What Stoddart does

Stoddart is an Australian family-owned manufacturer and distributor of commercial stainless steel products, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Karawatha, Queensland with a secondary office in Perth (Bayswater). The company operates two principal divisions: Foodservice Equipment, in which it is the exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor for 17 international brands (Adande, Airex, American Range, Anets, Aristarco, CookTek, Culinaire, Giorik, Halton, Metro, Power Soak, Simply Stainless, Synergy, TurboChef, Woodson), and Architectural Products, where it designs, fabricates, and distributes its own proprietary lines including PerfArt perforated metal, Stoddart Infrastructure (transport and park shelters, bike storage, street furniture), and Stoddart Plumbing Products (commercial sanitary fixtures). Additionally, the company offers Kitchen Contracting (turnkey design, fabrication, and installation) and Metal Processing & Contract Fabrication services.

The company's technical capabilities center on stainless steel and metal fabrication, supported by a manufacturing facility at Karawatha equipped with 633.60kW solar capacity (1.33 GWh annual production), a Perth office with 32kW solar (~51 MWh annually), and triple ISO certification (ISO 9001 Quality, ISO 45001 OHS, ISO 14001 Environmental). Stoddart sells to four main verticals: Foodservice/Hospitality (primary), Architecture and Building (primary), Transport Infrastructure (secondary), and Government/Public Institutions (secondary). Customer concentration is spread across commercial hospitality venues (e.g., Kurrawa Surf Club, Bankstown RSL, Panthers Port Macquarie), education (Ambrose Treacy College), breweries (All Hands Brewing), and government clients (Metro Trains Melbourne, City of Whittlesea).

Stoddart's revenue model combines product sales (one-time purchases of commercial kitchen and architectural equipment), professional services (kitchen contracting), and managed services (nationwide emergency repair, planned maintenance, and warranty support). Distribution occurs through direct sales, a dealer network across Australia, and an e-commerce portal at stoddart.shop. Pricing is quote-based ("Price on Application") reflecting a B2B commercial model with no public pricing. The company is legally structured as a private family-owned entity with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and no public market listing.

Name

Stoddart

Legal name

Stoddart

Website

https://stoddart.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Stoddart is an Australian family-owned manufacturer and distributor, founded 1959, specializing in commercial stainless steel fabrication, exclusive distribution of 17+ international foodservice equipment brands across Australia and New Zealand, and proprietary architectural metalwork, plumbing fixtures, and kitchen contracting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct sales of commercial stainless steel products including foodservice equipment, plumbing fixtures, architectural metalwork, and outdoor infrastructure. Products are sold through direct sales, dealer network, and e-commerce channels.
2. Kitchen Contracting Services: Custom commercial kitchen contracting services including design, fabrication, and installation of complete kitchen solutions for hospitality venues.
3. Service and Maintenance: Emergency repairs, routine maintenance, and planned maintenance services through a nationwide service network. Warranty services are provided for products.
4. Brand Distribution: As exclusive distributor of major brands including Adande, Airex, American Range, Anets, Aristarco, Asado, CookTek, Culinaire, Giorik, Halton, Metro, Power Soak, Simply Stainless, Synergy, TurboChef, and Woodson.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stoddart is a commercial stainless steel fabrication specialist and manufacturer that produces and distributes foodservice equipment, architectural metalwork, plumbing fixtures, and outdoor infrastructure products. The company operates as both an original manufacturer of proprietary stainless steel products (including PerfArt perforated metal, plumbing fixtures, and outdoor infrastructure) and the exclusive Australian/New Zealand distributor for over 17 international foodservice brands such as Adande, CookTek, Halton, TurboChef, and Giorik. It also delivers turnkey commercial kitchen contracting and nationwide after-sales service and maintenance.

Product overview

Stoddart is an Australian-owned commercial stainless steel products company offering a diversified portfolio of products and services across multiple divisions. The core offering includes Foodservice Equipment (featuring 19 distributed sub-brands such as Adande, Airex, American Range, Anets, Aristarco, CookTek, Culinaire, Giorik, Halton, Metro, Power Soak, Simply Stainless, Synergy, TurboChef, and Woodson) covering cooking, warewashing, refrigeration, food display, shelving, and kitchen ventilation; Architectural Products including PerfArt perforated metal, outdoor infrastructure, street furniture, and custom metal fabrication; and Plumbing Fixtures with Australian-made stainless steel sinks, basins, drinking fountains, and sanitary ware. Stoddart also provides kitchen contracting services for complete commercial kitchen design and installation. The company operates as both a manufacturer of proprietary stainless steel products and a distributor of major international foodservice equipment brands, serving the food service, architecture, and building industries throughout Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stoddart Infrastructure: Outdoor infrastructure products including transport shelters, covered walkways, bike cages, and street furniture for urban landscapes and transport infrastructure.
• Stoddart Plumbing Products
• PerfArt

