Key figures
Key figures
Overview
Our client required a world-class cold store at their Ulverston facility to ensure the integrity of life-saving antibiotics. The project demanded a high-capacity (1400-pallet) environment strictly governed by GxP, MHRA, and FM Global standards, requiring a precise temperature range of +2° to +8°C for sensitive chemical and pharmaceutical products.
Technical mastery
As a specialist partner, we applied an "inside-out" philosophy to the design refinement, ensuring the technical infrastructure supported the precise workflows of the site.
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Precision temperature control: We implemented a novel cooling system with continuous duty-standby arrangements to maintain the critical +2° to +8°C range.
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Safety and compliance: To meet FM Global and our client's standards, we integrated a double interlock dry sprinkler system and high-level temperature monitoring.
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Enhanced logistics: Our design refinement included specialised roller shutter entrances and wire-guidance systems to support high-racking plant and optimise the 1400-pallet capacity.
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Technical infrastructure: We implemented energy-efficient lighting and robust electrical power connections, ensuring the environment was both resilient and sustainable.
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Lifecycle validation: We managed the full commissioning and validation process, providing the necessary GxP and MHRA assurance required for pharmaceutical storage.
Benefits
By partnering with Equans Sci-Tech to design and deliver the project, our client achieved a secure, high-performing environment with a higher certainty of outcome.
Key results:
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Speed to value: Our integrated delivery process compressed the timeline from design refinement to operational readiness, accelerating our client's time-to-market.
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Guaranteed quality and safety: Our "inside-out" philosophy bakes in operational safety standards, allowing for the high-level temperature control essential for sensitive materials.
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Enhancing accessibility: The facility supports 7-day-a-week operations, optimising resource allocation and material flow from production to dispatch to end clients.
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Zero operational downtime: Through strategic de-risking, we ensured the adjacent manufacturing site remained fully operational throughout the build.
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Cast-iron compliance: The facility provides total assurance of adherence to complex MHRA and GxP standards through our embedded compliance culture.
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Operational resilience: The duty-standby arrangements and continuous monitoring provide absolute confidence in product safety, reducing the risk of costly material loss.
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