You are more than just a customer...
We are your Industry Partner.
Not only do we understand the importance of streamlining your business by eliminating obsolete and overstock issues... our extensive product range, portfolio of innovative Inventory Management system solutions and procurement expertise equips your business with a superior supply service for your sustainable future.
Our Customers
Servicing many of Australia’s largest manufacturers
We are a major supplier to both the private and government sectors, with a wide range of customers in industries including but not limited to:
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Armed Forces
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Australian Defence Force
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Automobile Manufacturers
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Boat/Ship Building Manufacturers
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Construction
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Defence Automobiles
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Defence Technology
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Electrical Switchboard / Data Manufacturers
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Food Industry
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Foundries
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Machine Construction
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Metal Fabrication
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Mining
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Power Generation
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Pump Manufacturers
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Transport
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Truck and Trailer Manufacturers
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and a vast array of other industry sectors
Our History
Thomas Warburton Pty Ltd – Since 1858
When the man himself, Thomas Warburton arrived in Melbourne on New Year’s Day, 1853, he found little demand for his skills as a mechanical engineer. Luckily though, Warburton had set sail for Australia with his bride, Martha (Frost), an enterprising young woman who turned her hand to supplying the rising demand for tents among the inhabitants of growing Melbourne.​
The Würth Group
World Market Leader in the trade of connecting materials
The Würth Group is the global market leader in the development, production, and sale of fastening and assembly materials.
Today, the globally operating Würth Group consists of over 400 companies in more than 80 countries and with over 87,000 employees worldwide. Over 43,900 are permanently employed sales representatives.
The Würth Group reports sales of EUR 20.4 billion in the 2023 fiscal year according to its preliminary consolidated financial statements (2022: EUR 19.9 billion).
The Würth Group is split up into two operational units: Würth Line and Allied Companies. The Würth Line companies are responsible for the Group’s conventional core business, the sale of assembly and fastening materials.
The product portfolio contains, among other things, screws, bolts, screw accessories, anchors, chemical products, furniture and building equipment for professional users. The entire product range comprises of over 125,000 products.
Würth Group 2023; ‘Facts and Figures'
(Preliminary)
Würth Group 2022; ‘Annual Report’
Environment
Environmental Management System
We are committed to an integrated approach to environmental protection and the responsible use of natural resources. For us, environmental protection includes measures that serve to prevent impact on the natural environment.
Our Environmental Management System model is based on the requirements of ISO 14001.
Click on the frames to enlarge and read our EMS Policy Statement and view our ISO 14001 Certification.
Our Compliance And Code of Conduct
Mutual trust, reliability, honesty and straightforwardness
...both inwards and outwards, are the fundamental principles deeply ingrained in both Thomas Warburton’s and the Würth Group’s corporate culture.
Our commitment to these values was first laid down in the Corporate Philosophy which was written in the 1970s by Prof. Dr. H. c. multi. Reinhold Würth, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group.
Our Corporate Responsibility
What will the future bring?
We do not have a precise answer to this question either.
Global issues such as climate change, sustainable development, the recent Covid pandemic, the scarcity of natural resources, increasingly short economic cycles and demographic change have an impact on markets and demand patterns, presenting new challenges to our business activities every day.
As a customer, supplier, partner, employee or interested member of the public, you expect specific, legitimate measures and responses from us.