Discover the extensive portfolio of Attard Group’s diverse subsidiaries, backed by five decades of experience

Brands

The Attard Group is a family-owned business aggregate that engages across several fields on a wholesale, trade, and retail level. The group consists of a variety of adjacent business spanning across Tasmania and Victoria that provide solutions across the fibreglass, industrial supplies, painting and beauty industries.

Attard Agencies, Derwent Traders, Fibreglass & Industrial Supplies, Paint & Parts, Painted Parts, Martini Fibreglass, and Enhanced Hair & Beauty.

Our History

1992 – Attard Agencies Founded

Attard Agencies began just over 30 years ago in Hobart, Tasmania, where the state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution centre remains to this day. The company engages on an import, wholesale, and retail level to provide over 3000 products to industries such as the fibreglass, paint/ coating, accessory, and automotive industries.

 

 

2009 – Expansion to Paint Stores

The Attard Group took the opportunity to expand when it purchased a paint store located in Devonport, called Painted Parts.

2013 – Purchased Derwent Traders

Beginning as an online business, Derwent Traders is a locally targeted pest control retailer that provides wholesale products through groups such as Home Timber & Hardware, Mitre 10, Master’s and Nutrien.

2017 – Established Enhanced Hair & Beauty

After purchasing the site, Enhanced Hair & Beauty started with its hairdressing businesses running out of its location in Lindisfarne to a thriving six-station salon with a growing team of 8+ staff. Following the success of the first store, a second store South Terrace Hair & Beauty was purchased in 2021 located in the Centrepoint Shopping Centre, Hobart.

 

2020 – Further expansion to Paint Stores in VIC

Three years on from purchasing Painted Parts, a second store, Paint & Parts was established in Burnie, Tasmania. This was then followed by a further expansion across state boundaries when Edward Attard purchased Darby’s Paints, located in Victoria. Darby’s Paints has stores located in Geelong, Shepparton, Ballarat and Mildura.

2022 – Continual Victorian Expansion & The Attard Group

The Group continued to grow through the acquisitions of two new businesses in Victoria in 2022 those being Martini Fibreglass & Mildura Crash Repairs. Mildura Crash Repairs was subsequently rebranded to Darby’s Paints – Mildura. To manage all these companies, the Attard Group aggregate was subsequently established.

2024 – End of An Era

Darby’s Paints has decided that, after 40 years it will be closing its entire Operations in Victoria effective as of 27th September 2024.

The key cause of behind our decision was as a direct result of our major paint supplier (BASF) terminating our Distributorship with 30 days’ notice in March of this year.

We sincerely thank all the Darby’s Paints customers, suppliers and most importantly its employees for their support over the journey.

About The Team

The Attard Group was founded in 1992 by Edward (Eddy) Attard. He has been the sole director of the business for the 30 years since inception. Since then, many new faces have joined the team as employees and managers of the several businesses under the Attard Group Umbrella. Other key personnel include: Britt Rogers (Attard) Co-Owner & Manager of the three Salons; Susan Hayes, Finance & Administration Manager, Adam Gallichan, Group Operations Manager and Mario Siketa, Group General Manager.

Partnership

The Attard Group is proud to partner with the following organisations and businesses.