Rokset Industries Pty Ltd is a privately owned Australian company based in South Australia since 1923.
We manufacture and supply an extensive range of painting and decorating applicators and accessories including brushes, rollers, scrapers, cutting knives and abrasives.
1923
today
Our history……
2008
Celebrating 85 years in the industry!
2005
Entered the European market exporting Rokset brushes and accessories to Ireland.
2004
Accredited to Quality Assurance AS/NZS ISO9001:2000 Business Management System.
2003
Celebrated 80 years of business and produced 2,000,000 brushes in the St Mary’s facility.
2002
Established Rokset New Zealand.
2001
Installed state of the art brush making machinery to cope with increases in production requirements.
1998
Opening of new distribution and office complex at Ragless Street, St Mary’s, adjacent to the existing factory.
1997
Exceeded annual brush production of more than 1,000,000 units for the first time.
1994
Accredited to Quality Assurance AS/NZS 3901 IS09001.
1990
New quality standards set and in-house research into bristle quality. New brush making facilities introduced to provide Rokset with enough capacity to produce 50% of Australia’s paint brush requirements.
1979
Rokset appointed exclusive Australian distributor for the Olfa brand of snap-off cutters and blades.
1972
Introduced automatic brush making machinery for production of competitively priced, quality Handyman brush ranges.
1964
Introduced Australia’s first long handled oval shaped cutting–in brushes, radiator brushes and a broader range to satisfy the requirements of all master painters.
1963
Engaged new young staff to learn traditional handmade brush making methods. Rokset Master Painter Products led the field by providing brushes which suited new generation paints.
1961
Built modern single level manufacturing facility at St Mary’s 8km from Adelaide – still the site of the factory today.
1960
The prestigious Edwards Laurel, Australia’s top award, won by Rokset for the best consumer products in plastics for its plastic handled paint brush ranges.
1939
Pioneered phenolic (later epoxy) bonding of bristles.
