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HI
NEWS
Vol. 3 No. 13
NATBUILD/IHG: BUNNINGS RESULTS DULUX RESULTS
IHG’S DEFENCE FY2017/18 Q1 FY2016/17
DREAMS OF WHITE KITCHENS
THE MARKET ~ DESIGN & MARKETING
QUARTZ & CORIAN BENCHTOPS
contents
KITCHEN SPECIAL
Kitchen markets 2018
New home builds will have limited growth, and the renovation market will be
under pressure. RBA could raise rates in Q4. What to expect in 2018.
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Dreams of white kitchens
White kitchens had a major influence on the market in 2017. The trend will likely
fade by the end of 2018. The new kitchen is more modest, less “kitchen-y”, and
closely integrates with the surrounding rooms.
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Solid surfaces
DuPont pioneered the field with Corian in the 1960s. Now it is reviving as a
kitchen benchtop surface choice.
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Engineered quartz
Surfaces such as Caesarstone continue to gain market share, and could be set to
replace more of the granite market in 2018.
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Wesfarmers/Bunnings 2017/18 Q1
Bunnings in Australia continues to grow strongly under
Michael Schneider’s skilled leadership. Bunnings in the UK
and Ireland is working hard to improve in 2018. Can it put its
kitchen woes behind it?
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DuluxGroup 2016/17 full year
DuluxGroup surged ahead in the past financial year. Good
growth in its core paints business was complemented with
growth in Selleys/Parchem, and B&D has proved its worth.
But the company faces challenges in the medium term.
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contents - II
IHG delivers its defence Housing market
Metcash’s hardware entities, along with individual downturn
respondents, have filed defence statements in the There are two views: the building
pending court case brought by National Building industry sees this as a medium-term
Suppliers, alleging a data breach. HNN takes a broad downturn, and the real estate/home
look at some of the general issues involved, and owner market sees it as more short term.
provides examples of Factoring in RBA intervention, HNN
the defence document agrees with the building industry.
contents.
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COMMENT
Silicosis should be
a disease no one
contracts in this Wow, what a year. Looking ahead to
decade. Instead, 2018, we will see Metcash’s Independent
its incidence is on Hardware Group make a branding
the rise. One major decision, the resolution of the Natbuild
source is working data breach court case, HBT will have
with engineered some surprising news (we think), and
quartz using dry processes instead of wet, and working we’ll find out if Bunnings can make the
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without respiratory protection. The industry
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cut in the UK.
must move swiftly to educate, and to rid
Australia of this dreadful, terminal disease.
Home Improvement
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comment
Wow. 2017. That was some year.
Looking ahead to 2018, what can we expect? Probably the first
issue that will get resolved, one that has been hanging around for
much of 2017, is what Metcash will decide to do with the two major
hardware brands in its Independent Hardware Group (IHG), Home
Timber & Hardware Group (HTH) and Mitre 10.
Further down the road with that same company, we’re going to
see more developments in the legal case it has with National Build-
ing Suppliers (Natbuild). HNN will certainly be showing up for
those court dates to report on what is happening for our readers.
Hardware & Building Traders (HBT) will — if the rumours are
true — see some interesting changes early in 2018. HBT continues
to expand rapidly. HNN thinks 2018 will see the group undergo
another surge in growth. The 2018 HBT National Conference, to be
held in Adelaide in May, is something we think both suppliers and
retailers really will not want to miss.
With Bunnings, we’ll find out a little later in the year whether its
6 operations in the UK and Ireland will manage to get back closer to
even. We’ll also get to see what Bunnings in Australia will do with
online retail, as it should be launching online sometime before the
end of February 2018.
Overarching online will be what happens with retail in Australia
now that Amazon has a physical presence here. HNN is pretty sure
we are in for some surprises, though much of 2018 will be a year of
consolidation and expansion for Amazon, and its real impact won’t
be felt until Christmas 2019.
HNN itself is going to see some large changes in 2018. Some of
those are about new ways to deliver content, and some new con-
tent we will be providing to the home improvement industry.
Much of HNN’s focus, however, will be on helping many in the
industry with their marketing. There are a lot of very good prod-
ucts out there, many of them involving technology in their pro-
duction, or that deliver technology direct to tradies, which simply
do not have the market presence they deserve. We hope we can
help some of these second, third and fourth tier companies gain
the market traction they need to take on more of the incumbent
market leaders.
It is traditional, of course, for publishers to say “thank you” to
those who support them. HNN really means our “thank you”. In
the second half of 2017, the distribution of HI News went over
an average of 100,000 per issue. We’re very grateful to everyone
who reads us, as well as to the advertisers who have supported us
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throughout the year. You have all given us a great incentive
to keep trying to do better. We really hope we can live up to
your expectations in 2018.
Happy Holidays
Looking back, 2017 has for HNN largely been a year that
was all about people. Even though we’ve been involved in
writing and publishing about the home improvement indus-
try for over 20 years, this year all the team felt as though we
have only now begun to understand how deeply many people
think and feel about this industry.
While the commercial bonds count for a lot, we were
reminded of just how deep the community bonds are as well.
Whether it was discussing how retail stores are nurtured into
life with people like Chris Moorfoot, Julie Murphy and Ian
Cornwell, or getting deep into the origins of HBT with Lawrie
Peck, there is a lot that goes on beneath a seemingly casual
way of doing business.
It made us all feel very fortunate to be involved in this
part of the retail industry, which is so closely connected with
helping families build a real home for themselves here in
Australia. While we continue to believe in tough reporting,
deep research, and moving from opinion to analysis, we were
reminded that in the end what we do is largely in the service
of this community.
7 We hope you all have an enjoyable time over
the holidays, and we look forward to seeing
you in the New Year.
