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Press Release 1st March 2008

Detmold flexes its growing muscles

Consolidation in the flexibles sector in recent years has left the market with two major players who dominate the market Aperio/Finewrap group and Amcor Flexibles. But there's a rising star the industry would do well to keep an eye on, Detmold Flexibles.

A division of the $400 million Detmold Group, Detmold Flexibles has made some significant changes to the business since it was purchased from the Gabb family in August 2005. The company has engaged in an extensive building and machinery expansion program, increased the depth of its technical expertise, and established a new business development group to drive sales through innovation and customer service excellence, all moves which will see Detmold expand its capability considerably in the flexible printing and converting sector.
And to direct the repositioning of the business, there's a new man at the helm, CEO John Morriss, a veteran of the industry with close on thirty years' experience across the corrugated, folding carton and flexible packaging sectors.

Other new appointments include technical development manager, Andrew Payne, who reports to Morriss. To support Gary Jones and his experienced sales team Detmold has a newly-established business development group, Tris Doolan, Darren Eyckens and Todd Theodore, who report to Brian Hunt, Detmold Flexibles' general manager of sales.

“What we haven't lost sight of, and this is our point of difference from the corporates, is our entrepreneurial spirit that comes from the heritage of being a family business,” says Morriss “We're flexible, easy to do business with, and excited by the opportunities that we see in the market, opportunities to innovate and grow alongside our customers.”

The Detmold plot is clear: invest $10 million dollars in upgrading printing, laminating, slitting and converting capability; put people in place to drive growth in sales and provide technical support; and set the business up as a nimble player in a market that is hungry for an alternative supplier.

And if there's a requirement for award-winning expertise, look no further. Detmold has won a number of National Print awards, AFTA awards, and PICA awards and was a recent recipient of the DuPont award for Flexographic excellence.

Press Release - 1st March 2007

Gabb Changes Name To Detmold Flexibles

The Detmold Industrial Group is reinforcing its commitment to the packaging industry with the name change of Charles Gabb Flexible Packaging to Detmold Flexible Packaging, capturing brand recognition of the Detmold name and helping clients to find clarity in the broad and complex product range offered.

“The change reflects unification of identity and the benefits to the Flexibles business from the combined resources and international market presence of the Detmold Packaging Group” said Brian Hunt, General Manager of Detmold Flexibles. He went on to say that “this initiative reinforces the company's strategy to build on a long and successful history by continuing to invest in expanding capability in Australia and Asia”.

Rodney Detmold, Executive Chairman of the Detmold Packaging Group also announced today that “Detmold Industrial Packaging will invest $7 Million in the redevelopment of the Detmold Flexibles Port Melbourne site and new state-of-the-art equipment, expanding production capacity in 2007/08”. Mr Detmold outlined that “customers of Detmold Industrial will not only benefit from improvements in Australian operations, but also through access to high quality manufacturing facilities in low cost countries such as China”.

Detmold Industrial Packaging has been growing as a result of a 4-year program of investment in equipment and acquisitions, and its strong focus on achieving superior quality and customer service. Detmold Industrial Packaging includes the substantial Flexible packaging business, the Multiwall Sack division and Detmold’s traditional industrial Paper and Board business.

The Detmold Packaging Group has manufacturing operations in Australia, China, Indonesia, Singapore and South Africa, and remains a privately owned Australian company with headquarters in Adelaide, South Australia.