We are Australia’s leading manufacturer of premium branded merchandise and promotional products.
Ethically sourced merchandise, manufactured and decorated with minimum impact to our environment.
About Us
Building your brand is our goal.
Established in 1985, Bluegum is a proud Australian owned and operated business that specializes in the design, sourcing, production and distribution of premium branded merchandise and promotional products. We deliver creative and innovative product solutions that complement your marketing objectives, increasing your brand awareness, customer loyalty and sales through promotional merchandising activity.
We have built our brand around an unswerving commitment to personal service. We are dedicated toward ensuring all our clients feel respected, valued and understood, and all projects are treated with the utmost importance and professionalism. We are committed to building and nurturing long-term relationships with each and every client – a great relationship is a vital ingredient for success.
WE ARE DRIVEN
BY THE DESIRE
TO EXCEED
EXPECTATIONS.
Where Are We?
AUSTRALIA
Our Melbourne office and warehouse is Bluegum’s largest facility, employing staff across all facets of the business. Some of our largest stock fulfillment programs emerge from here and it is also the base for our warehousing service. This is also the home of our creative team, where they competently service not only our Melbourne clients, but our offices in Sydney and Auckland.
NEW ZEALAND
We are pretty pleased to have our newest office up and running in Auckland, New Zealand. Servicing both the North and South islands, the Bluegum NZ service model caters for all corporate, promotional and retail needs.
Credentials
We are Australia’s leading manufacturer of premium branded merchandise and promotional products.
Ethically sourced merchandise, manufactured and decorated with minimum impact to our environment.
Australian Credentials
ISO 9001-2015 (Accredited October 2016)
ISO 9001 is the world’s most widely recognized Quality Management System (QMS). It belongs to the ISO 9000 family of quality management system standards (along with ISO 9004), and helps organizations to meet the expectations and needs of their customers, amongst other benefits.
Ethical Clothing Australia (Compliant Manufacturer)
Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) is an accreditation body working with local textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) companies to ensure their local Australian supply chains are transparent and legally compliant.
Textile Clothing & Footwear Union of Australia (Endorsed Manufacturer)
Bluegum is a TCFUA approved manufacturer. This identifies us a company where garments are made by union members with Federal Award conditions or Union Enterprise Agreement conditions.
Australian Made & Owned
This is a registered certification trade mark, with a strict set of rules (Code of Practice) governing how it can be used. Products must be registered with AMCL and must meet the criteria in the Code of Practice to use the logo. Bluegum is a proudly Australian owned organisation, making Australian products.
We are licensed to use the Australian Made logo on our corporate and sportswear products which are manufactured in Australia.
APPA
The Australasian Promotional Product Association (APPA) is the only professional trade association specifically for the promotional products and promotional marketing industry in the Australasian region. APPA was established in 1986 and incorporated in 1988 to promote the development, integrity, professionalism and creativity of the advertising form dedicated to promotional products and marketing ensuring good business practices and the highest industry and community standards.
Ethical Supplier Register – Uniforms & PPE
Bluegum is listed as an approved supplier of locally manufactured corporate clothing, uniforms, workwear & PPE.
Our listing on this register assures buyers that Bluegum complies with relevant labour laws and is eligible to participate in Victorian government contracts.
Offshore Credentials
Confidence in Textiles – Okeo-Tex® Standard 100
All “Confidence in textiles” certified products have successfully passed tests for harmful substances according to OEKO-TEX® Standard 100. OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 is an independent test and certification system for all types of textiles tested for harmful substances – from threads and fabrics to the ready-to-use items.
Fair Labour Association
FLA creates lasting solutions to abusive labor practices by offering tools and resources to companies, delivering training to factory workers and management, conducting due diligence through independent assessments, and advocating for greater accountability and transparency from companies, manufacturers, factories and others involved in global supply chains.
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) is an independent, objective, non-profit team of global social compliance experts dedicated to promoting safe, lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing around the world through certification and education.
Sedex
Sedex, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, is a not for profit membership organisation dedicated to driving improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains.
At Bluegum, we are passionate about supporting those who need it most. Whether it be families in need, providing for those less fortunate or just putting something back into the community – we feel privileged to be in a position to help.
We Support
And those we help need not just be local. Since we also operate offshore, we figured that providing assistance to those outside our borders was something we just had to do. We’re proud to be able to support the work of both Ronald McDonald House and Foundations Worldwide. Some of their stories will bring a tear to your eye, and just might inspire others to reach out too.
Lend a hand. Make a difference.
Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House is an independent non-profit organisation that provides a range of support to seriously ill children and their families when they need it most. Ronald McDonald House volunteers work tirelessly to offer support and assist with activities at various locations, and we gladly donated tshirts for the 300+ wonderful Volunteers at RMH Monash in Victoria, which they absolutely loved!
I JUST WANTED TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU FOR THE SHIRTS THEY LOOK AMAZING! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DONATING TO US HERE AT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. Volunteer Manager, RMH Monash Chapter.
Foundations Worldwide
Foundations Worldwide is a charity based organisation whose work includes the support of impoverished people throughout the world, including Eastern Europe. We are proud to be a continual supporter of FWW and in the last two years have provided garments from overruns and excess stock to communities, nursing homes, orphanages and hospitals throughout Romania. Our donations have been distributed to many sites including a girl’s home, mens church choirs and pastors in Timisoara; a children’s home and nursing home in Resita; and a womens refuge in Sibiu.
We received some lovely feedback from FWW and here is an excerpt from one of their letters….
“Your kindly donated garments have arrived in Romania and will be distributed before the winter sets in. They will be put to good use and most welcomed by all who will receive them. We really appreciate your generous support to our ministry. The need is great and there are many orphans and elderly people. Sadly Eastern Europe is a forgotten part of the world but your generosity helps to bring a smile to many faces”.
Foundations Worldwide
SADLY, EASTERN EUROPE IS A FORGOTTEN PART OF THE WORLD – BUT YOUR GENEROSITY HELPS TO BRING A SMILE TO MANY FACES.
Foundations Worldwide