I Could not find many old photo's of the Rossi Factory or Boots but the history in the text is interesting. It is also a little difficult to avoid promoting Rossi Boots but I think on the record over the years they deserve a mention on our SHP.
Rossi Boots is an Australian work boot company. Rossi employs 90 staff in the
Adelaide suburb of Hilton, making it Australia's second largest work boots company. All Rossi boots are made in Australia in their Hilton factory.
Dean Rossiter, Rossi Boots. He is pictured with racks of lasts on the Rossi boot production line at his Hilton factory
The company was started in 1910 when Arthur Edward Rossiter began making boots in a shed in
Adelaide. The World Wars were good times for business, but it was a struggle during the Great Depression. Today the company uses computerized machines for cutting, sewing and attaching soles. Replacing workers with technology is the company's way of avoiding the transfer of its jobs to other countries. Rossi makes 250,000 pairs of shoes per year
There must be something special about the Rossiter family, because along with the
heritage and quality of workmanship passed down through family generations, many of the descendants of the original Rossiter employees are still part of the bigger family today.
Barkly Soft Toe - Work Boot
classic and traditional motorcycle boot
One for the Ladies, Suede Ankle Boots
If there’s a bigger value than family at Rossi Boots, No short cuts. It’s as simple as that. Only time-honoured, boot making craftsmanship combined with the finest materials will ensure each boot is built to work hard and play hard. And beyond expectations.
In fact, Rossi Boots have a history for going beyond expectations in specialised design footwear. Rossi Boots were the nation’s suppliers to the military, while Rossi cricket and football boots were famous in their heyday for fit and durability.
This invaluable
heritage has kept Rossi Boots perfectly “in step” with the ever-changing lifestyles of customers. Today, just about anything you choose to do, can be done in a Rossi boot. And now, in a Rossi shoe as
well. What’s more, Rossi’s are available in every state of Australia.
Designing a boot for Australia’s hugely diverse climate and landscape demands heightened comfort with outstanding durability. This could also be why Rossi Boots are fast becoming a brand of choice, internationally.
Though there’s a lot more behind ‘unbootable’ Rossi footwear than true-blue craftsmanship. The modern and
well-equipped factory in
Adelaide adds state of the art technology, giving the customers that finishing touch of superior quality, synonymous with the Rossi Boots brand.
Keeping this family business Australian is now a core philosophy. Rossi Boots is the only major shoe manufacturer in Australia that’s kept every aspect of production on Aussie soil.
Rossi endorsed leather care products.
These Gianvito Rossi boots were made for nomming.
top quality Rossi socks!
The fact that Rossi Boots began life in a tin shed in an
Adelaide backyard in 1910 has a fair bit to do with it. Arthur Rossiter’s commitment and belief in the ability to produce quality boots locally has been a driving force behind the company across the decades since.
It’s a real family thing. And it’s worked. Trusting our
heritage, workmanship and skills passed down through generations has been instrumental to Rossi Boots’ survival and success. And when we say family, we include all the descendants of the original Rossiter employees.
And it’s the commitment to family that has encouraged the Rossi Boots company to strategically guarantee their future as an Australian manufacturer. Rossi Boots walk the walk of ‘Made in Australia’.
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