K&R Plumbing Supplies

What K&R Plumbing Supplies does

K&R Plumbing Supplies is a family-owned plumbing supplies retailer founded in 1979 by Randall Krause and Neville Reedy in Toowoomba, Queensland, and operating continuously for over 45 years under family leadership by the Krause and Reedy families. The business operates six physical showroom and trade counter locations across Southeast and Southwest Queensland (Toowoomba, Gatton, Ipswich, Mt Gravatt, Albion, and Chinchilla), with Toowoomba serving as the headquarters at 16 Stradbroke Street, Rockville.

The company's core offering is the retail sale of plumbing fixtures across three main product categories: baths, kitchen sinks and basins, and taps and mixers. Distribution is delivered through physical showrooms with showroom consultants and dedicated trade counters serving professional plumbers and builders, alongside a Shopify-powered e-commerce storefront (knr-corporate.myshopify.com) that extends the catalog online. Civil coordinators and a builders rep are deployed to serve commercial and civil construction projects in addition to the residential renovation segment.

K&R generates revenue through one-time sales of plumbing products via trade counter transactions, in-store showroom consultations, and e-commerce orders, with pricing conducted on a quote basis typical of the trade supplies industry. It is a member of the Plumbing Plus Australia Wide Buying Group, which provides national-scale procurement pricing while the business retains a localized community-focused operating model built on its C.A.R.E customer-service ethos and "one team, one family" staff culture.

Name

K&R Plumbing Supplies

Legal name

K & R Plumbing Supplies

Website

https://kandrplumbingsupplies.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

K&R Plumbing Supplies is a family-owned plumbing supplies retailer founded in 1979 that sells baths, kitchen sinks, basins, and taps and mixers through six showrooms across Queensland and a Shopify online store, serving trade customers, homeowners, renovators, and civil/commercial projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plumbing Supplies Retail

NAICS

Home Centers (444110)

SIC

Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores (5531)

akta.pro primary industry

Plumbing Fixtures & Faucets Showrooms (CRAIAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sinks & Water Filtration/Dispensers Showrooms (CRAIAFAE)

Keywords

• Plumbing supplies retail
• Bathroom fixtures
• Kitchen sinks basins
• Taps and mixers
• Trade counter supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Toowoomba

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plumbing supplies retail: Sale of plumbing products including baths, sinks, basins, taps, and mixers through physical showroom locations and online store. Revenue generated from trade counter sales, showroom consultations, and e-commerce transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

K&R Plumbing Supplies is a family-owned retailer that sells plumbing fixtures and fittings—including baths, kitchen sinks, basins, taps, and mixers—through six physical showroom locations across Queensland and a Shopify-powered online store. The business serves trade customers (plumbers, builders) via dedicated trade counters, while homeowners and renovators use the showroom consultation service for product selection on new builds and renovations.

Product overview

K&R Plumbing Supplies is a family-owned plumbing supplies retailer founded in 1979, operating as a single unified product offering through multiple retail locations across Queensland (Toowoomba, Gatton, Ipswich, Mt Gravatt, Albion, and Chinchilla) and an e-commerce platform. The company offers three main product categories: Baths, Kitchen Sinks (including basins), and Taps and Mixers. They serve a diverse customer base including tradespeople (plumbers, builders), renovators, and homeowners. Services include trade counter sales, showroom consultations, and internal sales support across their physical stores and online shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baths Bathroom fixtures including bathtubs and related bathing products for residential and commercial installations, sold via showroom and online.
• Kitchen Sinks and Basins Kitchen sink products including basins for residential and commercial kitchen installations, sold via showroom and online.
• Taps and Mixers Tap and mixer products including faucets and mixing valves for bathroom and kitchen applications, sold via showroom and online.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Plumbing Plus Australia Wide Buying GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorK&R Plumbing Supplies is a member of the Plumbing Plus Australia Wide Buying Group, a national network that enables the company to offer a broad range of products at competitive prices while maintaining local personal service.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Plumbing Plus Buying Group: National plumbing supplies buying group of which K&R is a member. While Plumbing Plus itself is K&R's purchasing partner, its other independently owned member stores across Australia operate in adjacent or overlapping regional catchments with similar trade-and-retail showroom models.

Broad incumbents

• Mitre 10: Australian hardware and home improvement retailer operating through a network of independent stores. Mitre 10 overlaps with K&R at the homeowner/DIY and renovation end of the market, particularly in regional Queensland where Mitre 10 members operate.
• Bunnings Warehouse: Australia's largest home improvement and DIY retailer operated by Wesfarmers. While Bunnings offers a broad hardware-and-home range rather than K&R's specialty plumbing focus, it competes for trade and DIY plumbing/bathroom spend and has outlets in K&R's Toowoomba and Brisbane catchments.

Direct peers

• Reece: Australia and New Zealand's largest plumbing, bathroom, and HVAC supplies retailer with hundreds of branches. Reece is the dominant direct competitor to K&R in trade plumbing supplies and bathroom showrooms across the same Australian geographies, including Queensland.
• Tradelink: Australia-wide trade plumbing supplies retailer serving plumbers and builders through dedicated trade counters. Tradelink competes directly with K&R for the same trade-customer segment in Queensland and across Australia, with comparable plumbing fixtures and fittings assortment.
• Beaumont Tiles: Australia's largest tile and bathroom products retailer with 110+ stores. Beaumont Tiles competes for the same homeowner renovation bathroom spend as K&R's showrooms, often co-locating in trade-supply parks across Queensland.

Emerging players

• Bathware Direct: Australian online-first bathroom supplies retailer carrying baths, basins, vanities, and tapware. Bathware Direct is an emerging digital threat to K&R's renovation/homeowner showroom business, undercutting on price and convenience for less installation-heavy purchases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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