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Carl Sandeman,
Imex Lasers
If you spend as much
name: time investigating hard-
• Carl Sandeman ware stores as the team
at HNN does, you will
role:
soon become acquaint-
• National sales ed with the familiar,
manager high-visibility, bright
company: green custom stands of
• Imex Lasers Imex Lasers. Something
like nine out of ten hard-
products: ware stores that we’ve
• Laser levels visited, big and small,
stock the attractively
online:
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designed laser products
of Imex.
au To find out how the
email: company is doing, and
• info@ its view of the laser level
imexlasers.com. market as it continues
au to develop, HNN caught
up with Carl Sandeman,
Imex’s national sales
manager. Those very
visible displays are a
significant part of the
company’s strategy,
which is very focused on
helping retailers.
“Imex operates as a true
partner to retailers,” Carl
tells us. “The company does not do any direct warranties, full back-up service and tools with
selling. We value the loyalty of our retailers. We cutting edge technology and features,” Carl
reciprocate with great product displays and states, with some emphasis.
point of sale material to assist retailers in every It’s a claim that is backed up with considerable
way possible.” evidence. The company’s UK office has recently
One of the great points of difference that Imex reported on two model LX3DG lasers that came
offers is the accuracy and reliability of all its back to the office with quite serious damage,
products. “There has been an explosion of cheap including broken lighthouses. Yet both lasers
DIY laser levels onto the market,” Carl explains, were still, the company says, projecting accurate
“especially small line and dot lasers. These are lines. That’s quite an achievement.
typically deficient in accuracy, unable to be
calibrated and either have faint lines or thicker Experience
Class 3 lines — and no warranties.”
That’s not what Imex is about. “Imex is a brand The first construction laser was launched in
for serious professional tradesman, supplying 1968 by Spectra Physics. This consisted of a sim-
all lasers with calibration certificates, long ple laser that had to be levelled by the use of the
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people
traditional bubble level. The plasma tube, which and mainstream. The units themselves have
contained the helium and neon gasses which become smaller, cheaper, more task-diverse and
were “lased” to produce the laser would last user-friendly.”
for up to 300 hours of operation. The rig cost Perhaps most importantly, it’s become much
USD8,000 — equivalent in today’s US dollars of easier for tradies to buy lasers through the
over USD56,000. retailers they trust.
The next development Spectra made was to The contemporary brands in the industry —
add a motor to rotate the laser beam, which such as Imex — have used the extensive network
meant the level standard could be available to of tool and hardware stores as the main channel
multiple workers building the interior fittings to market. This has greatly increased the aware-
to a room. Next, the first self-levelling laser ness and changed the dynamics of the laser level
was developed, again by Spectra, in 1973. By the space.
late 1970s there was general acknowledgement One of the big changes that is still ongoing,
of just how useful the lasers were, with some it that tradies are finding lasers so useful and
sources stating they increased productivity by cost-effective, that many own at least two dif-
30% to 40%. ferent types.
The commercial development of the diode la- Because of the multiplicity of tasks where
ser in the mid-1990s changed the laser industry lasers are a big help, and productivity gains that
dramatically. These used semiconductor materi- have become very significant, it is now almost
als similar to those used in light emitting diodes a necessity for professional tradesman to have
(the familiar LED lights). Much less expensive more than one laser. A plumber might have a
to produce than gas-based lasers, and offering rotating laser and a pipe laser. A builder might
10 a much longer operating period, these began to use a line laser for internal work, and a rotating
fundamentally change the laser level industry. laser for external set-out and levelling.
The effect was to produce lasers that lasted for Imex has worked hard to enable retailers
30,000 hours of operation instead of 300, and to take advantage of these trends. “Imex has
cost half the price of gas-based lasers. increased its range to cater for this demand,” According to the Imex
Imex has a very long history with the build- Carl explains. “It’s a trend we see continuing for blog: “Two LX3DG‘s
ing industry in general. “The Imex team has an some time into the future.” recently came back into
extensive background in the construction in- Imex UK office a bit bat-
tered and bruised from
dustry, specifically in steel fabrication construc- Design advantage some harsh use! Both of
tion,” Carl says. “We have been around laser the LX3D’s are both still
levelling equipment since its inception around Understanding the market, and reacting to working and projecting
30 years ago.” demand in a timely manner is one part of the accurate lines in spite
The Imex brand was started as a niche market Imex strategy, but another major part is to con- of being dropped and
lighthouses broken.”
measuring equipment supplier, International tinue to be at the leading edge design.
Measuring Equipment. It sold specialist tapes,
measuring poles, and laser distance measurers
to a number of specific markets such as the
window furnishing, forestry, petroleum and
winery market.
In the early days, while laser levels brought
efficiency and better quality work within range
of the average tradie, they still had problems
The original laser levels were expensive, cum-
bersome, difficult to calibrate and dominated
by two or three major brands. They were sold
almost exclusively through a small number of
specialist laser suppliers and repairers.
That changed, however, and Imex was a big
part of that change. “In the last 15 years the
laser market has changed dramatically in terms
of diversity of use, channel to market, range of
products and accessibility for all trades,” Carl
tells us. “Lasers have become more popular
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Imex is well-known for its
In particular, Imex has innovated the power is working well for the company. “We’ve seen an
colourful, well-designed
supply, moving to long run Lithium-ion batteries, increase in warranty registrations and enqui- displays.
with USB port quick charging, something which ries.”
is relatively new to the laser industry. The next For retailers, Imex offers extensive back-up
rotating laser range for 2018 will include this to their in-store activities. This includes staff
technology. training, and the company is always happy
That’s just the beginning of what Imex has to hear from retailers. “We welcome retailers
planned for 2018. “The range will also have contacting us when the consumer is actually
standard millimetre reading detectors manufac- in their store. That let’s us run through the
tured in Germany, which replace the usual up customer’s requirements, so that we can help
or down direction arrows on current detectors,” the retailer find the correct tool for their use,”
Carl says. “With a dual pick-up for either red Carl says.
beam or green beam rotating lasers, these will The company also encourages retailers to
increase efficiency and accuracy.” engage with customers digitally. “A strong
It’s a development Imex is very proud of. “This website, a good social media presence, and an
will become the benchmark in exterior laser lev- online store are becoming essential for retailers
elling,” Carl tells us. There is also a new machine to remain relevant,” Carl says. “Imex supports
control receiver, the MR240, which is suitable these with content and back-up.”
