What Burgtec does

Burgtec is an Australian commercial furniture manufacturer and project-based fit-out supplier, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Berkeley Vale, NSW. The company designs, manufactures, and installs workstations (including the flagship Strata 360 system), tables, task/breakout/meeting chairs, stools, modular soft seating, booths, storage solutions, and accessories for workplaces, education facilities, healthcare environments, public spaces, and government precincts. All products are 100% Australian-designed and manufactured in-house, supported by 3D visualisation, space planning, custom manufacturing, and national delivery and installation services.

Burgtec operates a single-source supplier model for large multi-floor and multi-building projects, demonstrated by landmark commissions including Western Sydney International Airport (2025), City of Gold Coast Council (3 buildings, 18 floors, 2025), Liverpool Civic Place (2024), Canberra Hospital Extension (2024, Australia's first fully-electric hospital), Bendigo GovHub (2023, 20,000 m² for ~1,000 employees), City of Greater Geelong's Wurriki Nyal civic precinct (2022), and Campbelltown Hospital ($632m redevelopment, ~400 workstations). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via local sales representatives working directly with architects, designers, and project managers, supported by CAD/Revit downloads and demonstration booking.

The company is privately held under Kennard Group Holdings Pty Ltd (trading as Burgtec), led by CEO Joel Kennard, with 101–250 employees. Revenue is generated through bespoke project-based quotations (one-time product sales plus professional services for space planning, customisation, installation, and delivery) rather than e-commerce or retail. Differentiation rests on Australian manufacturing, customisation without full-customisation cost premiums, short lead times from a tightly managed supply chain, and circular-economy programs including the Commercial 3 R's take-back scheme (zero-landfill guarantee) and the LifeTrack refurbishment program. No external institutional funding, M&A activity, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Name

Burgtec

Legal name

Kennard Group Holdings Pty Ltd

Website

https://burgtec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Burgtec is a privately held Australian commercial furniture manufacturer, founded in 1981 in Berkeley Vale, NSW, designing and producing workstations, tables, seating, booths, and storage for workplaces, education, healthcare, public spaces, and government precincts via a direct enterprise field-sales model with national installation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Canberra

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Furniture Product Sales: Sale of commercial furniture including workstations, tables, seating, storage, and modular/soft seating products. One-time product revenue with custom manufacturing options.
2. Services (Space Planning, Installation, Delivery): Additional services including space planning, 3D visualisation, custom manufacturing, installation and delivery, and ongoing support. These are project-based professional services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Burgtec designs, manufactures and supplies commercial furniture for workplaces, education, healthcare, government and public spaces from its Berkeley Vale, NSW facility. Its range covers workstations, tables, task and breakout seating, modular/soft seating, booths and storage, sold on a quoted project basis with in-house custom manufacturing, 3D visualisation, space planning, national delivery, installation and ongoing support services.

Product overview

Burgtec is an Australian commercial furniture manufacturer founded in 1981, offering a comprehensive portfolio of workplace furniture across six core product categories: workstations (including Strata 360 flagship system, Stream A/N/O/X ranges), tables (Arcade, Bodi, Bud, Forme, Fox, Kanon, Keel, Nova, Ripple, Silhouette, Stream N/X), seating (task chairs, breakout chairs, meeting chairs, stools), modular and soft seating (Flix, Haven, Park, Quest, Vista collections, plus Onda and individual lounge chairs like Jara, Tommy, Merlot, Hunter, Harper, Grande, Bello), booths (Archer Hex/Meeting/Work, Haven Booth, Quest Booth), and storage (Lotus Pedestal, Neos, Nova, Ultimet systems). The product ecosystem is designed for flexibility and customization, with products engineered to coordinate across ranges for consistent workplace aesthetics. The company serves four key markets: workplaces, education, healthcare, and public spaces, with national delivery and installation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LifeTrack: Burgtec's program to refurbish and extend the life of workstations, supporting circular economy and sustainability goals.
• Commercial 3 R's

