Doors and manufacturing excellence are at the core of everything we do. Every door we build, every product we create, every progressive step we take is driven by our relentless pursuit of perfection. Our spirited bloodline stretches back over 60 glorious years. Our story is one about inspirational people, vision, courage and commitment. It’s a story that begins with Don Buckley
Humble Beginnings
In 1953, Don Buckley founded the Hume Group of companies with just 15 people and only a handful of products, however his vision was not small. Today, over 60 years later Hume have grown to be one of the nation’s largest door manufacturers with operations in Auckland and Christchurch as well as throughout Australia.
To this day, the Hume Group remains a 100% Australian owned family company and encompasses the values set by Don Buckley himself: family, trust, teamwork, great engineering and safe reliable manufacturing processes
Decades of success
Today, we provide innovation in doorway technology and products to a range of sectors within the building industry including Commercial, Industrial, Multi-unit, Aged care, Residential and Renovation.
We combine cutting edge technology and the industry’s best minds with the know-how and speed to market derived from decades of success in the ultra-competitive environment of the building industry. We work in close collaboration with our customers and partners and the majority of our programmes focus on creating products to meet the challenges of the building industry in the 21st Century.
Our capabilities include High Volume Production, Specialist Low Volume Production, National Product Delivery.
Our Values
To this day, the Hume Group remains a 100% Australian owned family company and encompasses the values set forth by Don Buckley himself: family, trust, teamwork, great engineering and safe reliable manufacturing.
- To innovate and make a difference in your home
- To continue to build valued relationships with staff, suppliers and distributors
- To continue to improve on our environmental sustainability and recycling
Our people - Our culture
The culture of skills, experience and enthusiasm of the people within Hume is the engine that drives our development. We place a premium on developing talent internally and promoting from within. This forms the backbone of our operations, reinforced by a recruitment program that strengthens our skills and capabilities. The result is an unusually high degree of continuity within our different activities