for smaller excavators. “We have a number of For retailers who want to take their laser level
updates planned for the line laser range next sales to the “next level”, the company offers the
year, along with some additional ancillary lasers Imex Measurement in-store solution.
and hand tool items.” This is a “store within a store” that provides
great results. It offers a true customer experi-
Retailer focus ence, including a training area. With over 20 of
these throughout the country, Imex is currently
The company also works hard to deliver sales looking to expand this program.
incentives direct to tradies. An example is its
“Summer Tradie Deal”. “For December and
January, Imex is utilising a Cashback for their
Summer Tradie Deal with all rotating and pipe
lasers sold eligible for this,” Carl explains. This
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Housing market:
the new downturn
It’s only natural niture and other goods
that, to some extent, to complete their new
in this those involved in the homes, after all. But it
update: building industry come turns out not to add
to slightly overrate the that much. Spending
•start
The text
housing contribution building on furnishing and
market seems makes to the Austra- household equipment
convinced there lian economy. One of accounts for less than
will be a down- the Reserve Bank of half the share of GDP
turn, but it will Australia’s (RBA) assis- that housing construc-
be short-lived tant governors, Luci tion does, not all of it to
Ellis, spoke on the sub- furnish new homes.
• However, with ject of “Where is the
historically low Growth Going to Come
interest rates, it
12 is likely the RBA
From?” in mid-Novem-
ber 2017. These are
will intervene in
some of her comments
third of fourth
quarter of 2018 on Australia’s building
industry:
• A target of 2.0% Residential build-
interest rates by ing work remains at
March 2019 is a high level -– faster
likely than would be needed
• As capital exits to house our growing
housing for other population –- but it is
investments, no longer adding ma-
growth in home terially to growth. You
improvement re- could argue that there
tail revenue will are important spillover
be constrained effects from housing.
People need to buy fur-
Above, Chart 1, RBA-set interest rates. Top, Chart 2, Business investment as share of GDP.
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Housing construction on the asset value of any real direct shock to tial dwelling prices The quarters when
contributed about 0.3 their houses to borrow the economy, betrays a according to the ABS building commence-
percentage points to more, making up for desire to stimulate at price index, as well as ments have reached
annual GDP growth slow growth in wages, almost any cost. dwelling completions, a peak, followed by a
over recent years. So while others have The marked decline represented as the decline, are shown by
any spillover via fur- “cashed in” on assets. in business investment number of dwellings. the dark grey bars.
nishings must be even The story of what since 2012 shown in
smaller. This sector is has been going on is Chart 2, meanwhile,
not where we will find partly told by the two shows that the stim-
an ‘engine of growth’ to graphs marked as ulus is not having a
pull us all along. Chart 1 and Chart 2. direct effect there. It is
That said, the Chart 1 shows the level an economy just barely
housing construction of the overnight cash eking by, a portrait fur-
industry and the real rate determined by the ther fleshed out when
estate market that has RBA. It’s likely that we consider the low
supported it has played to Australian econo- growth in wages.
an important part in mists and others of 15
the economy, simply years ago, this would Housing
through redistribution be a little shocking.
of wealth. Families The very low levels of Chart 3 shows the
have been able to rely interest rates, absent movement in residen-
13
Above, Chart 3, shows the ABS dwelling price index, along with the ABS completed dwellings, by number. Top,Chart 4, shows RBA estimates of changes in
house prices..
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Housing completions and prices decline slowly.
experienced a decline in One reason why the
the second half of calen- second version is more
dar 2015, then picked up likely to come true is
from late 2015 through to down to the role the RBA
early 2017, and have been has to play. As several
flat since then. commentators have
For the two previous pointed out, the hous-
peak events, we could ing market has almost
say that the peak is held the RBA’s ability
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predictive, or taken to hostage since June 2015,
be market predictive, when the interest rate
and just as housing first moved down to the
commencements start
to taper off, so do house
2.0% level. It seems quite
likely to HNN that one
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seeing the two ends of ment industry? As
the building industry HNN has suggested in
coming to quite differ- the past, we are likely
ent conclusions about looking at a period when
what happens next. On capital will be exiting the
the real estate/home housing industry, with
buyer end of the market, households diversifying
the sentiment may be more into other invest-
that while there could ments. Overall construc-
be a lull in house price tion activity will remain
rises, as demand re- flat in housing, while
mains strong, prices will infrastructure spending
continue to rise. At the will be boosted for the
other end of the market, next two years at least.
construction and house That means that retail
builders, the sentiment revenue growth will be
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More Bunnings stores
are green-lit
Bunnings has sub-
in this mitted development
update: applications for stores
in Ballarat (VIC) and
•start Woolloongabba (QLD).
Moretext
approvals
for Bunnings It has received ap-
stores provals for stores in
Clyde North (VIC) and
• Change of plan Majura Park Shopping
for Balmain site Centre (ACT).
• Bunnings moves
on from SA site Ballarat store
extended
• Sunshine and
16 Devonport stores
Bunnings has lodged
open
a planning applica-
• Mernda and tion for a 17,000sqm
Bairnsdale stores premises on the corner
sold of the Glenelg High-
• Bunnings grows way and Cherry Flat
its New Zealand Road in Ballarat (VIC).
store network Should the application
be given the green
light, construction is
set to begin in the first
quarter of 2018.
In a statement, Bun-
nings general manager
– property Andrew
Marks said the new
store would be in
addition to the existing
Creswick Road prem-
ises.
The announcement
comes after the open-
The proposed
ing of the huge Dela- Woolloongabba
combe Town Centre, (QLD) store. Top,
driven by lead tenants artist’s impression,
Woolworths, Kmart middle, plan view,
and Ballarat’s second and bottom, map
and orientation of
movie theatre, Showbiz the store.
Cinemas.
