The Blundstone Story
Blundstone, Since 1870
1853 Brothers, James and Thomas Cuthbertson set sail from England on the 'Corramandel' bound for Melbourne but landed in Hobart Town, blown off course in the roaring forties. James Cuthbertson commenced his own business, making and importing shoes. James married, had two sons, and bequeathed the now flourishing business to his first-born, James II.
John and Eliza Blundstone arrived in Hobart around this time on the 'Conway' from Derbyshire. Like James Cuthbertson, John was also experienced in footwear manufacture, and he soon set up business in Liverpool Street, Hobart. Read More
Tough By Nature
Blundstone Boots Are Tough By Nature
Blundstone was established in Tasmania in 1870 and despite growing to become one of the world’s most recognisable boot brands the company remains Tasmanian. Our head office and manufacturing base for all our gumboots are located in Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia’s island state.
Here are a few of the reasons as to why Tasmania is so special.
• Tasmania has the cleanest air recorded in any populated place by WHO monitors
• Tasmania is the second most protected land mass in the world after Antarctica
• Huon pine trees which only grow in Tasmania have been shown to be 38,000 years old
• 90% of energy generated in Tasmania is renewable.
Back To School
School Is Back In Session
Blundstone's new range of school shoes incorporate the latest innovative comfort technology and are the first Australian school shoes to claim slip resistance.
Blundstone CEO, Steve Gunn, said, "any parent knows that children’s school shoes can be subjected to just as much rough treatment as a work site".
"We saw an opportunity to take the lessons we've learnt in constructing workboots into the school yard, because we understand how important quality footwear is to nurture and protect growing feet," Gunn said.
This new generation of school shoes offers features that you would expect from a brand that is synonymous for manufacturing a quality product, and that is value for money.
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