Winning Appliances is a fourth-generation Australian family-owned kitchen and laundry specialist. The company operates fifteen showrooms across Australia, seven of which are in New South Wales, two in Queensland, two in Victoria, three in Western Australia, and one in the Australian Capital Territory. Winning Appliances sells various kitchen and laundry appliances. The business also provides appliances for commercial projects across Australia. Its national headquarters are in Redfern in Sydney. History Winning Appliances was founded in 1906 by Richard William Winning. He believed that the carriage, hardware and saddlery trade was a substantial enough industry for him to establish his own business, incorporating R.W. Winning Pty Ltd. The company was initially registered as R.W. Winning & Co., Manufacturers Representative, after securing agency agreements with agencies in England. In 1911, R.W. Winning began representing the Barnsley company, a manufacturer of knives and tools for the leather and grinding trade. Alongside horse and carriage products, R. W. Winning & Co. represented the Pyrex company, which made Corningware, and the Royal Stafford China company. R. W. Winning & Co. sourced international products during World War I and through the 1920s and was able to weather the depression. In the 1930s the company obtained the agency for A Simpson & Son Ltd, an Adelaide manufacturer of a vast range of metalware and cooking equipment. When Simpson's moved into manufacturing whitegoods, the Winning family followed suit and entered the same market. The demand for gas stoves, electric ranges and petrol-powered and electric wringer washing machines increased after World War II, which resulted in R.W. Winning & Co. expanding staff numbers. Over the years, few agencies have been lost, and although the company still acts as a selling agent for certain products, it has become a recognised retailer in its own right. The company was the first to introduce front loader washing machines into the Australian market, and units were delivered to retail outlets as well as installed into new properties on behalf of developers. Winning Appliances became an Australian pioneer in offering households white goods which were attractively displayed in kitchen settings. The first showroom was in Clarence Street before it was eventually moved to its current flagship site in Philip Street, Redfern. The Winning family retains 100 per cent ownership of the business and trades as Winning Appliances Pty. Ltd. The company significantly increased its ranges of products and services in the 1990s, and now