the television sitcom Home Improvement , and Joe Boros,

1517-409: The stores acquired were subsequently closed, with only the best-performing sites being retained. Bunnings Limited was bought out by Wesfarmers in 1994 for $ 600 million. In late-1995, the 'Red Hammer' symbol was introduced and is still in use today. In June 1996, the company's trademark slogan "Lowest Prices Are Just The Beginning" was introduced. In February 2020, the company discontinued the use of

1558-535: The time of the buy-out. At the time of purchase, the market leader was Mitre 10 with a 12% market share, but the inclusion of the Hardwarehouse and BBC Hardware stores brought Bunnings market share to 13.5%. Hardwarehouse and BBC Hardware stores retained their branding for a year, while television advertisements were tagged with each of Bunnings Warehouse, Hardwarehouse and BBC Hardware during this transition period. Lower-volume stores were closed and, in 2002,

1599-513: The weekend of April 28–30, 2006, there was a "Puddle Duck Hatch" held in Summerland, British Columbia . Organized by PD Racer enthusiast Gordon Seiter, the event, gathered various groups from the area to build PD Racers on Friday and Saturday, and then race them on Sunday. The build was sponsored by various local merchants. 10 boats were built at the hatch, which brought the number of registered hulls to 99, and hulls 100 and 101 "went 3D" during

1640-709: Was appointed Managing Director, Bunnings Group in May 2017 following his appointment as Managing Director, Bunnings Australia & New Zealand in March 2016. In October 2019, Bunnings acquired specialist tool retailer Adelaide Tools. At the time, the business had five retail outlets, a mower centre and an online store. The business was rebranded as Tool Kit Depot. In mid-May 2020, Bunnings announced it would close seven stores in New Zealand in Ashburton , Hornby , Hastings , Cambridge , Rangiora , Te Awamutu , and Putāruru with

1681-437: Was founded in Perth , Western Australia in 1886, by brothers Arthur and Robert Bunning , who had emigrated from England. Initially, a limited company focused on sawmilling , it became a public company in 1952 and subsequently expanded into the retail sector, purchasing several hardware stores. Bunnings began to expand into other states in the 1990s and opened its first warehouse -style store in Melbourne in 1994. As of 2022,

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