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FUTURE SHINES BRIGHT FOR LOCAL BUSINESS
Renovators Jimmy and Tam Wilkins IMAGE: BRIGHTON HOMES
Sunshine Mitre 10 celebrated the opening of the new flagship store at Nambour on Saturday, July 24 with The Block TV star Scott Cam, as well as 2020 series winners Jimmy and Tam Wilkins there to celebrate. Sunshine Mitre 10 general manager Neil Hutchins says it is exciting to see the new 13,000-square metre site open. “The store will employ 40 staff and offer the latest variety of products to our retail and trade customers,” Mr Hutchins says. Sunshine Coast residents Jimmy and Tam, together with much-loved television personality Scotty Cam, joined together to cut the ribbon to officially open the store, before chatting with fans who joined in the celebrations. With 19 stores throughout
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Queensland, Sunshine Mitre 10 is one of the largest independently operated and owned hardware suppliers in Queensland. It is also one of the oldest surviving businesses here on the Coast, celebrating its 110th milestone this year. Established in 1910 by Walter Lanham, W Lanham & Sons Saw Mill was built on Price Street in Nambour. The business eventually shifted to its current location on Court Road in 1945, and by 1975 became known simply as Lanhams. Meanwhile a little way down the road, the Melville family-owned business Melco had spent the past 20 years supplying Noosa and surrounds with timber and builders’ hardware. Realising a demand in the market, it became apparent to Keith, John and Mark Melville that in order to reach new heights, they needed to be associated with a national brand. The Melco business joined the Mitre 10 group, and with the expansion, they invested in a new purpose-built space. Located on Venture Drive, in Noosa, the store was called Melco
Mitre 10. The year 2008 saw the merger between both the Melco and Lanhams companies, creating an entity that was previously known as MelcoLanhams and today is known as Sunshine Mitre 10. Fast forward to 2021 and the company now has stores across Brisbane, including Eagle Farm, Bundaberg, Caloundra, Coolum, Cooroy, Dalby, Gympie, Kawana, Kingaroy, Kunda Park, Mareeba, Nambour, Noosa, Roma, St George and Weipa. “We have been steadily expanding over the past few years, with new sites in Bundaberg, St George, Brisbane City and now a flagship in Nambour,” Mr Hutchins says. “This new Nambour location is special, because Nambour is where the company’s 110-year history began. So, it is great to see this new store, which will support our retail customers as well as the increasing demand on the Sunshine Coast for trade supplies. “Sunshine Mitre 10 already employs more than 400 staff across
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