Products and services

• Commercial Foodservice Equipment Complete range of commercial kitchen equipment and foodservice solutions covering cooking, warewashing, refrigeration, food holding and display, countertop equipment, handling, shelving, benching, plumbing fixtures, kitchen ventilation, and hygiene for restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafes, and catering operations across Australia.
• Architectural Products Architectural metalwork and building products including outdoor infrastructure, street furniture, plumbing fixtures, PerfArt perforated metal products, and metal processing and contract fabrication services for architects, builders, and developers across Australia.
• Kitchen Contracting Services Complete commercial kitchen contracting services encompassing design, fabrication, and installation of full kitchen solutions for hospitality venues, clubs, and commercial foodservice operators.
• Kitchen Ventilation Systems Commercial kitchen ventilation systems including exhaust hoods, UVF hoods, and cold mist hoods (Halton brand) for air quality management and safety compliance in commercial foodservice environments.
• Outdoor Infrastructure Products Transport and urban infrastructure products including covered walkways, transport shelters, bike cages, and town and park street furniture designed for urban landscapes, transport hubs, and public spaces.
• Commercial Plumbing Fixtures Commercial stainless steel plumbing products including baths, cabinets, drinking fountains, flushing devices, grab rails, hand-wash basins, showers, sinks, toilets, troughs, and urinals designed and made in Australia with WELS rating compliance.
• Metal Processing and Contract Fabrication Custom metal fabrication and processing services for specialized architectural and industrial applications, providing bespoke stainless steel solutions to specification.
• PerfArt Perforated Metal Products Proprietary perforated metal products for architectural facades, screens, and decorative metal panels offered in various shapes (mixed, obround, rectangle, rhombus, round, square, triangle) and hole sizes for architectural and industrial applications.
• Aristarco Dishwashing Range Commercial dishwashers and glasswashers including undercounter, hood-type, and XL hood-type models from Aristarco (over 65 years of dishwashing manufacturing experience), designed for busy professional hospitality environments. Available through Stoddart in Australia and New Zealand.
• TurboChef SOTA High-Speed Oven High-speed commercial cooking oven (TurboChef SOTA model) delivering rapid cooking capabilities with consistent results for commercial kitchens where speed of service is critical.
• Synergy Char Grills Commercial char grills (Synergy brand) designed for modern hospitality kitchens, delivering better grill performance with less smoke, lower energy use, and reduced operating costs.
• Stoddart Spray Rinse Commercial spray rinse system (Stoddart proprietary) built for demanding commercial kitchens, delivering durability, precision control, and hygienic performance in flexible configurations compliant for fast-paced foodservice operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,060.85 tonnes of CO2 emissions saved annually through solar installations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• EftsurecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2022Independent real-time continuous controls monitoring system for supplier onboarding and data management. Protects supplier payments against fraud and error by validating ABN, GST registration status, and bank account details. Used by organizations including 7-Eleven, Laing O'Rourke, Bega, and Alfred Health.
• Global MarkcoreOthersThird-party certification body for ISO management system certifications including ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 45001 (OHS), and ISO 14001 (Environmental).
• DownermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInfrastructure partner engaged by Metro Trains Melbourne for rail infrastructure upgrades. Stoddart Infrastructure fabricates and installs platform shelters for rail stations.
• Metro Trains MelbournemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRail operator for Melbourne's metropolitan train network. Stoddart Infrastructure provides shelter fabrication and installation services for platform upgrades.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Middleby Corporation: Global foodservice equipment conglomerate owning brands including TurboChef, Anets, and American Range (some of which Stoddart distributes in ANZ). Represents the global incumbent against which Stoddart's regional distribution model competes.
• Ali Group: Italian-owned global foodservice equipment conglomerate owning multiple brands and regional distributors including Moffat. Parent of several brands Stoddart distributes, representing both supplier relationship and competitive overlap.
• Hoshizaki: Japanese manufacturer of commercial refrigeration, ice machines, and foodservice equipment with direct Australian presence. Competes with Stoddart's distributed refrigeration brands in commercial foodservice.
• Electrolux Professional: Swedish global manufacturer of professional kitchen and laundry equipment. Competes broadly with Stoddart's distributed cooking, warewashing, and refrigeration offerings through its own distribution channels in AU.
• Rational AG: German global leader in combi ovens for professional kitchens. Stoddart distributes similar combi oven products through Culinaire and Giorik brands, creating competitive overlap in commercial cooking equipment.

Direct peers

• Comcater: Australian commercial kitchen and foodservice equipment distributor with comparable portfolio of cooking, refrigeration, warewashing, and food display equipment for hospitality customers. Directly competes with Stoddart across foodservice equipment categories in AU.
• SKOPE: Trans-Tasman commercial refrigeration manufacturer with strong presence in AU and NZ. Competes directly with Stoddart's distributed Adande and Airex refrigeration brands in the ANZ hospitality and foodservice market.
• Roband Australia: Australian manufacturer of commercial cooking and food service equipment. Competes with Stoddart in countertop cooking, food display, and benching products for hospitality customers.
• Williams Refrigeration: Australian commercial refrigeration manufacturer serving hospitality, foodservice, and healthcare sectors. Direct competitor for refrigeration product sales where Stoddart distributes Adande and Airex brands.
• Moffat: Australian commercial foodservice equipment distributor and brand owner (part of Ali Group). Competes with Stoddart across multiple foodservice equipment categories in AU/NZ market with both own-brand and distributed international products.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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