Origin Healthcare Services update
Q1 in 2022 has seen activity increase, which included supplying filled tubes to the other side of the world for a client in New Zealand from our aseptic filling facility. This also involved our specialists developing a bespoke label to suit the client’s unique requirements.
Meanwhile, the Healthcare Services division has also been busy supporting both public and private sector clients in meeting the needs of large-scale Covid testing. This was provided in the workplace as well as for people who were travelling and in healthcare throughout 2021 and into recent months.
We are now working with clients as they transition into post-Covid sectors, with one project seeing the launch of a consumer self-test that harnesses the power of technology, delivering results within 15 minutes as opposed to what was previously only available from a lab. Origin’s Healthcare Services team continues to work in close partnership with these sectors to provide a complete kitting service to bring this to market at scale.
Origin cleanroom upgrades
Having produced 126 million units in just four years, our current ISBM machine is being replaced with a new, state-of-the-art IBM machine that will facilitate greater demand. The £250,000 investment will support extra cavity tooling, instantly boosting our innovative 250ml child-resistant jar output. The existing ISBM machine will continue to operate alongside a newly purchased identical machine, allowing the production of our 10ml PET bottles to also double.
Meanwhile, our NPD specialists are planning to develop a larger variant to the 10ml bottle pack by introducing 60ml and 100ml bottles with matching child-resistant cap and flip-dropper insert. This will see our child-resistant packaging solutions extend even further, helping to make the world a safer place for everyone.
Child-resistant jar goes from strength to strength
We’re supporting the medical cannabis industry by manufacturing and supplying the safest and most compliant CR jar. Manufactured in our UK-based cleanroom facility and supplied globally, our child-resistant jar is available for between 1 gram and up to 10 grams of product.
With a wide neck for easy dispensing and certified to both ISO8317 and 16CFR, these jars are the perfect solution for storing dried flower.
Stronger European supply chains
- Since the start of the pandemic, Origin has been had placed a major focus on strengthening and creating new efficiencies within its supply chains. As a result, we are pleased to announce that our newly developed supply chains within Europe, expanding our perfume packaging range and increased services within glass decoration.
We have experienced a surge in energy and raw material prices so we are innovating to optimise costs. Are there any product variants you could accept which contain less material – for example, Sirops in place of Winchesters? Could larger consignments be delivered to reduce shipping costs? Explore the options and equivalent products. Ask your account manager for support with a packaging review.
Protecting the environment
Our core value here at Origin is ‘For heath. For life.’ In order to achieve this, we integrate environmental sustainability into our processes, systems and global supply chain. To find out more about our corporate social responsibility commitments and how they benefit our clients, the end-user and the planet as a whole, please download our newly revised CSR Policy.
Supply Chain 3.0
Origin provides unparalleled supply chain management, driving speed and assurance of supply into the global pharma packaging supply chain. We help clients across the globe to remain agile and protected against disruption, investing significant amounts of time, research, capital and attention to detail into multiple systems and facilities to create what our customers come to know as Supply Chain Management 3.0.
Welcome to our new team members
Due to ongoing business growth, two of our hardworking teams have recently expanded. Emma joins the Quality team and Kate is the latest addition to our Customer Excellence team. Everyone at Origin has given them a warm welcome and they’ve both hit the ground running, allowing us to keep up with demand and maintain our exceptional levels of quality and customer service.
Plastic Packaging Tax support
From 1st April 2022, the Plastic Packaging Tax took effect in the UK. This applies a £200 per tonne tax on all liable plastic packaging components manufactured in or imported into the country. However, plastic packaging components which are an integral part of the goods are not subject to this new tax and you do not need to account for them on your tax return. This article explains the Plastic Packaging Tax in further detail and how it may apply to your business.
