SUPPLYING AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRIES SINCE 1997
A family-owned Australian business built on the pillars of consistency, quality control, and reliable delivery. We provide the essential wiping solutions that keep your machinery clean and your operations running.
FROM LOCAL ROOTS TO NATIONAL REACH
What started in 1994 as a modest local operation in Sydney has evolved into Australia’s premier source for industrial cleaning rags. Smith’s Cleaning Rags was founded on a simple realization: Australian industries required a more reliable, absorbent, and consistent wiping cloth than what was currently available.
As a family-owned and operated business, we took personal responsibility for the quality of every bag that left our floor. Over three decades, we have expanded our logistics network and diversified our product range to include specialized industrial cotton rags, while maintaining the same hands-on approach to quality control.
The Right Rag for Your Industry
Choose wiping materials suited to the demands of your workplace.
WORKSHOPS & AUTOMOTIVE
Heavy-duty grease and oil absorbency solutions designed for mechanical and engineering tasks.
Commercial Cleaning
Reliable wiping rags for kitchens, restaurants, hospitality, and everyday commercial cleaning.
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
Heavy-duty wiping rags for factories, mining, construction, and industrial maintenance.
COMMERCIAL QUALITY
Every bag is hand-inspected for consistency. We ensure our rags are free from zips, buttons, and synthetics, providing only useable, high-performance textile.
RELIABLE SUPPLY CHAIN
Our stock levels are maintained to handle bulk orders immediately. We understand that a lack of supplies can halt your production, so we prioritize dispatch speed.
SUSTAINABLE CIRCULARITY
We are committed to textile recycling, diverting tons of fabric from landfills each year and repurposing them into essential industrial tools.
100% RECYCLED RAGS – GIVE TEXTILES A SECOND LIFE
Our cleaning rags are made from 100% recycled textiles, giving reusable materials a practical second life. By choosing Smith’s Cleaning Rags, customers receive a cost-effective cleaning solution while also helping reduce textile waste going to landfill. We’re proud to support a more sustainable approach by turning unwanted textiles into useful cleaning products for commercial and industrial applications.
PROFESSIONAL
OPERATIONS AT SCALE
Massive Stock Holding
Our warehouse facilities allow us to house hundreds of tons of sorted rags, ensuring we never run dry on your essential supplies.
Standardized Packaging
Compressed 10kg, 15Kg and 20kg, and bulk bale options are machine-packed for easy pallet storage and shipping efficiency.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
"Smith's has been our sole supplier for three years. The consistency of their cotton rags is unmatched in the Australian market. Always on time, always top grade."
"Superior absorbency and fantastic bulk pricing. Our mechanical workshop has significantly reduced waste since switching to Smith's blue wipers."