Hills Industries was established in 1945 to manufacture the famous clothes hoist and quickly expanded into other laundry products. In 1959, the company introduced television repair and antenna services, and later moved into radio electronics manufacturing. It listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1962. Over time, Hills Industires has made a number of acquisitions to diversify its product range, generally in businesses involving metal fabrication.

In 2011, the organisation made a major change to its image and structure, and today Hills Holdings is fundamentally an investment company identifying opportunities in high growth markets and working hand in hand with recognised companies to realise their growth potential.

We have come a long way since the development of that great Aussie backyard icon, the Hills Hoist. In fact, it’s the ingenuity of such inventions that has turned Hills Holdings into an innovator of practical solutions for both the residential and commercial environments. Today Hills Holdings’ entrepreneurial flair extends far beyond the backyard.
 
Our portfolio of businesses now includes some of the most successful Australian companies such as Fielders, Korvest, Orrcon, Bailey, Digitec, Digital Alarm Supplies and Opticomm. And our products and solutions have been incorporated into some of the most globally recognised projects in Australia including ANZ Stadium, Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, the Darwin Convention Centre, Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the new Westfield Sydney Shopping Centre at Centre Point.

At Hills Holdings we understand the importance of not putting all of our eggs in one basket. So our businesses now operates in three distinct and focused market segments; Building and Industrial, Lifestyle and Sustainability, and Electronics and Communications. Together they combine some 32 businesses and 3000 dedicated staff across the nation.

With such diversity, it’s not hard to find a Hills product in every home or business in Australia and New Zealand At Hills we believe there will always be a market for clever products and services that make people’s lives better. So we look for companies and people who share this belief and who want to work together to build better businesses.