The proposed Bun-
nings site which sits
across from the Dela-
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update
Bunnings green-lit (cont.)
combe Town Centre has been touted as a future bulky goods The 16,600-square-metre DIY warehouse will anchor stage
retail premises since the development of the Ballarat West one of developer MAB Corporation’s 38-hectare project,
Precinct Structure Plan, which was approved in 2012. which is set to include showrooms, a petrol station, a child-
Delacombe Town Centre landlord Steven Troon said he care centre, food and beverage outlets and leisure facili-
was excited to see a retailer like Bunnings building across ties in addition to 65 industrial lots ranging in size from 1000
the road. He said the shopping centre was already experi- to 3000sqm each.
encing increasinggrowth, with Kmart’s auto service store Ian Parry, development manager at MAB Corp, said the
to open in the new year as well as a Groove Train chain previous owners had held preliminary discussions with
restaurant. Bunnings – the deal got over the line when Bunnings se-
cured a permit for the new warehouse.
Getting to Gabba The nearest existing Bunnings is four kilometres away, a
store about half the size of the proposed new warehouse.
Bunnings is expected to open a store at Woolloongabba, Mr Parry told The Australian Financial Review it would be
late next year or in 2019, after lodging a development appli- the first Bunnings to open in a MAB Corp business park and
cation. would act as a catalyst for the next phase of the develop-
The news has split the local community, according to the ment of the rapidly growing Clyde North area.
Courier Mail, with many in support but others upset about Infrastructure works at Element Park are set to commence
an estimated 1058 extra car trips on Saturdays and the im- in early 2018 and cease in early 2019, prior to the completion
pact on smaller retailers. of the Bunnings Warehouse.
The development application outlined plans for a
17 17,000sqm, two-storey building covering 88% of the site, Majura Park confirmation
which borders Ipswich Road and Henry Street. Bunnings
believes high public transport use would mean the 399 Canberra Airport has confirmed that Bunnings will be
planned car parks would be sufficient. opening a new store at the Majura Park Shopping Precinct
Gabba Business Association president Suzanne Bosanquet next year. It will occupy the 13,500sqm previously occupied
said while it might have an impact on medium-sized traders, by Masters to the north of the precinct, with parking for 350
the new store would be a great thing. She said: cars. The store is expected to open in mid-2018.
This will bring people to the area. That part of the Gabba Bunnings said a site of this size allowed it to increase the
really needs activation. At the moment people are having to range of products on offer to the local community.
drive out to Cannon Hill or Tarragindi to go to a Bunnings, Canberra Airport managing director Stephen Byron said
but now they will come here. the Airport looked forward to welcoming Bunnings Ware-
Particularly after Mitre 10 closed at West End, something house to Majura Park. He said:
like this is really needed. The arrival of Bunnings, coupled with the recent opening
Finlayson’s Timber and Hardware director Michael Fin- of AutoBarn and Dan Murphy at the shopping centre, are
layson said while they took nothing for granted, their busi- fantastic additions to our customer experience and breadth
ness was much more trade based and they were confident of of offer.
fending off any competition. He said: No decision had been made about the future of the nearby
We will just focus on improving our trade offer. We have Fyshwick store but Bunnings said it would keep team mem-
knowledge of the industry nobody else has,. bers and the community informed.
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Element Park business park goo.gl/ikoTHW
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Bunnings is set to open a large-format store in Clyde North goo.gl/9ppDZS
in Melbourne’s south-east in 2019 after taking up a 3.77-hect-
are site within the $150 million Element Park business and
retail park.
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update
Change of plan for Bunnings Balmain outlet
Bunnings has lodged alternative to visiting
a new development the larger Bunnings”.
application for a He said:
three-storey outlet The site (has) a histo-
at 2-8 Parsons Street, ry of commercial uses
Rozelle (NSW), oppo- and is surrounded by
site the heritage-listed retail and wholesale
White Bay Power and light industrial
Station. If approved, businesses. We remain
the $11.8 million devel- committed to bringing
opment would involve jobs and investment to
demolition of a disused the local community.
warehouse to make Bunnings withdrew
way for two levels similar plans for the
of retail on top of 74 same site in February
ground level car parks. after the council raised A map of the proposed site at 2-8 Parsons Street, Rozelle NSW 2039
This is a revised 11 objections includ-
proposal after earlier ing traffic impacts on to be “quite minor” due cil to subdivide the site ly found the develop-
versions met with the Victoria Road and to the “small format” into three two-storey ment plans did not
obstacles with Inner Robert Street inter- store — roughly buildings. Proprietor assess noise impacts
18 West Council. Bun- section, which had not one-fifth the size of Grant Crowle said he on nearby homes,
nings said the revised been measured in the an average Bunnings was in the process of failed to use correct
proposal included application. warehouse looking for alternative flood analysis model-
“significant improve- An updated traffic In addition to in- sites should the busi- ling, and lacked waste
ments” to streetscape assessment predicted creased traffic, there ness have to relocate. management plans.
and heritage including 40% of vehicles would was also community In submissions to To view the plans, go
“heritage interpreta- access the site from concern about impacts the new plans, traf- to Inner West Council’s
tion” and landscaping. Victoria Road, which on the existing nearby fic impacts remain development applica-
Bunnings general currently carried independent hardware the primary sticking tion site for the former
manager – property 80,000 cars per day, retailers. point with residents, Leichhardt council
Andrew Marks previ- while 30% would fun- However in a recent with some saying any area and search:
ously told the Inner nel through Mansfield development, the land- increase in vehicles D/2017/631.
West Courier the small and Mullens Streets. lord of The Hardware would “exacerbate goo.gl/T8XAUw
format store would The report, however, Store has lodged plans peak hour bottlenecks”.
offer a “convenient predicted the increase with Inner West Coun- The council previous-
Bunnings switches up site in SA
Bunnings plans to of the area was a “great income. were a few individuals would be a better fit.
open a new two-storey opportunity missed”. Panorama Clapham who didn’t want it, like In a brief statement,
store on South Rd, Ed- He said: Community Group any situation, but I Bunnings general man-
wardstown (SA) after First of all, it’s $50 spokesman Neil Baron think overall if we look ager of property An-
pulling out of building million in capital that said there was strong at Bunnings … it’s not drew Marks thanked
a store in Panorama hasn’t happened in community support an evil, illegal entity we members of the com-
following objections Mitcham. The site is for a Bunnings store in should be shunning, it’s munity who supported
over its design. The a pigsty … We missed the area on the former something we should the proposal.
proposed store is out on the economic TAFE site. He said: embrace. We will now be ex-
located 2km from the impact of jobs while People thought it was A group of residents ploring other develop-
Panorama site. the centre was being going to go through complained the large ment opportunities for
Mitcham Mayor created, we miss out and they didn’t have hardware store would the site.
