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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, ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, microwaves, washers, dryers, 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.

History

Winning Appliances was founded in 1906 by Richard William Winning. He believed the carriage, 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 machines 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.

Appliances Online and Big Brown Box have more recently been established as online ventures of Winning Appliances, servicing the white goods and audio visual markets respectively.

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 sailing 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.

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