1960s - 1970s
HEAD OFFICE
230 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Early to mid 1980s
HEAD OFFICE
79 Little Oxford Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Mid 1980s - 1990s
HEAD OFFICE
125 Oxford Street, Collingwood, Victoria
2003 - 2016
HEAD OFFICE
23 Bell Street, Preston, Victoria
Present
HEAD OFFICE
1 / 73 Gower Street, Preston, Victoria
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Shann Australia has its origins in the 1950’s with the late Frank O’Shannassy selling sewing threads from the family home. His staff consisted of his wife Barbara and their nine children. Through the years there were mergers with a zipper company and then an American corporation, with the O’Shannassy’s retaining their shares in these ventures. Over this period the company kept expanding its product range and the trades to which it sold. In 1987 the O’Shannassy family and some of the key executives purchased the company making it 100% Australian owned.

Many of the staff are experts in their line of work, so clients can feel secure in the knowledge of technical backing from one of the largest reputable organisations in the field.

Shann have warehouses around Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, directly employing over 100 people. The diversification that has taken place now sees the following industries being serviced: Window Fabrics, Canvas, Marine, Furniture, Print Media, Bedding, Automotive, Footwear and Clothing.

Visit the Shann Window Fabrics or Shann Digital Print Media below for more details on these product ranges.

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Available in several weight options, and combined with the range’s enviable qualities, our Nara canvas caters to a variety of applications and is able to withstand the liveliest of weather conditions.How will Nara elevate your brand and product? Get in touch for more information and a swatch sample.
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@senatorboats in NZ has combined our optimally flexible Prime Clear PVC and durable Bayview canvas material to create this fully enclosed cover 🛥️This pair together ensures that covers are low-maintenance, colourfast, repellent to stains and mildew, and are able to stand strong against unpredictable weather conditions – all must-have features for a boat cover!
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We wish AFL and NRL fans across Australia the best of luck this weekend! 🏉Our Head Office in Victoria will be closed tomorrow for Grand Final Friday, but our other branches will be operating as normal.
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Catch up with family or call a mate, and remember that any day is a good day to ask if someone’s okay 💛
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For two weeks, Kutluhan Odabas from @amann.group Germany visited our Shann offices to provide in-depth training sessions on thread types and their applications. He also travelled across Australia with our team and was able to supply unique industry expert advice and wonderful insight!📷 Kutluhan at RM Williams, one of the calls he made with our QLD General Manager, Martin.
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Our NZ team had a blast at OFPANZ last week!It was great catching up with our customers and creating new connections with like-minded people. More than 100 people attended the gala dinner – a great turn out! The Shann NZ team was also thrilled to receive an honourable mention for one of their T-Gola projects!
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Check out this charmer! 😍The swanky Eric modular from Artisan Furniture was upholstered in our ever-classic New Victoria leather. The collection is comprised of the most timeless colours, and is lightly pigmented to show the hide’s natural attributes ⭐ To browse the collection, go to theshanngroup.com/product/new-victoria-leather and select a colour from the drop down menu.New Victoria not your colour? 😉 Navigate to our Genuine Leather category and use our product filter to find the perfect match! 🧩
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