Glenn Spear told on 170 ongoing jobs for to vocally support the be inappropriate for goo.gl/7bLY7h
Adelaide Now that our people and we miss issue…The community the area and that medi-
Bunnings pulling out out on significant rate was supportive. There um-density housing
hnn.bzbig box
update
First Bunning store re-opens Bunnings Mernda and
Bairnsdale sold
Private developer RCL Group has sold a yet-
to-be-built Bunnings in Melbourne’s north-
ern suburbs for around $25 million.
The 15,000sqm hardware store on Plenty
Road in the outer growth-area suburb of
Mernda has been pre-leased to Bunnings, and
is expected to open midway through 2018.
A Bunnings in Bairnsdale, in Victoria’s
East Gippsland district, has also sold in an
off-market transaction for $12.42 million. The
smaller 8,558sqm store was purchased by
a Melbourne-based syndicate on a yield of
5.66%.
Sunshine Bunnings pers will become com- According to The Advo- The vendor, based on the Mornington Pen-
Warehouse, the first fortable at alternative cate, he held the crowd insula, made a profit of $4.213 million, a gain
Bunnings store to be stores. We’re surround- in the palm of his hand of 51.33% from the $8.207 million purchase
built in Australia, has ed by Bunnings stores as he spoke about price in 2013, said Burgess Rawson’s Graeme
reopened after a $13 around here. what drives people and Watson.
19 million refurbishment. But with the project life in general. The Bunnings Mernda site is part of larger
The newly renovat- now complete, Mr Mr Sheedy regaled 8.5 hectare comprehensive development
ed warehouse has Caruana said the store people with typical zone, in one of Melbourne’s fastest-growing
50 additional staff is now a source of “Sheedy wisdoms” but new communities.
members and a new great pride. at almost 70, it was his The site has capacity for big box retail
undercover timber We had a staff open- passion for life and outlets, fast food and medium to high-densi-
yard, large landscape ing for the store before genuine connection ty housing, according to RCL chief executive
and green life nurs- we had the public with all ages which David Wightman.
ery, trade sales drive one and 700 people struck a real chord. goo.gl/g2Cg6g
thru, state-of-the-art attended, which just Devonport complex
kitchen division and shows how much this manager Felicity
air conditioning. place means to the Powell said the store is
Store manager Matt organisation. It was the seventh Bunnings
Caruana said he was definitely all worth warehouse in Tasma-
delighted with the it. As Australia’s first nia and represented a
results of the 16-week Bunnings store, it’s $19 million investment
project. While pleased important that it’s kept in the city. She said
with the end result, Mr in line with modern Bunnings opened two
Caruana said the proj- standards so it stays North-West warehous-
ect was difficult from around for many more es because the public
a logistical standpoint. years to come. wanted one in Devon-
He told Star Weekly: *Motivational” port.
We have 110 team Devonport opening goo.gl/sWKaZP
members here who had The recent opening of goo.gl/LrG4kz
to be placed in other Bunnings Devonport
stores while the works resembled more of a
were being undertaken. motivational seminar
On top of that, there’s with AFL legend Kevin
also the risk that shop- Sheedy at the helm.
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update
Bunnings expands store network in New Zealand
20 The Bunnings Hamilton South store is for sale
Bunnings’ new trade always wanted to have like Bunnings to have Bunnings New Zea- the property has a
centre in Hastings, a strong presence here, the confidence to invest land general manager net lettable area of
Hawke’s Bay, New so this is exciting for us in Hastings is fantas- Jacqui Coombes said 11,645sqm on a 3.1ha
Zealand is seen as … It’s a great oppor- tic. the new smaller for- site. It incorporates
evidence of the region’s tunity, especially on Over the last two mat store was expect-a 1796sqm garden
booming economy. our trade side we deal years 200 commercial ed to open in early centre, a 5187sqm main
After investing more with everything from and industrial building 2018. She said: warehouse, a 2224sqm
than NZD4 million orchardists, farmer to approvals have been We can confirm we timber trade sales area,
into the trade centre builders. granted in Hastings, have received draft and a 1939sqm timber
on Heretaunga Street, This trade centre is worth about NZD100 resource consent for trade yard. It is also
Bunnings commer- the big box retailer’s million. Another a new Bunnings store fully leased for 12 years
cial manager (NZ) eighth in New Zea- positive for the local in Rangiora and are to Bunnings.
Des Bickerton said land and the second economy has been the currently reviewing theJason Seymour of
Hastings’ thriving premises in Hastings, release of industrial conditions. Colliers International
building industry and alongside a Bunnings land in Omahu and The Rangiora store said Hamilton is expe-
the “booming” wider Warehouse on Market Irongate. will become the sev- riencing strong growth
Hawke’s Bay economy Street. It is 3000sqm enth store in the South
as a result of New
were major reasons and includes an under- Rangiora Island. Bunnings Zealand’s economic
behind the move. He cover drive-through development currently has about success.
told the New Zealand area and 25 parking 53 stores across New Construction of the
Herald: spaces. A Bunnings Ware- Zealand. Waikato Expressway,
We used to be The trade centre was house is also set due to be completed in
Benchmark Building officially opened by to open in central Hamilton South late 2020, is expected
Supplies and we had a former All Blacks Taine Rangiora, New Zealand store for sale to cut travel times to
really strong presence Randell and Jeff Wil- next year. The big box Auckland significant-
here, then obviously son. Mr Randell said: retailer has applied The Bunnings Hamil- ly, making Hamilton
when Bunnings came For Hawke’s Bay, for approval to open a ton South store for sale much more accessible.
