QLM Label Makers

What QLM Label Makers does

QLM Label Makers is an Australian-headquartered label and packaging manufacturer founded in 1973 and operating under the QLM Group umbrella. The company produces custom labels and tags, folded cartons and sleeves, and flexible packaging (stand-up pouches, sachets, three-side seal bags, centre seal bags, box bottom bags, coffee pouches) for customers in food and beverage, wine, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, chemical and industrial, logistics and retail, and specialty/security end markets. Manufacturing is anchored by a purpose-built flexographic facility in Brisbane (Mark Andy Inc. presses) and a digital print operation in Melbourne (QLM Elna Press), with additional wholly-owned production subsidiaries in Vietnam (Hoang Ha Label Co.), Malaysia, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.

The technology stack centres on award-winning flexographic printing (Mark Andy Inc. presses) and HP Indigo digital printing deployed at the Vietnam operation, supported by HP SmartStream Collage layout software and ISO 9001 quality systems. QLM also distributes and services thermal and colour label printers from Toshiba, Zebra, TSC, Epson, OKI, VIP Color, ADSI, Trojan Label, Quick Label, and Colordyne through its subsidiary Label Print Systems, alongside Seagull Scientific BarTender labelling software and a full range of consumables.

QLM's business model combines quote-based custom manufacturing (labels, cartons, flexible packaging) with flexible MOQs, hardware distribution (printers and parts sold through an e-commerce storefront at qlm.com.au), and recurring revenue from consumables (ribbons, printheads, thermal labels) and printer service contracts. GTM is led by a dedicated Australian account management team covering five cities (Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth), supplemented by Asia-Pacific subsidiary direct sales. An in-house award-winning design and marketing team is bundled into the offering to win and retain customers.

Name

QLM Label Makers

Legal name

QLM Label Makers

Website

https://qlm.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

QLM Label Makers is an Australian-headquartered label and packaging manufacturer producing custom labels, folded cartons, and flexible packaging across food, beverage, wine, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, chemical, and industrial sectors, with manufacturing hubs in Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Label & Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing (32311), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), Packaging and Labeling Services (56191)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Direct-to-Container & Digital Printing (Inkjet/Laser) (IMALAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Functional Labels (Linerless, RFID/NFC, Braille, Smart) (IMALAKAK), Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH), Pharmaceutical Labels & Patient Information Packaging (Labels, IFUs, Booklets) (IMALAIAK), Thermal & Label Printers (HDACAEAC)

Keywords

• Custom label manufacturing
• Flexible packaging solutions
• Folded cartons production
• Thermal label printers
• Flexographic printing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Label Manufacturing: QLM manufactures custom labels and tags across a wide range of industry sectors including food, beverage, wine, industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics. Revenue is generated through bespoke manufacturing runs of varying sizes, with flexibility on MOQs and cost-effective options for multiple styles or SKUs.
2. Folded Cartons and Sleeves: Manufacture of custom folded cartons and sleeves for food, beverages, industrial, retail, cosmetics, healthcare, and promotional point-of-sale applications.
3. Flexible Packaging: Flexible packaging manufacturing including stand-up pouches, sachets, three-side seal bags, centre seal bags, box bottom bags, coffee bags, rewind, printed roll stock, and flow-wrap.
4. Thermal and Colour Label Printers & Consumables: QLM distributes leading brands of thermal and barcode printers (Toshiba, Zebra, TSC) and colour label printers (Epson, OKI, VIP Color, ADSI, Trojan Label, Quick Label, Colordyne) alongside consumables including labels, ribbons, printheads, and labelling software. Revenue includes both product sales and ongoing consumables supply.
5. Design and Marketing Services: In-house award-winning design and marketing services for labels and packaging, providing graphic design, branding, and creative services to customers.
6. Service and Maintenance: In-house service technicians providing installation, maintenance, and service for thermal and colour label printers, supported by subsidiary Label Print Systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

QLM Label Makers manufactures custom labels, folded cartons, and flexible packaging using flexographic and digital printing technology (Mark Andy Inc. presses in Brisbane and HP Indigo digital presses in Vietnam). The company also distributes and services thermal and colour label printers from leading brands (Toshiba, Zebra, TSC, Epson, OKI) via its Label Print Systems subsidiary, complemented by consumables, labelling software, and in-house design and marketing services.

