About Us

At Cabot's, we take pride in being the leading provider of woodcare products in Australia. Our extensive range includes oils, stains, varnishes, clear finishes, paints, polishes, and cleaners, all designed to preserve and beautify timber both inside and outside your home.

Whether you're oiling your deck, staining and varnishing a cabinet, clear finishing a floor, or painting exterior weatherboards, Cabot's offers an easy-to-choose range of products that are easy-to-use with detailed information to help you do the job properly.

We proudly present Karulbo, a symbolic artwork created in collaboration with Aboriginal artist Waylene Currie of WRLC Arts.

Meaning "all together," Karulbo embodies our purpose, vision, and values. It reflects our commitment to unity, inclusivity, and care for people, timber, and the environment.

Displayed proudly across our offices, it stands as a lasting symbol of respect for Australia's First Nations peoples and the values that guide everything we do.

Samuel Cabot was a European trained chemist, who patented "certain new and useful improvements in Process for the Preservation of Wood", established the Cabot's brand in Massachusetts, USA in 1877. Today, Cabot Inc. USA, continues to develop industry-leading woodcare products with the same principles in place as its originating founder.

The Cabot's brand has been active in Australia since 1962 when Kenneth H. Brock & Sons Pty. Ltd acquired the licence to distribute the brand. It was one colour, adopted by architects, that gave Cabot's its Australian breakthrough in the late 1960's and throughout the 1970's. Mission Brown was a Cabot's invention and it changed the face of Australian suburbia.

During the 1990's the licence for the brand was acquired by ICI Australia (now DuluxGroup). Cabot's Premium Woodcare Brands, part of DuluxGroup, manages and markets the Cabot's brand throughout Australia.

Since its arrival in Australia, Cabot's has steadily increased its share to the point that, today, it is the market leading woodcare brand in the DIY market in Australia. Innovation, quality and service continue to drive Cabot's success. It is the first choice for people who wish to protect and enhance the natural beauty of their wood.