TMA Group of Companies

What TMA Group of Companies does

TMA Group of Companies Limited is an Australian privately held diversified manufacturing and services conglomerate founded in 1982, headquartered in Auburn (Granville), New South Wales, with operations across Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, China, the United States, and Canada. The group operates through twelve distinct sub-brands covering integrated print manufacturing (digital, sheet fed, rotary, offset litho, and heatset), specialist labels (chemical, agricultural, beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical, and food), sustainable packaging, business forms and RFID products, gaming and wagering tickets, promotional merchandise, 3PL/4PL warehousing and logistics, and parking technology and access control. Technology components include ANPR parking systems, a ticketless smart-parking mobile app (ZipBy, iOS and Android), RFID solutions, and an in-house AI-assisted software engineering capability (Call Journey CI) supporting enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and DevOps.

The business model is B2B enterprise sales conducted through dedicated account managers with 24/7 telephone support and a quote-based pricing structure (prices in Australian dollars, exclusive of GST, set per current price list or individual quotation). Revenue is generated across multiple streams: one-time and contract-based print manufacturing and label production, recurring subscription revenue from parking technology (ZipBy, ANPR, access control) and parking services (Get Parking), managed services revenue from 3PL/4PL warehousing and supply-chain operations, and professional services revenue from print management. The company serves customer segments in parking and transportation, venue/airline/transit, gaming and wagering, food and beverage labeling, specialist industrial labels, retail and promotional, security, and sustainable packaging. Ownership is concentrated with the Karam family — Anthony Karam as Executive Chairman and Corriene Karam as Executive Director and CFO — with no disclosed external institutional investors or private equity backing, and the company maintains multiple certifications including Sedex accreditation and FSC-accredited paper supply.

Name

TMA Group of Companies

Legal name

TMA Group of Companies Limited

Website

https://tmagroup.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

TMA Group is an Australian privately held diversified conglomerate manufacturing print, labels, packaging, gaming tickets, and parking technology across Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, China, the USA, and Canada, serving enterprise customers in parking, transit, gaming, F&B, pharmaceutical, and retail verticals through dedicated account managers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Granville

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Print Manufacturing and Production: Manufacturing of printed products including tickets, tags, labels, magazines, flyers, cards, brochures, POS materials, packaging, thermal receipt rolls, gaming tickets, and commercial print. Services include pre-press, offset, litho, digital, rotary printing across multiple facilities in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
2. Print Management Services: Comprehensive print management including kitting, fulfillment, and customer service operations for business forms, register rolls, EFTPOS rolls, and hospitality stationery.
3. Warehousing and Logistics (3PL/4PL): Third-party and fourth-party logistics, warehousing, and distribution services across multiple distribution centers in Australia and New Zealand.
4. Promotional Products: Sale and distribution of promotional items including apparel, banners, flags, marquees, table covers, posters, A-frames, media walls, magnets, and branded merchandise.
5. Parking Technology Solutions: Parking access control equipment, parking guidance equipment, consumables, maintenance and support services, and smart parking app solutions.
6. Specialist Labels: High-quality specialist labels for chemical, agricultural, beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical industries including Multipeel, Multiprint, Multifold, dangerous goods, and export labels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

TMA Group is a diversified integrated print manufacturing and print management conglomerate that produces commercial print (tickets, tags, labels, magazines, flyers, brochures, POS, packaging), specialist labels for food, chemical, agricultural, pharmaceutical, beverage and personal care industries, sustainable packaging products, gaming and wagering tickets, business forms and register rolls, and promotional products. It also delivers integrated 3PL/4PL warehousing and logistics, parking access control and guidance technology, ANPR systems, the ZipBy ticketless smart parking mobile application, and AI-driven software engineering services through its subsidiary network across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Product overview