along and took over certainly the last few store in the old Count- is being marketed as a https://goo.gl/TfWeAj
our Benchmark stores years have been fan- down supermarket on long-term investment https://goo.gl/bf6qjs
and rebranded them, tastic and to have an the corner of Queen property. https://goo.gl/iVmQ9c
we really realised we’ve international company and Victoria Streets. Completed in 2016,
hnn.bzindie update
Bundaberg HTH
closes due to insurance
in this The Bundaberg News the commu-
update: Mail reports that a nity newspa-
Home Timber & Hard- per as saying:
•start ware Group store has Trying
textHTH
Dipper’s
Moree, NSW cel- been forced to close, to sell a
ebrates turning mainly because it can- property and
5, even as family, not obtain insurance business,
community against flooding. which was
mourn loss of Cooper’s Hardware highly sale-
Anthony ‘Dipper’ has been in business able before
Diprose for a reported 25 years. because it
It suffered during had insurance cover, gation efforts in Bund- Bunnings have made
• Porter’s Mitre 10
21 in Mackay,QLD,
the floods that swept is not saleable now aberg. In particular, he his business less viable.
through Bundaberg, because no one is going sees the establishment While his own busi-
will complete
Queensland in 2011 and to buy a business that of the East Bundaberg ness will cease, Mr Coo-
transition to
Sapphire stores 2013, but managed to isn’t insured. It has levee as crucial to the per is reported as being
in January 2018 recover from those two reduced our ability to town’s future. enthusiastic about the
events. Now, however, talk to banks, borrow, Mr Cooper also future of Bundaberg
• Cooper’s HTH in the store finds it can- all the things you need believes that the itself, praising in par-
Bundaberg, QLD, not obtain the neces- to do and put a massive entry of Masters Home ticular the $16 million
has shut down sary insurance, and amount of pressure Improvement into the CBD Revitalisation
as store cannot has little choice but to on us. market (even though Project.
obtain flood close down. Mr Cooper is report- he runs an HTH-ban- goo.gl/3ru69A
insurance
Store owner Stephen ed as being a strong nered store) and the
Cooper is reported by supporter of flood miti- ongoing expansion of
Porter’s M10 moves to Sapphire
In April 2017 which has sub- is expected to product ranges, each unique store.
the well-known sequently been be completed by and a higher Independent
Porter fami- closed. The stores mid-January 2018, level of amenity. Hardware Group/
ly of Mackay, re-opened under but the results are Included in the Mitre 10 also uses
Queensland, the Porter’s Mitre already evident in changes will be the program to
moved to buy 10 banner in early the stores, accord- showrooms for encourage store
most of the equal- June 2017. ing to the Mackay the Principal DIY/ owners to range
ly well-known Since then, Daily Mercury trade kitchens. specific products,
Woodman family’s Porter’s has been newspaper. The Sapphire the “core range”.
Mitre 10 stores. busy, and is now The Mercury program now Metcash quotes
This included the most of the way quotes the man- has 28 converted an average retail
stores in Sarina, through convert- aging director of stores across Aus- sales of uplift of
Marian, Proser- ing its Mackay Porter’s, Gavan tralia. It introduc- more than 15% for
pine and Cannon- store to become Porter Snr, as es a standardised converted stores.
vale, but not the part of the Mitre saying that the way of presenting goo.gl/6ssrM5
store on Nebo 10 Sapphire pro- new stores will products, which
Road, Mackay, gram. That work include wider is customised to
hnn.bzindie
update
Joy, sadness as Dipper’s
HTH Moree turns 5
The day of 1 November Speaking to the Moree
2017 was greeted with joy Champion newspaper, Ms
tinged with some sadness Diprose reflected on the
at Dipper’s Home Timber hard work that had made
& Hardware in Moree, the store possible.
NSW. It was a joyful oc- When Dipper and I
casion because it marked embarked on this business
the five year anniversary we knew the early years
of when Anthony ‘Dipper’ would be hard work – long
Diprose and wife Rebecca hours and steep learning
first opened their store. It curves – and they were,
was also somewhat sad as particularly with a young
Mr Diprose passed away family.
recently, in September But we knew that for all
2017. that hard work we were
The store did not take building a brand and a
long after opening to fantastic local business
become one of the stars that could withstand any
in the HTH fleet. Just challenges – and one that
22 two years after opening, would eventually afford us
in 2014, the store won the more family time, and, of
prestigious Home Timber course, give Dipper more
& Hardware National time on the golf course!
Store of the Year award Ms Diprose is deter-
for stores larger than 1000 mined to continue run-
square metres. Recently, ning the store. The Moree
Dipper’s found out it had Champion reports that
won yet another award, she has long been involved
the 2017 Northern NSW in its management, and
Home Timber & Hardware has the benefit of a strong
Store of the Year, again support team at the store.
in the over 1000 square goo.gl/MCH6ZN
metres category.
hnn.bzJohn Ioakim
independent with a strong brand and no forced promotional stock eating up
The Lakes H Hardware - LAKES ENTRANCE, VIC floor space and our bottom dollar.
How did you come into the hardware business?
I was the store manager of this store under the previous owners when it was How is business today?
a bannered store. In 2016 the owners called me looking to sell. My wife, We opened in July 2016 and 12 months on business is good. We’ve had
Leanne and I spent many a night around the kitchen table running figures growth and we have strong customer base. Our trade business makes up
and swapping ideas for the store. We decided to go for it but we wanted to 75% of the business, I look after that and Leanne is the face of our retail
be truly independent and in control of our stock. side. It’s come along way from our first official order that BGC sent to our
house and I borrowed a trailer to be able to deliver it to site.
What made you decide on branding your new store H Hardware?
We had a few recommendations to join the HBT Buying Group and when that What would you say to someone considering transitioning
stacked up we had a chat with Steve Fatileh who showed us the branding to H Hardware?
for H Hardware. It looked great, the colours are eye catching and it really If you want to have control of your business, your stock, your promotions
stands out. The clincher for us was that the store was ours, we could be and a stand out brand,then H Hardware is a no brainer.
