What it does: The Detmold Group is a leading manufacturer of paper and board-based packaging products for a diverse range of customers.
Mission: Building strategic partnerships with stakeholders and establishing strong relationships with customers is part of our commitment to quality, service, and efficiency.
Size and presence: The Group employs 3,000 people, with representatives in 17 countries, manufacturing facilities in 7 of those countries, and produces over 22,000 different food and retail packaging products.
Best known for: With a dedicated team of graphic and industrial designers and technical paper and board product experts.
The good bits: Detmold Packaging continues to focus on sustainability. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
The not-so-good bits: No bonus or a good hike.
Established in 1948, the Detmold Group is an innovative, Australian family-owned and operated business, supplying some of the world’s largest and most iconic brands with premium packaging solutions.
As paper and board manufacturing specialists, the Detmold Group is committed to providing sustainable and innovative solutions for the food and retail industries. The Group is proud to deliver the ultimate in service and efficiency alongside the quality and care you would expect from a family-owned business.
The Detmold Group was formed by Colin Detmold, who started C.P. Detmold Pty Ltd in 1948. The company grew rapidly, manufacturing toilet rolls and other paper products in a small factory in Flinders Street, Adelaide. In 1955, the company moved to a new location in Brompton and in 1970 these premises were acquired by the Government. The Detmold Group then moved to where it is currently headquartered at 45 Chief Street, Brompton, South Australia.
The Group then expanded into other states of Australia, with an extensive product range and offerings similar to those offered today. In 1984 the Group expanded into Singapore, with a factory established to support the needs of Mcdonald's in the region.
After 70 years of continued growth and expansion, the Detmold Group has sales locations in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, India, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Chile.
The Detmold Group remains family-owned and operated. The second generation, Rodney Detmold is Executive Chairman of the Detmold Group.
And third-generation siblings; Zoe Detmold is Senior Business Manager of Strategic Projects, Sascha Detmold Cox is Group Executive General Manager of Sales – Asia, Middle East, India, Europe & America, and Pippa Detmold is Commercial and Financial Manager Asia.
The Group maintains the most highly recognized global standards for quality consistency and food safety. Our products are manufactured in food packaging grade environments, so our customers can be assured they achieve the highest quality standards.
We adhere to strict standards in all our facilities, as accredited by independent organizations. The Detmold Group is audited regularly by accreditation bodies, as well as some of the world’s biggest brands, multiple times a year.
The Detmold Group consistently provides the best in customer experiences. This means ensuring that not only are their expectations met, but they are exceeded wherever possible. Our competitive nature and entrepreneurial spirit drive our commitment to the ultimate in service and distinguish us in the market.
Our global manufacturing and distribution locations give us the ability to supply products to our customers with speed and efficiency. And with the flexibility of providing a stock range of products or capability in custom printing, we offer a choice to our customers to ensure they have a packaging solution to suit their needs.
Our values shape what we do and how we do it, to deliver value to our Stakeholders and therefore continue to make the Detmold Group successful.
The Detmold Group is a successful, Australian family-owned and operated business supplying some of the world’s largest and most iconic brands with sustainable, specialized packaging solutions.
The Group employs 3,000 people, with representatives in 17 countries, manufacturing facilities in 7 of those countries, and produces over 22,000 different food and retail packaging products.
The Group has comprised four distinct sales businesses, the Operations Division, and Corporate services. Our operations are spread across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, encompassing an exciting mix of cultures and professions.
This diversity and the dynamic, entrepreneurial nature of the Group present an exciting and rewarding place of employment. As a result, the Detmold Group has been recognized on numerous occasions as an Employer of Choice.
⛔ Bonus annual leave
✅ Bonus parental leave
✅ Unpaid extended leave
✅ Permanent employee
✅ Signing bonus
✅ Annual bonus
⛔ Stock options
⛔ Full remote work
✅ Partial remote work
✅ Flexible working hours
⛔ Child care
✅ Free gym
⛔ Pet-friendly office
✅ Mental health days
✅ Hospital
✅ Outpatient
✅ Dental
✅ Maternity
⛔ Free breakfast
⛔ Free lunch
✅ Free tea & coffee
✅ Free snacks
⛔Free dinner
Sustainability is core to the Detmold Group's product offering, manufacturing capabilities, and day-to-day operations. We view being a sustainable company is an evolving process, and we learn more every day about how to improve our systems and processes to sustain the future of this planet we all share.
Committed to environmentally sound practices at all sites, we ensure responsible sourcing, maximize the re-use and recycling of materials, undertake safe disposal of waste and encourage waste minimization throughout all processes.
The Detmold Group is also committed to ensuring the trees, and resulting in raw material, are from sustainably managed forestry.
We promote sustainable packaging design, increased recycling rates, and efforts to reduce packaging litter. Recycling, as part of a Circular Economy, is our preferred system, ensuring the highest worth is realized from raw materials. We work directly with waste management and resource recovery stakeholders to develop increasingly sustainable options for product disposal, including diverting products into new recycling streams.
As a business, we must understand our total energy usage, so we can take steps to mitigate our environmental impact. As part of this, The Group is consistently striving to reduce the amount of waste created and energy and water used in the manufacturing process.