Buildmat Pty Ltd

Who owns Buildmat?

The company is founder-owned through Buildmat Pty Ltd and describes itself as 100 percent Australian owned and operated.

Is Buildmat a public company?

No. It is a private proprietary limited company with no public listing or disclosed outside investors.

When was Buildmat founded?

Two high-school friends founded the company in Melbourne in 2014, starting with kitchen sinks sold online.

Where is Buildmat located?

Headquarters and showroom-warehouse at 46 Brindley Street, Dandenong South, Victoria, plus a Selection Centre at 45 Warrigal Road, Hughesdale. It ships Australia-wide.

What is Buildmat's business model?

Direct sourcing of premium fixture designs sold at mid-market prices through ecommerce, a trade portal, and Melbourne showrooms, bypassing traditional wholesale markups.

Two high-school mates founded Buildmat in Melbourne in 2014 with a straightforward thesis: Australian renovators and builders deserved premium building materials without premium markups. Kitchen sinks were the entry point, chosen as an under-served category where imported designs with thicker steel and better dimensions could undercut local incumbents.

Category expansion followed a consistent logic, each addition chosen to extend the whole-project assortment: tapware, basins, vanities, baths, toilets, hardware, and lighting. The company built the business on Shopify after migrating from an earlier Magento platform, layering trade and showroom sales onto the same commerce stack.

In 2024 Buildmat consolidated its three sales motions, direct-to-consumer, trade, and showroom, onto Shopify Plus, B2B on Shopify, and Shopify POS. The company reported about 17 percent higher average order value and tripled trade revenue year over year following the unification, alongside an 80 percent reduction in manually managed customer enquiries.

As of 2026 the company employs about 30 to 35 people across its Dandenong South headquarters, Hallam facility, and Hughesdale Selection Centre, with remote team members in Australia and South Africa, shipping nationally to renovators, builders, and designers.