Craigavon-based Almac Group (
www.almacgroup.com), a global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing company, plans to recruit an additional 100 people following a £20 million investment in a 95,000ft
2 custom-built cold-store facility at its headquarters in Northern Ireland.
With over 30 years’ experience in the field of global distribution and management of temperature-sensitive drug products, the new facility strengthens Almac’s ability to provide a seamless best-in-class service to its growing global client base by ensuring efficient and effective delivery of both clinical supplies and commercial drug
products.
The cold store, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, has been purpose-built in response to customer requirements, which includes consideration to the rapidly growing area of ‘orphan drug’ products, changes to regulatory compliance and a more stringent focus on data across the supply chain.
The new facility complements Almac’s existing global clinical supply and drug product capabilities, with over 3,000 pallet spaces including -15°C to -25°C storage capacity, additional 2°C to 8°C secondary production rooms, 3PL processing areas and a custom-designed clinical labelling suite Supplementary office space has also been included to accommodate an additional 100 new employees.