In the early 1900's, Mr. C. E.
Cecil Mayo boarded a ship in England bound for Australia. He carried
with him samples of all sorts of products he had received from English
manufacturers who were keen to sell in Australia.
After many weeks on board the boat he finally arrived in Australia
and set about selling from the samples he had. He then boarded another
ship and returned to England and passed over the orders he was able
to get. For his service he was paid a commission.
After many trips back and forth he finally decided to settle in Australia
and in 1928 set up business and Cecil E. Mayo Pty. Ltd. was incorporated.
At that time and for many years the company continued trading as agents
for several English companies mainly in the hardware field.
Mr. C. E. Cecil Mayo retired in 1950 whereupon his son David took
over running the company.
During David's term of office the company grew quite considerably
to the point where upon his untimely death in March 2001, the company
employed approximately 150 employees with offices in all the major
states of Australia. The business had changed in that instead of acting
only as agents, we now import the products and act as the sole Australian
agents. We have added an exclusive range of medical goods. We import
from many countries around the world.
Today our Chief Executive Officer is David's daughter Sarah and the
company is continuing to grow. Sarah's brother James is also on the
board.