Products and services

• Strata 360 Workstation Height-adjustable workstation system with 3D visualisation and configuration options; flagship workstation range featuring modular components for open-plan and activity-based work environments.
• Stream Workstations (A, N, O, X ranges) Stream A, Stream N, Stream O and Stream X workstation ranges offering modular workstation options for varied commercial workplace environments.
• Tables range (Arcade, Bodi, Bud, Forme, Fox, Kanon, Keel, Nova, Ripple, Silhouette, Stream N/X) Comprehensive commercial table range covering folding tables, meeting/conference tables, coffee tables and side tables across collections including Arcade, Bodi, Bud, Forme, Fox, Kanon, Keel, Nova, Ripple, Silhouette and Stream N/X.
• Task Chairs (Cubo, Forum, Jada, Joya, Jura, Life, Marco, Pixel, Squad) Ergonomic task chairs designed for commercial office use, including the Life ergonomic task chair and ranges designed for collaborative workspaces.
• Breakout Chairs (Alfie, Arena, Axis, Canova, Carlo, Indi, Luna, Marco) Breakout chairs for informal meeting and collaboration areas, available in collections including Alfie, Arena, Axis, Canova, Carlo, Indi, Luna and Marco.
• Meeting Chairs (Element) Meeting chair designed for conference room and formal meeting environments.
• Stools (Alfie, Carlo, Indi, Luna, Marco) Stackable stools including the Carlo lightweight stackable stool for education and breakout environments, plus Alfie, Indi Mini, Indi, Luna and Marco stool variants.
• Ottomans (Flix, Korus, Lava, Rondo) Ottomans from the Flix, Korus, Lava and Rondo collections for lounge and breakout areas.
• Sofas (Bello, Grande, Harper, Hunter, Jara, Korus Lounge, Merlot, Tommy, Vista Lounge, Onda) Sofas and lounge seating including modular soft seating systems (Harper, Vista Lounge), high-back lounge chairs (Hunter, Merlot, Tommy), large-format lounge chairs (Grande) and reception sofas (Bello). The Jara collection is an Italian-designed fluid-form soft seating range.
• Modular & Soft Seating (Flix, Haven, Park, Quest) Modular soft seating systems including Flix Lounge (full modular soft seating), Haven Lounge (modular single, 2-seat and curved configurations), Park Lounge (modular open-plan soft seating), Quest Lounge (modular work pod and privacy booth system) and Onda wave-form lounge chair.
• Booths (Archer Hex, Archer Meeting, Archer Work, Haven Booth, Quest Booth) Upholstered work and meeting booths including the Archer collection (Hex individual work booth, Work modular booth/work cells and Meeting booth in 2 and 4-person formats), Haven Booth (upholstered dining and meeting booth) and Quest Booth (high-back acoustic work and meeting booth in 2 and 4-person configurations).
• Storage systems (Lotus Pedestal, Neos, Nova Storage, Ultimet) Commercial storage systems including the Lotus Pedestal mobile under-desk storage pedestal, Neos Cupboards and Neos Personal Storage locker systems, Nova Storage modular system (coordinates with Nova tables) and Ultimet Cupboards with Ultimet Personal Storage.
• Space planning services Professional space planning service provided as part of project delivery to optimise workplace and public-space layouts alongside furniture specification.
• 3D visualisation services 3D visualisation service used to support specification decisions and demonstrate workplace layouts and finishes before manufacture.
• Custom manufacturing Full in-house custom manufacturing service allowing bespoke configurations, unique materials, upholstery and powder-coated finishes matched across substantial quantities of workstations, tables and chair frames.
• Installation & delivery National delivery and coordinated installation services for commercial furniture projects, with installation teams supporting large-scale deployments across multiple sites.
• Ongoing support Post-installation ongoing support for commercial furniture clients, including aftercare service.
• Commercial 3 R's (Reclaim-Recycle-Reprocess) take-back program Take-back program for workstations, tables, lounges and chairs guaranteeing products will not go to landfill. Products are either recycled back through the supply chain or fully recycled using accredited recycling agents.
• LifeTrack Refurbishment Program Structured program to refurbish workstations, extending their useful life and reducing landfill, combining quality focus with practical steps to extend product longevity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53% reduction in general waste bins
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Shape ConstructionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Project manager for City of Gold Coast Council 18-floor refurbishment. Single-source furniture solution coordinated with builder.
• GroupGSAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Architecture firm that designed Liverpool Civic Place project alongside FJMT. Working relationship on major civic development project.
• FJMTminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Architecture firm that designed Liverpool Civic Place project alongside GroupGSA. Collaborative design partnership on government precinct.
• BESIX WatpaccoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022Construction partner for City of Greater Geelong civic precinct project. Major commercial builder delivering Wurriki Nyal project.
• Health NSWcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022Government health authority client for Coffs Harbour Hospital furniture project. Partnership through 2019-2022 redevelopment.
• MSJ / Conrad GargettminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Architecture firm for Coffs Harbour Hospital redevelopment. Design partnership on healthcare facility furniture specification.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Steelcase: Global leader in office furniture and workplace solutions with broad product portfolio across workstations, seating and storage; operates in Australia through dealer networks and competes for the same large institutional deals Burgtec targets.
• Teknion: North American-headquartered contract furniture manufacturer offering workstations, storage and architectural walls with international dealer reach; competitive overlap in modular workstation systems and large-scale workplace projects.
• MillerKnoll: Global office and contract furniture conglomerate (Herman Miller, Knoll, Filzfelt and others) with deep specification presence in healthcare, government and education globally—a benchmark competitor for premium institutional fit-outs.
• Haworth: Global office furniture manufacturer and contract furniture specialist with established presence in Australian commercial markets, overlapping with Burgtec on workstations, modular walls and healthcare/civic projects.
• Sedus: European office furniture manufacturer with broad workstation, seating and storage portfolio and design-led positioning; comparable in workplace, education and public-sector project segments where Burgtec competes.
• Kokuyo: Asian-headquartered office furniture manufacturer expanding into international markets, with overlapping workstation and seating ranges targeting commercial and education customers.

Direct peers

• Zenith Interiors: Australian commercial office furniture manufacturer and contract furniture dealer with deep healthcare, government and corporate project capability; competes head-to-head with Burgtec for institutional fit-outs and single-source workstation packages.
• Workspace Commercial Furniture: Australia-based commercial office furniture dealer and integrator serving corporate and government clients with workspace fit-outs, overlapping Burgtec in single-source furniture supply and project delivery.
• KE-ZU: Australian premium commercial furniture supplier with national installation reach, focused on workplaces, hospitality and education; comparable product breadth (workstations, seating, tables) and consultative specification-led sales motion.
• Schiavello: Australia's largest commercial office furniture manufacturer, headquartered in Melbourne with a national project-based sales model serving corporate, government and healthcare clients—directly comparable to Burgtec's Australian manufacturing, custom workstation offering and project-based go-to-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/burgtecfurniture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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