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Born in Ballarat in 1935, Haymes Paint is the outcome of Henry Haymes’ passion to provide quality and innovative paint and coating products to all Australians. Over the years, each family member has taken care to hand on the commitment and passion for crafting quality products. After all, it is our name and reputation on the can. But that doesn’t mean that we have been resting on our laurels. We're driven to bring new and innovative products to market, ensuring our customers always have the best. We live and breathe our values of individuality, independence and integrity. It's why you can be sure we'll never treat you like a number and never take shortcuts with the quality of our products or our service. We remain committed to supporting other family-owned businesses whether that be the local Paint Specialists and Hardware stores that stock our paint or the professional trade painting contractors who use Haymes Paint every day. Today our family run business is led by the third generation of Haymes. We are still Australian Made and Owned and based in Ballarat, where it all began. With a network of over 50 Haymes Paint Shops and 35 PaintRight stores and partnering with more than 220 independent paint specialists and hardware stockists across Australia, every Australian has the opportunity to experience Haymes Paint.

Wattyl Australia and New Zealand is part of the Hempel Group, a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions. Hempel is a global company with strong values, working with customers in the decorative, marine, infrastructure and energy industries. Our coatings protect and beautify buildings, infrastructure and other assets, and they play an essential role in our customers’ businesses. They help minimise maintenance costs, improve aesthetics and increase energy efficiency. Hempel’s purpose is to shape a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions, and we firmly believe that we will only succeed as a business if we place sustainability at our heart. Not only is it the right thing to do, it will strengthen our competitive position, make our company more resilient and reduce our risk. Hempel was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915. It is proudly owned by the Hempel Foundation, which ensures a solid economic base for the Hempel Group and supports cultural, social, humanitarian and scientific purposes around the world.

From its very beginnings Yates has prided itself on helping people grow. It is our sole purpose for being... we want to help you grow in your garden, have success and develop the confidence to try something new. We back this by supplying quality products! We proudly started with just our packet see range over 135 years ago and our Australian and New Zealand based teams now manufactures and distributes an extensive range of garden products and offer a range of gardening services. These include fertilisers, plant protection products, garden accessories, lawn seeds and potting mixes. A little bit of history from Yates Yates was founded by Arthur Yates, an Englishman who migrated to New Zealand in 1879. The seed business that Arthur opened in Auckland in 1883 was the beginning of what was to become one of the most recognised names in Australian and New Zealand gardening. In 1886 Arthur visited Sydney, where he saw an opportunity to establish a similar enterprise in Sussex St, Sydney. The Yates Garden Guide, is a great gardening book that is still published more than 110+ years later with over 7 million copies in circulation. We're a family at Yates and committed to helping you grow the best garden possible. Talk to us today as we'd love to have a chat about your garden, your pots or balcony garden and see how we can help.