Driza-Bone back in Australian hands

The Driza-Bone brand is back in Australian hands.
Synonymous with iconic films like The Man From Snowy River, the proudly home-grown brand is back under full Australian ownership for the first time in decades.

Bought by private investors in Melbourne, the head office, finance, warehousing and
distribution will be relocated to Melbourne, with manufacturing operations to remain
in Eagleby, Queensland.
Founder of Country Road, Steve Bennet said he was excited to have joined the company
as creative director.
"Our products are made locally, worn here and exported overseas," he said.
Starting in 1898, Mr Bennet said Driza-Bone now employed almost 100 people.
"And with our plant in Queensland we'll continue to make our quality oilskin
products," he said.
"It's very pleasing we're now totally Australian owned."
Back in the late 1980s the company was taken over by the English motorcycle clothing
company Belstaff, which sent Briton John Maguire to manage the company.
The Driza-Bone company then changed hands several times before being acquired
recently by the 150-year-old Melbourne-based wool company Lempriere.



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