The new facility was unveiled at an open day event and enables Peli BioThermal clients to deploy re-useable thermal protection packaging systems for the pharmaceutical industry. The new service center, the first of its kind the company has opened in Europe, helps reduce supply chain costs, reducing land fill from packaging waste and reduce the overall environmental impact of the distribution activity without compromising on the quality and security of sensitive medical shipments.
To mark the milestone occasion business leaders from across the globe attended the new Service Center Open Day, which took place on Thursday, February 25th at Peli BioThermal's European headquarters in the UK.
The new center is the latest expansion development for Peli BioThermal, who specialise in the design and manufacturing of temperature-controlled packaging serving the life sciences and pharmaceuticals industry and experienced record growth/sales over the past year.
This latest facility complements the existing and expanding portfolio of facilities and services available to customers globally. A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the new center.
Pelican BioThermal's President Dave Williams addressed distinguished guests and dignitaries at the launch of the new European Service Center and outlined how the latest center opening further strengthens the company's global network of service centers, which provide comprehensive packages for reusable temperature-controlled packaging requirements including:
•Thorough quality inspections
•Sanitation using UV light technology
•Replacement components
•Coolant conditioning
•Kitting and packaging options
•Distribution and inventory tracking
Dave Williams said: "We are really excited as this excellent new facility is part of our strategy to grow our network globally and having this service center here in Europe is key to that. It is a fantastic facility and provides vital support and services for our European and global customer network."
Paul Terry, Peli BioThermal's Director of Sales EMEA, said: "We were delighted to mark the successful, official opening of the new European Service Center.
"The open day event enabled us to unveil to our clients, business leaders and the global community this exciting extension to the current comprehensive suite of services and innovative products offered by Peli BioThermal."
The new state of the art service center is the first to open in Europe and the latest addition to Peli BioThermal's full suite of products and services which offer longevity, reusability and sustainability to provide the safe transport of pharmaceuticals, tissue, diagnostics/clinical trials, vaccines and blood samples. These include:
•Chronos™ Advance and Chronos™ Express - range of high performance single-use shipping systems, utilizing advanced insulation and phase change materials
•Credo ™ Cargo - new reusable, pallet-accepting bulk shipper utilising PCM coolants with a volume of 1900L and consistent temperature stability in excess of 140 hours (ISTA 7)
•Credo Cube™, Credo Duracube™ and Credo™ PROMED - reusable thermal shippers that protect payload contents at defined temperatures longer than any other passive thermal shipper
•Credo Xtreme™ - a full and half pallet (durable hard shell) of the Credo Cube which holds 406 and 806 litres and offers the same industry-leading temperature control duration
•CoolPall™ Vertos - a high performance single-use bulk freight forwarding solution designed as a flat pack, easily assembled product.
•Sherpa Systems™ - Robust, off the shelf, cost effective, pre-qualified, temperature controlled packaging solutions
•Credo ProEnvision™ - Next generation asset management software
