Product Development

DGL guides customers through all stages of the product development process, from initial concept and prototyping to pilot productions and, finally, full production and storage solutions for market readiness. 

The product development phase requires meticulous planning and execution, which we undertake in collaboration with our customers. This includes: 

  • Lab Testing
  • Prototyping
  • Classification
  • Regulatory & Compliance
  • Formulation Development
  • Packaging & Design

We also offer a convenient pilot production run to allow stakeholders to provide their final approval. Additionally, we assist with marketing and photography for customers preparing to launch products, and we provide a safety net for any last-minute changes before full scale production.

Once the product is ready for production, we work closely with our customers to create a full-scale production plan that determines the best cost efficiencies, including:

  • Whether the product will be collected, delivered, or warehoused at one of DGL’s locations across Australia or New Zealand.
  • Identifying the areas where the product will be marketed and distributed.
  • Determining the most efficient manufacturing locations for reproducing formulations.
  • Selecting the most suitable and localised storage and distribution points.
  • Estimating initial volumes and replenishment caps required at each location.
Customers who choose to utilise DGL’s warehousing services across Australia and New Zealand benefit from full centralisation of processes, including inventory management, batch control, expiry dates, and the adjustment of replenishment levels to suit local market conditions and seasonal changes.

Laboratory Testing

Our in-house laboratories are the driving force behind our operations, equipped with state-of-the-art technology.

DGL operates several accredited laboratories across Australia and New Zealand to perform various tasks, including:

  • Testing field samples
  • Trialling chemicals to develop field solutions
  • Product development and classification
  • Product manufacturing, testing, and quality assurance
  • Record-keeping for EPA compliance and product end-of-life recommendations

Our high-quality laboratories, strategically located across Australia and New Zealand, work in harmony to ensure our customers consistently receive an unparalleled level of service. This collaborative approach enables us to find and develop solutions while reproducing products to specification.

 

Contract / Toll Manufacturing

DGL is a leading contract manufacturer of chemicals and industrial products across Australia and New Zealand. Having established long-term relationships with prominent brand owners and primary industries, we provide strategically located manufacturing facilities across both countries to drive cost efficiencies and sustainability improvements. Our highly skilled workforce, advanced technologies, and centralised quality systems ensure customers receive a consistent and reliable toll manufacturing service from all our accredited facilities.

Chemicals & Industrial Product Manufacturing

We produce a variety of chemicals, compounds, and blends for various industries, tailored precisely to fit each client’s individual requirements and specifications, including:

  • Liquids
  • Powders
  • Reactive Chemistry
  • Adhesives & Glues
  • Dry Chemicals
  • Aerosols
  • Pellets
  • Silicones

Automated and Manual Production lines

Depending on the order volumes and composition, we offer a wide variety of filling and packing lines to ensure cost efficiencies are achieved for each job. Our automated production lines are purpose-built for speed and consistency and include pump-in delivery, automatic labelling, and batch coding. Meanwhile, our manual production lines are best suited for smaller or specialised production runs.

Repacking & Decanting

Whether our customers' goods need to be transferred to a specific pack size or require rebranding or relabelling to meet local regulations, we offer a wide range of repacking options, including decanting, down-packing, bulking up, repacking, and over-labelling solutions.

Customised Blends

We work closely with industry customers, including Mining and Water, to produce a variety of customised chemical blends that address primary industry challenges. Our field services teams conduct audits and tests prior to producing custom blends and dosing solutions to ensure stability and uptime across the production fields.

Labels, Packaging, Regulatory & Compliance

DGL stocks a wide range of packaging for our customers, including drums, cubes, buckets, IBC, FIBC, sachets, and flexible bags. We also offer full in-house graphic design, label printing, and branded packaging capabilities to ensure centralisation and production efficiencies. Internal management of artwork also ensures that adequate regulatory compliance is achieved by utilising our in-house compliance expertise.

Find out more about our graphic design and labelling

Quality Control & Accreditations

DGL is a triple accredited business having achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. 

Product Development

We assist customers through all steps of the product development process, from concept to formulation to final packaging design.

Find out more about Product Development here.

Warehousing

Once products are manufactured, they may need to be stored. We offer a wide range of warehousing options across Australia and New Zealand, including short to long-term storage, or simply replenishing existing stock levels.

Find out more about our Warehousing here.

Transport

Moving goods between manufacturing facilities, warehouses, shipping ports, or customer delivery points is our specialty. We have a wide range of vehicles to safely and securely transport our customers’ goods.

Find out more about our Transport here.

Environment & Sustainability

DGL is dedicated to safe and sustainable waste disposal. We offer in-house liquid waste treatment services to manage our customers’ end-of-life chemicals and waste streams. We also work with the EPA and other environmental initiatives to achieve positive sustainability outcomes for our customers and the environment.

Find out more about our Environmental services here.

 

FIELD & TECHNICAL SERVICES

DGL's experienced chemists and engineers provide on-site guidance and support to the mining and water industries.

Our team of water experts is dedicated to ensuring that every drop of water meets the highest quality standards. Using state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge technology, we work tirelessly to identify and implement effective solutions for improving water quality performance. Through on-site testing, sampling, and in-house laboratory testing and trials, we provide customers with peace of mind by offering recommendations and solutions for fixing or improving water quality, including dosing guidance.

Our team of mining experts offers a variety of on-site services to enhance all aspects of our customers’ mining operations, including managing water quality, improving dust suppression, and more. Our dedicated team of chemists and engineers work closely with our customers' field technicians to identify solutions and enhancements that can improve the efficiency and environmental impact of mining operations.

 

LABELS, PACKAGING & COMPLIANCE

DGL provides customers with an exclusive in-house graphic design, label printing, and branded packaging department to ensure that our customers’ products look exceptional. We accurately adhere to brand owner guidelines, meet regulatory and compliance standards, and facilitate seamless integration into the manufacturing process, resulting in speed and cost efficiencies for our customers.

Our suite of services includes:

  • Graphic Design
  • Artwork Management
  • Regulatory and Compliance Assistance
  • Label Printing
  • Block-Out-Labels - to place over an existing label
  • Label Booklets
  • Printed Corflute Panels
  • Printed Flexible Bags
  • Printed FIBCs
  • Printed Buckets

Other benefits of utilising DGL’s fully integrated design, label and branded packaging services include:

  • Centralised management of all artwork assets
  • Assistance and guidance with GS1 regulations
  • Concepts, graphic design, and prototyping for new products
  • Durable labels and packaging to suit the product type and the elements
  • Expert designs that conform to regulatory guidelines
  • Branded labels and packaging synchronised with internal manufacturing schedules
  • Flexibility to produce on demand or house inventory to achieve cost efficiencies
  • Flexibility to produce and distribute labels and packaging internally, externally or offshore
  • Seamless central management and production to suit market demands
  • Assistance with APCO sustainable packaging guidelines and implementation

When choosing DGL to manage your design, label and branded packaging requirements, customers will receive a dedicated team that works closely with your marketing and regulatory departments to ensure all artwork assets are centralised and accurately managed, making production of labels and other branded packaging a seamless and hassle-free service.