Product overview

QLM Label Makers is Australia’s leading innovative label and packaging manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. The core offerings include custom labels and tags (digital, chemical/industrial, food/beverage/wine, pharmaceutical/cosmetics), flexible packaging (stand-up pouches, sachets, centre seal bags, box bottom bags), and folded cartons and sleeves. The company distributes and services thermal and colour label printers from major brands (Toshiba, Zebra, TSC, Epson, OKI, VIP Color) via its subsidiary Label Print Systems, complemented by labelling software solutions like BarTender. Additional offerings include design services, label consumables (ribbons, printheads, thermal labels), and finishing tools. Manufacturing operations span Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne) and Asia-Pacific (Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Bangladesh) with quality assured to ISO 9001.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Labels & Tags Custom-manufactured labels and tags across food, beverage, wine, industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, healthcare, retail, and cosmetics sectors. Available in a wide range of materials, face stocks, adhesives, finishes, and embellishments with flexible MOQs and cost-effective options for multiple SKUs.
• Flexible Packaging Flexible packaging solutions including stand-up pouches, sachets, three-side seal bags, centre seal bags, box bottom bags, coffee pouches with valve, DOY pouches, rewind, printed roll stock, and flow-wrap for food, beverage, and consumer product applications.
• Folded Cartons & Sleeves Custom folded cartons and sleeves for food, beverages, industrial, retail, cosmetics, healthcare, and promotional/point-of-sale applications, available in various materials and finishes.
• Digital Labels Digital printing labels offering smaller minimum order quantities and multi-SKU print runs, allowing brands to trial products without high set-up costs. Produced via HP Indigo digital presses at QLM Vietnam.
• Thermal & Colour Label Printers Distribution of thermal and barcode printers (Toshiba, Zebra, TSC) and colour label printers (Epson, OKI, VIP Color, ADSI, Trojan Label, Quick Label, Colordyne), with installation, maintenance, service, software, and consumables support.
• Label Consumables & Parts Thermal ribbons, printheads, thermal labels, inkjet labels, colour printheads, parts, laminates, label counters, dispensers, rewinders, and slitters sold alongside the printer range.
• Design & Marketing Services In-house award-winning design and marketing team providing creative services for labels and packaging, including graphic design, branding, and creative services to customers across QLM's vertical segments.
• Printer Service & Maintenance In-house service technicians providing installation, maintenance, service, software support, and consumables for thermal and colour label printers, supported by subsidiary Label Print Systems.
• Labelling Software Labelling software including BarTender by Seagull Scientific, supporting design, printing, and label management workflows for businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Most jobs ready for dispatch in as little as 10 working days
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Label Print SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLabel Print Systems (LPS) is a subsidiary of QLM Group. QLM sells and services leading brands of colour label printers and finishing systems through Label Print Systems, including Epson, OKI, VIP Color, ADSI, Trojan Label, Quick Label, and Colordyne. LPS provides in-house service technicians for installation, maintenance, and support.
• Trade LabelsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrade Labels is a subsidiary of QLM Group, operating as part of the Australian label and packaging distribution network.
• QLM Malaysia / 3PS MalaysiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQLM Malaysia and 3PS Malaysia are part of the QLM Group's Asia-Pacific manufacturing and sales network, providing flexible packaging and labelling solutions across Malaysia.
• Hoang Ha Label Co. (QLM Vietnam)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoang Ha Label Co. Ltd (QLM Vietnam) is the group's flagship Asia-Pacific digital printing hub, producing HP Indigo digital labels and packaging. It has won multiple Grand Prize and Gold awards at HP Inkspiration Awards and Asian Print Awards.
• QLM CambodiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQLM Label Makers Cambodia is part of the QLM Group's Asia-Pacific manufacturing network, producing labels and packaging including award-winning work such as Elephant Bar Gin labels.
• BLM Bangla Label Makers (Bangladesh)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBLM Bangla Label Makers is part of the QLM Group's Asia-Pacific manufacturing network, serving the Bangladesh market.
• Toshiba (Toshiba TEC Corporation)coreTechnology or IntegrationQLM is a key distributor for Toshiba thermal and barcode printers (BX610T, BX430T, BX420T, BX420D, BX410T series). QLM offers a Toshiba Price Guarantee. In-house technicians provide installation, maintenance, and service for Toshiba printers.
