When you’re packing all of your essentials when preparing to travel, you may not have given very much thought to how you pack your medicine. However, it’s important to do so correctly to ensure that you don’t have any issues later down the line. To keep your medicine safe and compliant while travelling abroad, Origin…
Global pharmaceutical solutions provider, Origin, has today appointed Michael McSorley as the new Managing Director. Michael’s Experience With almost a decade’s experience in the pharmaceutical section, Michael joins Origin after serving as Head of Business Development at AAH Pharmaceuticals, where he led a large, multi-disciplinary team and managed the route-to-market strategy, customer engagement, and external…
Origin’s purpose is to bring life home through the safety of our packaging. But, alongside this, our purpose is also to protect our home by increasing our sustainable practices. Did you know that, according to National Geographic, Western Europe has gone from 80% forest cover to 34%? As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability,…
The recent attacks on shipping in the southern Red Sea have led to many operators diverting sailings around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the area. This has resulted in an increase in journey time and a pinch on the availability of container space, pushing up costs. Origin’s unique manufacturing and supply chain structure…
Origin is proud to announce that we have continued our Silver Patronage of the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT). Our ongoing support of this dedicated charity is helping to improve child safety and bring life home for children. Ensuring the safety of all our customers is at the heart of what we do at Origin,…
Tamper-evident packaging is an important function of pharmaceutical packaging that improves user safety and ensures products are used as intended. But what does tamper-evident mean, and what importance does choosing this type of packaging have for your business? Read on to find out the function of tamper-evident packaging, its benefits, important relevant regulatory and legislative…
Child safety is an ethical duty that unites businesses across a range of industries and child-resistant (CR) packaging, should be a focal point for the immediate and long-term future. This type of packaging can relate to virtually any product, ranging from medication packaging to cleaning items. In short, childproof packaging should be used whenever…
Cleanroom manufacturing for packaging is a process that ensures products are packed in a controlled environment. As a result, it protects patients, staff, and their environments from contamination and the potential health risks it poses. Below, we discuss what a cleanroom is, how they’re classified, and how we ensure sterility through our cleanroom manufacturing and…
Beginning 1st April 2022, The UK Government and HMRC are introducing The Plastic Packaging Tax which will apply a £200 per tonne tax on all liable plastic packaging components manufactured or imported into the UK. There are some exceptions to the tax such as where a minimum of 30% of product weight is made up…
As a leading UK pharmaceutical packaging company, we are pleased to announce we have been awarded ISO 13485 certification following an in-depth audit. The internationally agreed ISO standard is the main standard for medical devices and demonstrates to regulators our ongoing commitment to quality and best practice. ISO 13485 is a stringent standard…
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