For more information and
membership application call
1300 305 719big box update
supplier update
Koala Nails now part of
Brighton Best
Brighton Best In-
in this ternational (BBI) has
update: closed its acquisition
of NSW-based fastener
•start supplier, Koala Nails.
text
James Hardie
makes European In a correspondence
acquisition to its distributors,
BBI president Jun Xu
• Tool brands go said that “combining
under Crescent the strength of BBI’s
name worldwide distribution
• Smart factory network and sourcing
initiative from abilities, with the …
24 Stanley Black & knowledge of the Koa-
Decker la Nails team, will bring tunities for Koala’s ples, pneumatic air undisclosed amount. It
• Hillman’s fasten- tremendous value and current companies nailers and staplers, manufactures task-spe-
er business got benefit to customers.” and potential for much nylon nail-it plugs and cific PPE gloves.
bigger Patricia Palladino, larger reach for future mickey pins, split drive Founded in Cincin-
director at Koala Nails customers”. anchors, tie wire and nati, Ohio (USA) and
• Brighton Best concurred, and said Koala Nails began hammer drive alloy headquartered in
buys Koala Nails that “adding the Koala operations in 1981. Its anchors. Taiwan, Brighton Best
• Big River Group range of products to product line includes Ironclad Performance is a global supplier of
focuses on trade BBI’s offering makes collated screws, loose Wear, a US-based industrial and con-
supply sense and will provide screws, framing nails, supplier of hand safety struction fasteners.
long term strength coil nails, collated solutions has also been goo.gl/GJ7vJS
and growth oppor- brads, collated sta- acquired by BBI for an
Hillman buys specialty fastener maker
US-based Hillman will also maintain a erational capabil-
Group has purchased distribution centre ities will expand
Texas fastener man- in Cincinnati, Ohio, our presence in
ufacturer, Hargis where Hillman is strategically im-
Industries which does based. Hillman CEO portant commer-
business as ST Fasten- Greg Gluchowski said cial and industrial
ing Systems (STFS). It in a statement: markets.
has become part of the We are excited to have Hillman expects Founded in 1964,
company in a deal in STFS join the Hillman STFS’s portfolio to fit Hillman sees itself as
which financial details family. Bruce is a great well with its own fas- a provider of complete
were not disclosed. addition to the Hillman tener offerings. STFS hardware solutions. It
STFS’s headquarters leadership team and products are sold to is Greater Cincinnati’s
will remain in Texas we look forward to the metal building fabrica- 12th-largest private
and industry veteran contributions that he tors, hardware whole- company with 2016
Bruce Crouch will and his team will bring salers and building revenue of USD814.83
continue to lead it as to Hillman. STFS’s products distributors million.
a part of Hillman. It product lines and op- in the US. goo.gl/bvZeMm
hnn.bzsupplier
update
European growth plan for James Hardie
James Hardie Indus- the United States but generating organic
tries has entered into wasn’t able to develop growth. The US
an agreement to ac- enough momentum. still represented
quire German-based XI Mr Gries said: the biggest oppor-
(DL) Holdings GmbH We just haven’t gotten tunities for the
and its subsidiaries the traction that we company, but the
which includes Ferma- wanted. We were just Fermacell acquisi-
cell, one of Europe’s not a big enough influ- tion gave it a much
largest fibre gypsum encer in the market, better platform
board manufacturers. So it opted to buy Fer- to build a bigger
James Hardie CEO macell when it came European business.
Louis Gries said the on to the market in a Before this deal,
Fermacell acquisition competitive sales pro- the North Amer-
is about accelerating in cess. The acquisition ican operations
Europe where demand is expected to close in represented about
is rising. He also said the fourth quarter of 80% of the compa-
the group isn’t likely to James Hardie’s 2018 ny’s business. Fermacell is one of Europe’s largest producers of gypsum board
pursue any other big fiscal year. We think what
acquisitions for the Mr Gries said Fer- Fermacell does is Hardie has in the US Mr Gries also said the
next five years after macell had more than give us that regional market, but similar to company was “pretty
spending $720 million 70% market share in capability and regional those in the Australian happy” with the con-
25 to purchase Ferma- the fibre gypsum board influence that will be market. He said: tinued momentum of
cell. Mr Gries told The category in Germa- important to launch a Fermacell will diver- its Australian business
Australian Financial ny and was the best much higher-growth sify our geographic, in building products at
Review. springboard to capi- fibre cement strategy in product and end-mar- a time when property
This is an unusual talise on economies in Europe. ket portfolio, comple- markets in Sydney
step for us. We’re an or- western Europe, which Mr Gries said Fer- menting our strong and Melbourne were
ganic growth company. were starting to show macell has good positions in North slowing.
James Hardie had more signs of life. growth opportunities America and Austral- goo.gl/EyHJnQ
been exporting into He said the company in Europe, not as big asia… goo.gl/V9ypBm
western Europe from would now focus on as those that James
Hand tool brands consolidate
Lufkin, Wiss, Nich- will now include all nior director of brand but from several other products from which
olson, and H.K. Porter Lufkin measuring management at Apex, respected hand tool to choose, all under the
tools will come togeth- tapes, rules and wheels; said: brands in the Apex Tool Crescent name.
er under the Crescent Wiss snips, scissors, The Crescent brand Group portfolio. This goo.gl/t7izZV
brand, according to the shears, knives and has been trusted by expansion will give
Apex Tool Group. trade tools; Nicholson professional trades- our customers a wider
The company has files and saws; and H.K. people for well over 100 selection of quality
a new brand iden- Porter cutters. The years. We
tity program for its main Crescent brand are build-
Crescent brand which will continue to cover ing on this
involves a different adjustable wrenches trust by
logo, colour palette, and other hand tools. expand-
and tagline – “Trusted Supporting brand ing the
by the Trades” – along logos, product design, Crescent
with an expanded colours, packaging, offering
product offering of websites, and other to include
over 2,600 products forms of identification products
across the five brand will migrate to the new not only
names. brand identity in early from
The Crescent lineup 2018. Curt Weber, se- Crescent,
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update
Stanley to build “Smart Factory”
Stanley Black & Deck- is refers to manufac-
er will open an Ad- turing technologies,
vanced Manufacturing including cyber tech-
Center of Excellence nology, the Internet of
as part of its Global Things, cloud comput-
Industry 4.0 “Smart ing, robotics, artificial
Factory” initiative. intelligence and 3-D
Called “Manufactory printing.
