Our Story

Founder Frank Griff established ‘Frank Griff – General Furnisher & Importer’

The Valiant story began when Frank Griff renamed the business Valiant Commercial Furniture & moved to Riley Street, Surry Hills. We specialised in selling office furniture and partitions

Became the first Australian company to pioneer as an office furniture hire business. With our first client being Chase Manhattan Bank - AMP Banking Consortium

The business outgrew our office space with 60 employees and purchased a 900m² building on the corner of Bourke and Phillip Street, Sydney.

1985

First corporate sponsorship of the arts with Sydney Symphony Orchestra and The Australian Opera

1992
Acquired the company All Business Furniture in Melbourne

1995
Acquired the company Morgans Expo in Melbourne

1996
Our services expanded to support client events in Sydney and Melbourne

1998
Moved the Melbourne office to Dudley Street, which then lead to our expansion of acquiring two buildings on Spencer Street

1999
Won the contract to provide furniture to the Australian Open and have continuously done so to this day

2000
Awarded the Australian Electoral Commission contract to supply furniture to the Federal Election. Supplied furniture to various corporate clients at the Sydney Olympic Games

2001
Opened our doors to a Brisbane office, showroom, and warehouse in Fortitude Valley. Signed a 4-year sponsorship deal with Leyton Hewitt

2002
Our services expanded to support clients in residential interiors across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

Provided over 10,000 exam tables and chairs for tertiary education exams in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

Awarded the Australian Moto Grand Prix contract for event furniture hire and have continued our partnership.

Began providing furniture for the television show Selling Houses Australia and continue to do so today, with 2022 being the 14th season. 

2014
Provided furniture pieces for the 2014 G20 Summit held in Brisbane

2015
Outgrew our Brisbane office in Coorparoo and moved to our purpose-built 6000m² facility in Pinkenba, Brisbane

Supplied 16,146 furniture pieces for the 2016 federal elections throughout QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC – 387 locations in total and will continue our contract in this year’s 2022 federal election

Awarded NDIA contract. Frasers Property partnership agreement in Queensland. Began procuring furniture pieces in-house.

Invested millions in event furniture, delivered to 2,900 major events on the Eastern Seaboard. Awarded Victoria Racing Carnival contract. Attended Milan furniture fair and multiple shows in Singapore, China, and SE Asia.

Awarded the AVEO contact servicing residential interiors for seniors living facilities nationally. Outgrew our facility in West Footscray and signed the lease on a further 3000m² facility in West Footscray. Sold our two Spencer Street buildings and moved our office into Salmon Street, Port Melbourne. 

Became the first hire company to go paperless, with our entire inventory system being cloud-based. Secured a 3 year contract with Griffith University.

Awarded furniture and styling for the Brisbane Olympic Games 2032 activation announcement

Achieved three major milestones: their largest-ever Federal Election Install of 27,000, becoming Australia’s first 100% carbon-neutral furniture hire company, and launching the first live inventory online furniture hire shop in the country.

100% Carbon Neutrality annual renewal, submitted our application for B Corp Certification, introduced ReforaStone tables crafted entirely from 100% recycled milk cartons, launched 15 new ranges with 3,600+ recycled components, we also planted 7,800+ trees to help offset our emissions, became the official furniture supplier for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, won two HIA QLD Interior Decorate Awards for a display home we staged and styled, extended partnerships with Brisbane International (3 years) and Griffith University (6 years). Supplied 27,625 workplace items for an Australian Government Project and efficiently furnished 68 properties within one week across NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD, and NT for the Australian Government.