History

1950

Established by Herbert Polesy as a business trading in hessian and jute bags in Sydney.

1967

H Polesy & Co Pty Limited incorporated under the leadership of Herbert’s son, Martin Polesy.

1985

Greg Polesy, Martin’s son, assumes control of the business.

1988

Our most significant product is Wool Packs, both Jute and High Density Polyethylene (HDPE).

1989

We open our first office outside of Sydney, in Melbourne.

1990

We purchase another packaging company in Brisbane, beginning our operations in Queensland.

1992

Natural Fabrics, Cotton Calico and Hessian Cloth, for local manufacturing is a growing part of our business.

1992

We commence printing Poly Woven Bags in Australia.

2000

We move to our current office and warehouse in NSW, in Matraville.

2003

We commence operations in Western Australia.

2004

We begin supplying Commercial Textiles to hospitality, healthcare and remote site accommodation.

2006

We expand our range of Industrial Textiles to include Shade Cloth and Scaffold Net for construction, and Poly Woven Geotextile Fabrics.

2006

We implement our Quality Management System, certified to ISO 9001.

2010

Commercial Textiles & Bedding become our most significant products, due to the resources boom in Queensland and WA.

2011

We implement our OH&S Management System, certified to AS 4801.

2012

Our Management Systems become integrated with the addition of Environment Management certified to ISO 14001.

2013

We commence operations in South Australia.

2013

We begin supplying Multiwall Paper Sacks for agriculture and construction.

2013

Poly Woven Bags & Sacks and Bulk Bags (FIBCs) become our most significant products.

2014

We begin supplying Poly Mesh Bags for produce such as Onions.

2018

Work is completed on our first purpose-designed and constructed office and warehouse, in Gnangara, Western Australia.

2020

Juliette Polesy, the fourth generation of the Polesy family, commences a full-time role in sales management.

2022

Our Integrated Management System is enhanced with certification to the new International Standard for OH&S, ISO 45001.

2023

Dominique Polesy, another of the fourth generation of the Polesy family, commences full-time employment.

2025

We celebrate 75 years of Polesy.