About Us

TexonOZ was born from the demise of The British Shoe Machinery Pty Ltd, whose building presence is still visible in both Smith Street and Alexandra Parade, Fitzroy.

We take pride in the products we manufacture. We build long lasting partnerships understanding what each and every customer needs and take an interest in them. We are knowledgeable about service and maintenance.

Today we operate in Melbourne, Australia as our Head Office, but have a small “Footwear Components” manufacturing facility in Sydney.

Texon Oz Supply machinery, Servicing / Spare Parts and Component Materials to manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand, we specialise in Shoe Machinery, Hydraulic Cutting Systems, CNC cutting machines and more (just ask us!)

Company History​

The United Shoe Machinery Company of Boston, USA was established in Australia in November 1899. The company sold Goodyear machines and McKay fastening machines to the Australian footwear industry. The Head Office was based in Clarence Street, Sydney with a second office in Bourke Street, Melbourne. In 1907, the Head Office was moved to Melbourne and established in Brunswick Street Fitzroy.

The British United Shoe Machinery Company was incorporated under that name in 1913. In 1927 the existing building was constructed and the company moved to Smith Street, Fitzroy.

Branches were opened in Brisbane in 1913, Wellington New Zealand in 1914 and in Adelaide in 1920. In 1931 approval was received for the construction of the Works building in Alexandra Parade, with production of shoe machinery, footwear nails and shanks commencing in the newly established works in 1932.

In 1935, the Sydney warehouse in Chippendale was erected and business transferred from the leased premises in Buckingham Street. During the years prior to World War II, the British United Shoe Machinery company supported an expanding footwear industry in Australia and was a prominent supplier of materials and a major lessor of machinery for footwear production. A substantial part of the Australian industry was at that time located in Collingwood / Fitzroy.

The second World War saw diversification of the company’s activities. With defence production requiring additional manufacturing space a further floor was added tot works building and land purchased in Mitcham.

In January 1955, the British United Shoe Machinery Company of New Zealand was incorporated and Tucker Industries Pty Ltd was formed from the George Tucker Eyelet Co. of Australia previously operating as a division of The British United Shoe Machinery Company.

OUR BUSSINESS PARTNERS

We only cooperate with business partners who share our respect for high standards for safety, quality, ethical behavior and resource efficiency. We perform regular on-site audits to safeguard that our business partners are aligned with our standards.

Texon OZ have supplied machinery, spare parts and materials to RM Williams for many years. We find them to be very reliable, helpful and very reasonably priced.

David Cook - RMW Manager RM Williams

We have been using Texon OZ to purchase all our cutting machinery, such as Atom CNC Knife Cutting Machines and Cutting Presses for our gasket manufacturing business in Melbourne and Adelaide. Texon Oz also supply spare parts and accessories for all the machines we operate and we find their customer support very reliable.

Robert Green - CEO South Eastern Gaskets

Texon OZ offer the full service for all machinery and spare parts requirements for our company Rossi Boots. Their knowledge of shoe machinery is second to none and their availability and ongoing support is the reason we use them as our preferred supplier

Mike Williams - CEO Rossi Boots