Family owned Beaumont Tiles has acquired another family-run firm, the Queensland based Majer Tiles. Beaumont has purchased six stores and two warehouses in Brisbane, Cairns, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Townsville.

This is the third acquisition for the South Australia-headquartered tiles business which is a mix of franchised and corporate outlets. There have also been three small single store buy-outs in recent years.

Beaumont Tiles managing director Bob Beaumont said “While the commitment to service will stay the same, home and commercial customers will notice an expanded product range and lower prices that the expanded group’s buying power will bring.”

Beaumont Tiles chief operations officer Danny Casey said Majer Tiles, headed up by Tony Majer, was an already healthy business that will be re-invigorated and be taken to the next level.

“There were strong synergies between the companies and a similar ethos that grew out of being family businesses,” Casey said. “Majer Tiles was founded in Cairns 44 years ago. Tony is well known throughout the industry and brings a wealth of experience to the new business.”

Tony Majer, who was previously the managing director of Major Tiles, has been appointed Queensland State manager with Beaumont Tiles.

He says the announcement is great news for his employees and the construction and home improvement sectors generally.

“We are working towards retaining all current Majer Tiles employees and this will be a catalyst for the opening of a new warehouse in Brisbane,” Majer said.

“Beaumont Tiles will make a $2 million-plus investment in integrating IT systems.” 

A Housing Industry Association prediction is good news for the business, he added. “The most recent HIA prediction for Queensland was for a 7.5 percent growth in home renovations, which would place the State second only to Tasmania. The HIA says that while Queensland renovation spending fell by nearly two percent in late 2011, we then entered a significant upswing.

“The high costs of moving and cautious household spending have been driving owner-occupiers to invest in their existing properties and we’ve certainly been seeing that in our business.”