4.0,” named after the The company has
original Stanley Bolt also made a three-year
Manufactory founded commitment to part-
in 1843, the 23,000sqft nering with Techstars,
centre will develop its and is announcing the Hartford, Connecticut (USA) has been chosen the location for Stanley Black & Decker’s
work in automation launch of the Stan- Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence
and data exchange. ley+Techstars Additive
Manufactory 4.0 will Manufacturing Accel- in the program’s first new technologies to those involved in rapid
serve as the epicentre erator. The mentor- year. Companies will market. prototyping, rapid
for the latest technolo- ship-driven, entrepre- co-locate with Manu- Additive manufactur- manufacturing and
gies and processes with neurial accelerator factory 4.0 and have ing refers to 3-D print- free form fabrication,
respect to Industry 4.0, program will identify access to mentoring ing and the collection among others.
according to Don Allan, 10 startups in the ad- and resources to grow of technologies that goo.gl/4UQ4wU
26 CFO for Stanley Black ditive manufacturing their ideas into viable are used throughout goo.gl/Jd7Jzb
& Decker. Industry 4.0 space to participate businesses, and bring the process, including
Big River positioned for trade
Building materials tions have increased tionally. Previously the civil and infrastructure company’s parent
company, Big River the company’s sales MaxiWall brand was pipeline, together with name, Big River Indus-
Group is experiencing and distribution only available in South Big River’s geographic tries (BRI) earlier this
a period of growth in outlets to 13 locations Australia. Mr Bindon diversity, means we are year.
its share price follow- in the major popula- said: poised to continue this goo.gl/nfaiSP
ing the acquisition of tion centres. Big River Solid outlooks in the success in 2018.
four timber businesses. managing director Jim detached housing and The acquisitions
The acquisitions reflect Bindon told the Daily commercial construc- come on top of the
Big River’s plan to Examiner: tion markets and a company’s listing on
better supply the trade These new businesses sizeable increase in the the ASX under the
segment of the build- increase the group’s
ing and construction exposure to detached
industry in Australia. housing and the alter-
In March 2017 Big Riv- ation and additions
er acquired Adelaide market, to better bal-
Timber & Building ance activities in other
Supplies (ATBS), a sup- sectors. They were key
plier to the SA market. purchases within our
In April, Sabdia Mitre continued diversifica-
10 in Brisbane was tion strategy across
acquired, followed by states and construction
Midcoast Timbers on segments.
the Gold Coast in Sep- The acquisition of
tember, and Ern Smith ATBS allowed Big River
Timber and Hardware to launch MaxiWall, a
in Hume (ACT) due to new, cost-competitive
complete in December. autoclaved aerated
These latest acquisi- concrete product, na- Big River has launched MaxiWall nationally. It is an autoclaved aerated concrete product.
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IHG responds to
Natbuild allegations
In the matter of the alleged breach of National of the breach itself — that much harm had been
Building Suppliers’ (Natbuild) TradeNET mem- done by downloading the document.
bers-only information database by employees Equally, if HNN had downloaded a “hot tips”
of Metcash’s Independent Hardware Group document that revealed Beyonce was about
(IHG) in September/October 2017, those employ- to have triplets, given HNN’s interest in actual
ees have now lodged their defence statements, news, it would not be likely we would benefit
along with defence statements by Metcash and from that information, or, simply by knowing it,
its various commercial entities. do much harm.
Reporting on the matter of the defence state- A slightly trickier area might be downloading
ments contrasted with the Statement of Claim a document that the website’s owner would
by Natbuild is difficult. It is impossible to offerconsider confidential, but which, as it is not
• The respondents an opinion about a matter before the Court, and, adequately marked as confidential, the intruder
in the Natbuild in the absence of any opinion, the usefulness of might not recognise as confidential. For exam-
breach case
28 have filed their
the reporting itself is diminished. Such opinions ple, a spreadsheet listing the circulations of a
would, of course, be disrespectful to the Court. publisher’s magazines could be confidential, or
defences What does seem possible (and remains it could just be a record of information readily
• One key con- properly respectful of the Court) is to broadly available to the public.
sideration is characterise some elements of the defence that Of course, what might also be taken into ac-
whether the is being presented, and to provide some exam- count would be whether the employees of HNN
documents that ples of what the Statement of Claim alleges, and were previously acquainted with the type of
were allegedly how the defence documents respond. information they were handling. If, for exam-
accessed were For cases like this one, at this stage much of ple, we produced our own circulation spread-
actually confiden- the focus is on ascertaining how much, if any, sheets, and all of those were regarded as highly
tial or not damage might actually been done by the activi- confidential, then it could be assumed that we
ties that may or may not have taken place. That knew the third-party ones accessed were also
will likely relate to whether any compensation confidential.
is due, and, if so, what the amount of that com- Or could it be assumed? It is a very interesting
pensation should be. legal point. For example, should the very nature
of making illegitimate access to documents alert
Admission and denial the intruder that they were likely to encounter
confidential material?
HNN must caution our readers that it is very In a very, very broad sense, these examples
easy to rush to judgement. What is being judged hint at the content of some defence documents
here is not “everyday conduct”, but rather legal presented by Metcash and its employees.
matters, which must strive to be exact and fair. Again, while we really encourage readers to
Most of us would, in our everyday way, assume follow this case, as we’re sure the Court’s ruling
that if you breached the security of a website will have much to teach us all, this is a very
and downloaded documents, those documents technical area. HNN really does not have an
would presumably to be “protected” in some opinion, but we remain eager to learn.
way.
Yet, if we take an entirely hypothetical case, Examples
where a news organisation like HNN breached
a website’s security (as unlikely as that is), and In the following examples, HNN will be per-
then downloaded from that site a news article sisting in its policy of not naming individuals,
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