Summer travel season is in full swing, with an estimated 35 million Brits (53 percent) set to journey abroad this year. However, ensuring your medication remains safe can be tricky, particularly when flying. So, it’s important to understand how to store it properly for a smooth trip. To help you keep your medications effective and…
Michael McSorley appointed as new Managing Director of 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 Commitment to Sustainable Practices: Carma
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,…
Origin’s Statement Relating to Shipping Issues in the Red Sea
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 and CAPT: creating a safer world for our children
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,…
Choosing the best tamper-evident packaging
What is tamper-evident packaging? Tamper evident packaging is a form of packaging, which is designed to protect products and provide additional security for users. Tamper-evident (TE) packaging is used in many industries, and it offers a wide range of benefits for organisations and their customers. In some sectors, for example, pharmaceuticals, companies must adhere…
Does my product packaging need to be child-resistant?
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…
What is Cleanroom Manufacturing?
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…
UK Plastic Packaging Tax, April 2022
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…