• Zebra TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationQLM is a key distributor for Zebra thermal and barcode printers as part of its thermal printer portfolio.
• TSC Auto ID TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationQLM is a key distributor for TSC thermal and barcode printers as part of its thermal printer portfolio.
• HP (Hewlett-Packard) - HP Indigo & SmartStreamcoreTechnology or IntegrationQLM Vietnam operates HP Indigo digital printing presses. QLM won 5 awards at HP Inkspiration Awards 2021, including 2 Grand Prizes. Uses HP SmartStream Collage software for advanced label production.
• Epson, OKI, VIP Color, ADSI, Trojan Label, Quick Label, ColordynecoreTechnology or IntegrationQLM sells and services leading brands of colour label printers and finishing systems (via subsidiary Label Print Systems), including Epson, OKI, VIP Color, ADSI, Trojan Label, Quick Label, and Colordyne. In-house technicians provide installation, maintenance, service, software, and consumables support.
• HP Graphics Solutions BusinesscoreTechnology or IntegrationHP Graphics Solutions Business founded the HP Inkspiration Awards (previously HP Digital Print Excellence Awards - Asia Pacific and Japan) to recognise outstanding achievements in printing industries across Asia Pacific and Japan. QLM won 5 awards at HP Inkspiration Awards 2021.
• Mark Andy Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationQLM operates award-winning Mark Andy Inc. flexographic printing presses at its Brisbane facility. These presses produced FPLMA Award-winning labels (Gold and Silver medals at the 2020-21 awards).
• Studio VonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDesign agency that created the award-winning brand identity and packaging designs for Puss and Mew Distillery. QLM manufactured the labels and packaging based on Studio Von designs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Brady Corporation: Specialty label and identification solutions provider with strong industrial, safety, and asset tracking label exposure. Comparable to QLM's chemical/industrial and specialty/security label segments, including barcode and durable label applications for industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Constantia Flexibles: Global flexible packaging and label manufacturer with strong presence in food and beverage end markets. Comparable to QLM's flexible packaging and label offerings for consumer goods customers, particularly in food and pharma, though at materially larger scale.
• Avery Dennison: Global pressure-sensitive label materials and specialty label manufacturer. Overlaps with QLM in food, beverage, wine and industrial label end markets and serves many of the same brand owners, but operates at vastly greater scale and across a much broader portfolio.
• CCL Industries: Parent of CCL Label, one of the world's largest label converters with healthcare, consumer, and industrial exposure. Closely comparable to QLM in custom label manufacturing with multi-country production footprint, but with materially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Amcor: Global packaging giant with significant flexible packaging and label operations across Asia-Pacific. Comparable to QLM's flexible packaging segment (stand-up pouches, sachets) and food/beverage label exposure, though at much greater scale and with broader product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Resource Label Group: US-focused label converter serving premium beverage, food, and consumer brands with flexo and digital capabilities. Comparable business model to QLM in custom label manufacturing with multi-site operations and similar focus on premium CPG and beverage customers.
• Multi-Color Corporation (CCL Label): Global label manufacturer (now part of CCL Industries) serving premium beverage, food, and personal care brands. Highly comparable to QLM in wine/spirits and CPG label manufacturing with comparable flexographic and digital capabilities, though at far greater global scale.

Regional players

• Labelmakers Group: Trans-Tasman label manufacturer based in New Zealand serving Australia/NZ food, beverage, and industrial markets. Directly comparable to QLM in custom label manufacturing for similar end markets, though with a more concentrated Trans-Tasman rather than Asia-Pacific manufacturing footprint.
• Opal Packaging (formerly FibrePak): Australia/NZ-based paper-based packaging and folded carton manufacturer. Directly comparable to QLM in the Australian folded carton market for food, beverage, and industrial customers with overlap in folding cartons and paperboard packaging.

Others

• Domino Printing Sciences: Manufacturer of coding, marking, and digital printing equipment for industrial labels and packaging. Adjacent to QLM as a supplier-side peer — QLM distributes competitor printer brands (HP, Epson, OKI, Toshiba, Zebra) used for in-house label printing at customer sites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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