• Wide-web printing and lamination machinery expansion boosts flexibles capability at Labelmakers. Image: Labelmakers
    Wide-web printing and lamination machinery expansion boosts flexibles capability at Labelmakers. Image: Labelmakers
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Labelmakers Group is set to acquire the majority of the flexible packaging assets operated by Perfection Packaging at its Dandenong South site in Victoria.

The asset-only transaction covers machinery located at 19–25 Nathan Road, Dandenong South, with Labelmakers also securing a 10-year lease on the site from March 2026. The deal does not include the continuation of Perfection Packaging’s business operations or employees. 

Perfection Packaging entered voluntary administration in October 2025 as a division of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited, which has subsequently been sold, while Perfection Packaging was scheduled to complete the shut down of its operations this February.

Labelmakers said the acquisition will enable it to offer customers wide-web, state-of-the-art, flexible printing capability across two Victorian sites, with the Dandenong South facility structured to operate in tandem with its existing Somerton operations.

The assets include advanced gravure printing equipment capable of handling complex varnishes and cold seal adhesives, as well as solventless lamination technology. According to Labelmakers, the equipment represents some of the most advanced flexible packaging capability available in the Australian market.

Adam Bamford, managing director of Labelmakers, told PKN, “We’re excited for the opportunity to offer the flexible packaging market another supply option under the Labelmakers banner, whilst at the same time providing our existing customers long term supply continuity.”

The move strengthens Labelmakers’ position in labels and packaging while providing additional capacity and capability in flexible formats, supporting both business continuity planning and growth into new market segments.

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