News & Tips

Provans x McGrath Foundation Fundraiser

We teamed up with the McGrath Foundation for Breast Cancer awareness month this October.

We turned our store pink on Friday 18th October 2024.

Our very generous Suppliers donated their time for demos and assisted with games to help us raise much needed funds for the McGrath Foundation, who provide McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities right across Australia and invest in their professional development to ensure people with breast cancer receive the highest standard of care. … Continue Reading »

Wedi Workshop

Provans next Wedi Workshop is on Thursday 21st November 2024. Time 4-6pm @ Provans – 457 Hoddle Street Clifton Hill.4 Days vs 4 Hours. You will become a Certified Wedi Installer at the completion of the Workshop.

Scan the QR code to register.… Continue Reading »

Hazard Co.

Provans are proud to partner with Hazard co. to assist our customers to create a simple, guided health and safety system. Using an App, you can source and store all the relevant information required for your job site, all accessed via a QR code to assist with visits from Health and Safety Inspectors.… Continue Reading »

Provans Sponsor Sustainable Builders Alliance

Provans Timber and Hardware are proud to be Platinum Sponsors of the Sustainable Builders Alliance.

This opportunity came about as the result of multiple founding members who are proud Provans customers.

Arising from Australian Builders Declare, the Sustainable Builders Alliance aims to promote low carbon, sustainable and high-performing construction practices.… Continue Reading »

Provans Award and Scholarship

With Melbourne Polytechnic.

In 2021, the Provan Family initiated contact with Melbourne Polytechnic, who now run the original Collingwood Technical School, located at 35 Johnston Street Collingwood. This School holds special meaning to the family, as founder David Provan was a School Council Member at its inception from 1912-1913.… Continue Reading »

Abodo®

Provans is proud to distribute Abodo®

Abodo crafts timbers with lasting beauty that are safe for people and the environment. Many exterior timbers are harvested from unsustainable old growth forests or are treated with harmful chemicals.

Our timbers stand the test of time, they are beautiful, durable and rapidly renewable.… Continue Reading »

Provans First Showroom Event for 2023

Provans is proud to present over 30 Exhibitors at our very first Showroom Event for 2023.

We are inviting all Architects, Interior Designers, Specifiers and our key Builders as we showcase all that is new in the building industry.

For more information and to obtain your free ticket, please click here

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Wedi®

Wedi® Building Systems – your wet area substrate solution.

Wedi® is your specialist and partner in waterproof and directly tileable building boards, customisable shower systems and many more modular design systems made for tile and stone finishes.

Provans is proud to stock a range of Wedi® products for your convenience, as well as customise your job lot order.… Continue Reading »

Tuff Plans®

Tired of Laminated Plans falling apart or going missing?

We have a solution…Tuff Plans® , your site plans printed on Tyvek® – waterproof, rip proof, spill proof, tuff-as. 

Just email us your plans to and we can print them in Size A0, A1, A2, A3, or A4.… Continue Reading »

Franchise Opportunities

handymanofmelbourne.com.au/franchise

Meet Tim, the Handyman of Melbourne. You may have seen his vehicle getting around town, as he services our community with all their handyman and carpentry needs. As the quality of Tim’s work has become synonymous with his clients satisfaction (you only have to read his testimonials), it was a no-brainer for Provan’s to team up with Tim to offer support and tool packages for all new Handyman of Melbourne Franchisees. … Continue Reading »

Tassie Oak Stools

 Our Supplier of Tasmanian Oak Flooring has found a way to re-purpose the shorts that would normally go to waste, when machining their flooring. 

They build a frame and laminate the short pieces around the frame and then create a block (resembling a chopping block) for the top and bottom.… Continue Reading »

Provans aligns with Mitre 10

In May 2020, Provans Timber and Hardware aligned itself with Mitre 10 to increase our presence in the marketplace with a focus on Trade and an improved Retail offering. Whilst Home Timber and Hardware had been a fantastic asset to our Business since 1996, we felt the marketing of Mitre 10 presented a stronger Trade focus and allow us to leverage our buying power to pass on savings to our customers.… Continue Reading »

Business as Usual

Monday 23rd March 2020

After today’s announcements, we are open “Business as Usual” to service our customers in store and via delivery.

We have implemented increased hygiene in store with constant wiping of our counters and surfaces as well as marking our floors with an X across our counters signifying 1.5 metre social distancing requirements.… Continue Reading »

Barry’s 50th year celebrations

We are celebrating Barry Rosenberg’s 50th year of trading at Provans throughout the whole of October!

Get yourself into store, spend $100 and you’ll get a free raffle ticket! Lots of great prizes to be won! Thursday 27th Oct we are drawing the raffle and having a BBQ 7am -9am… Hope to see you there!!… Continue Reading »