TMA Group of Companies operates as a diversified manufacturing and services conglomerate with a portfolio of integrated products across printing, packaging, labeling, parking technology, and logistics. The portfolio includes: TMA Australia (core manufacturing and print solutions), PhilStic Labels (specialist labeling), LMA (food labels), TMA Commercial and TMA Web (commercial printing), Naturepak (sustainable packaging), Premier and Premier Supply Chains (forms/labels and logistics), QGAWS (gaming tickets), Marca (promotional products), TMA Technology (parking solutions), ZipBy and Get Parking (parking services), and Call Journey CI (AI-driven software engineering). The products span manufacturing, supply chain, technology, and professional services with operations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TMA WEB: Leading Australian commercial printing organization offering commercial heatset printing for magazines, catalogues, directories, brochures, flyers, and newsletters
• PhilStic Labels
• LMA
• TMA Commercial
• Naturepak
• Premier
• Premier Supply Chains
• QGAWS
• Marca
• TMA Technology
• ZipBy
• Get Parking
• Call Journey CI

Products and services

• TMA Australia Integrated Print and Manufacturing Solutions
• PhilStic Labels Specialist Label Range
• LMA Custom Food Labels
• TMA Commercial Print and Production
• TMA WEB Commercial Heatset Printing
• Naturepak Sustainable Packaging
• Premier Business Forms, Labels, and RFID Products
• Premier Supply Chains 3PL/4PL Warehousing and Logistics
• QGAWS Gaming and Wagering Tickets and Consumables
• Marca Promotional Products and Apparel
• TMA Technology Parking Access and Guidance Solutions
• ZipBy Ticketless Smart Parking App
• Get Parking CBD Parking Service
• Call Journey CI AI-Driven Software Engineering Services AI-driven software engineering services for TMA Group and its global subsidiaries, covering enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, software development, project management, and DevOps/operations, leveraging advanced AI automation and agile methodologies to deliver technical solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 842,880 kgs of carbon dioxide removed over the last 12 months
• +1 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Young Enterprise New Zealand (Young Enterprise Trust)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier Supply Chains, a subsidiary of TMA Group, supports Young Enterprise New Zealand by donating $5,000 worth of print services annually to help deliver programs that build entrepreneurial mindset, leadership skills, financial capability, and business education for secondary school students in New Zealand.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Flowbird (Parkeon / Cale): European leader in on-street and off-street parking and transport ticketing solutions—a direct competitor to ZipBy and TMA Technology in smart parking revenue control.
• IVE Group: Australia's largest publicly listed commercial printing and marketing services group, with comparable heatset, digital, and direct-mail capabilities and a similar focus on catalogues, magazines, and retail marketing collateral.
• Detpak (Detmold Group): Australian packaging manufacturer with sustainable food-service packaging (cups, containers, bags)—the closest direct peer to TMA's Naturepak brand in geography and product mix.
• SKIDATA: Global provider of parking access control, revenue management, and ticketing systems—directly comparable to TMA Technology's hardware and ZipBy's ticketless software stack.
• Multi-Color Corporation: Large global label converter serving beverage, food, personal care, and chemical end markets—a direct functional peer to LMA (food) and PhilStic (chemical, agricultural, personal care).

Emerging players

• Clover Imaging Group: Diversified imaging, labels, and packaging supplier with a multi-brand portfolio model similar in spirit to TMA's 13-sub-brand structure, though focused on aftermarket print supplies.

Broad incumbents

• ParkMobile (EasyPark Group): One of the largest mobile parking payment platforms globally; the dominant network-effect incumbent that ZipBy must displace or differentiate against in Australia, USA, and Canada.
• Avery Dennison: Global pressure-sensitive label materials and RFID provider; competes with Premier's RFID and label businesses and is a benchmark for the specialist-label value chain TMA operates in.
• Smurfit Kappa: Global paper-based packaging giant; comparable in scale and product mix to TMA's Naturepak sustainable-packaging and TMA Commercial packaging businesses.
• CCL Industries: Global leader in specialty labels for healthcare, automotive, and consumer durables—the closest large-scale analog to TMA's PhilStic and LMA label businesses, with much greater geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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