TMA partners with AusPost for Covid response

Print manager TMA has been working closely with long term partner Australia Post to provide a custom solution for the Department of Health’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The custom solution includes a complete e-commerce platform, operates 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, including public holidays. Some 200 cages are packed and distributed daily, and during the peak demand period 10,000 picks were actioned every week.

Anthony Karam, CEO of TMA said: “TMA’s relationship with Australia Post extends beyond that of a traditional print manager to one where we are able to work hand in hand with Australia Post to package and deliver innovative solutions to Government. TMA is not just a supplier; we develop strategic partnerships with our customers to help them expand their service offerings to their customers.”

During Victoria’s second wave the Department of Health urgently required a 3PL solution to warehouse, pick, pack and deliver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to a broad range of organisations across the state including hotel quarantine, pathology labs, airports and testing sites.

The Dept of Health said, “In conjunction with our longstanding supply partner TMA, we moved quickly to design a custom solution which met the Department’s requirements.

“By leveraging TMA’s warehousing expertise and the broad range of delivery options available through our network, the solution enabled everything from emergency delivery within three hours to standard day to day replenishments.

“This service continues to evolve in line with the pandemic response and has since expanded to include PPE delivery to pop up vaccination sites managed by the Victorian Government.”

TMA Group of Companies is an Australian‐owned multinational print, print management, technology and logistics company. It includes printer Impress Colour in Sydney and Premier labels printing in New Zealand. TMA was established 40 years ago, and listed, then delisted from the stock market in 2011. It has been on a growth trajectory since its foundation, expanding into overseas markets. In 2012, it put in an audacious but unsuccessful bid to buy PMP. Its diverse portfolio includes a touchless parking app. It will supply the full gamut of printed products to its clients.