Bolton’s Workwear Direct is centered on offering a total workwear supply solution, catering for all workwear requirements, from heavy industrial to the most discerning corporate wear.
Combined with the highest levels of service and best value for money possible, it is our vision to provide a uniform procurement solution second to none.
Bolton’s Workwear Direct endeavors to stock as broad a range as possible, in particular high demand lines of stock.
The desire of clients’ requirements for distinct points of difference and uniqueness in their branding identity is often outside the stock standard offerings: consequently, Bolton’s Workwear Direct offers a rapid order in and turnaround time on all of its special orders.
With our full in-house embroidery service, we can manage the entire process efficiently in-house.
Our Commitment
Centered on customer service, Bolton’s Workwear Direct aims to deliver the broadest range of Workwear & Uniform solutions available.
Bolton’s Workwear Direct has carefully selected and partnered with only reputable brands and suppliers that offer premium support and specialise in their market segment.
These partnerships are aimed at ensuring we deliver the highest value for money service and solution to our customers.
e-Deals Program
Our e-deals programs was built to deliver more value to our customers by offering Exclusive Member Offers & Super Specials, Priority Notification Promotions, Industry Updates & Informative Tips!
We also provided a very simple sign up process allowing customers to select exactly what they would like to be notified about.
Australia’s Oldest Office Products & Services Provider
From Survival to Expansion
History tells us that Benjamin Bolton and his two eldest sons, William and Arthur, began a printing business known as Bolton & Sons on March 25, 1885.
But the Bolton name could just as easily have been erased from the annals of Bendigo during the treacherous sea journey that brought them from England in 1883.
Benjamin, his wife and eight children (the youngest of whom was only three months old), boarded the “clipper” ship Ivanhoe on 17 July 1883 with little idea of what lay in store for them.
Halfway through their 84-day journey the Ivanhoe found itself in the midst of an equinoxial gale.
For two days and nights the ship was battered by huge seas and winds, while the Boltons and other passengers were battened down below deck with just a few candles and no fresh food or water.
The ship and its passengers survived, but many of the crew were injured and the ship was badly damaged. Having survived the gale, a week later the Ivanhoe was hit with sleet, hail and snow, and the peril of icebergs.
It must have been a great day for the Bolton family when Cape Otway appeared out of the fog and the cry of “land ho!” echoed about the ship.
The Bolton’s had arrived, and a Bendigo institution was about to be born.
The location of the original printing business was in High Street, but later moved to Williamson Street where the business underwent a name change to Bolton Bros and expanded into manufacturing paper bags and other stationery lines.
In 1902, Bolton Bros moved to 43 Mitchell Street which housed the retail stationery department and the main office, while the printing factory was on the second and third floors.
Next door at 47 Mitchell Street the wholesale division and machine service department operated. William and Arthur Bolton and their sons travelled throughout central and northern Victoria selling their own products and representing other companies.
They are credited with being the innovators of the loose leaf ledger.
Today, of course, the business is back in Williamson Street with an even greater presence, but the same entrepreneurial flair that has seen it survive and flourish through everything history has thrown at it.
Having gone through five generations of family ownership, current company director-David Bolton, is proud of his company’s history and contribution to the local economy.
Reviews
“I have purchased multiple items from Boltons Workwear and all items have been good quality and at reasonable prices. Being able to purchase online has saved me time and is a lot easier for someone who is at work from 7am onwards.”
