Established in 1997, Hytech + The Boot Warehouse is a proud second-generation family-owned and operated Australian business.
The company’s journey began in 1972 when the director John Fleming joined the British United Shoe Machinery Company. The “BUSM” was legendary and was the largest manufacturer of shoe machinery and materials for most of the 20th century. After 30 years with “BUSM” with 14 years as CEO of Australia & New Zealand, John Fleming left in 2000 to join his wife Kerrie in her modest boot retail business they started in 1997 called The Boot Warehouse. Today The Boot Warehouse & Hytech is one of Australia’s largest retailers and wholesalers of safety footwear and workwear, offering Australia’s leading brands including Mongrel, Oliver, Redback, Blundstone, Steel Blue, Wide Load, Hard Yakka, King Gee, FXD plus many more. With John’s son David joining after school in 2007, David began seeing the potential of moving the company’s products online. After a few years, John’s daughter Nicole joined the team and later became head of accounts. Over the past 14 years, David and Nicole have worked together to steer the company into becoming one of Australia’s leading online safety boot retailers.