NHS is locally owned and managed, with a proud history within Newcastle’s building industry
We are proud to be a family-owned business with a long history in the Hunter’s building industry – over 100 years in fact! From humble beginnings in 1911, John Albert Crockett started a small plastering business, JA Crockett in Tighes Hill. During the 20th century that business became synonymous with plastering in Newcastle.
Jump forward to 1981 and Northumberland Handyman Supplies Pty Ltd (NHS) was born and after initially operating out of Tighes Hill, we moved to our current location in Wyong Road Lambton in the late 1980s.
Over the years we have continued to diversify and grow. In 2004 NHS started selling timber building products, which has been a key success for us.
In 2009 we opened our Cardiff store which is popular with builders with its large drive through format and convenient location in Lake Macquarie.
In 2016 we opened our Beresfield store which is popular with tradies in the Maitland, Cessnock, Port Stephens, and Singleton areas.
Today we remain a family-owned business with fourth generation, Matt and Jason Crockett, managing the business. We are the biggest independent retailer of Knauf Plasterboard and James Hardie in the Hunter Region and one of its largest timber retailers. We remain focused on providing quality products and excellent service to our customers.
Awards
2011
HBT Member Of The Year
2013
TABMA Best Building Materials Centre
2016
Natbuild Member Of The Year
2017
TABMA Best Building Materials Centre
2019
TABMA Best Building Materials Centre
2021
Natbuild Member Of The Year
2022
TABMA Safety Culture Award
2022
Natbuild Member Of The Year
TABMA is the former name of the National Timber & Hardware Association (NTHA). It is proud to represent over 700 members across Australia from the timber, hardware, and building materials industries. The Association was created after the successful merger of the Timber and Building Materials Association (TABMA) and Hardware Australia in March 2023.
Natbuild is Australia’s leading trade hardware and building supplies buying group with 41 members and 223 trade locations throughout Australia.