With demand for environmental monitoring and sterilisation validation processes rising, prepared media company Cherwell Laboratories is expanding its facilities in two phases. The company describes the successful completion of phase one.
Increasing pressure from regulatory agencies, including continuing changes in the ISO guidelines for cleanrooms, has driven higher demand for environmental monitoring and the validation of sterilisation processes in the pharmaceutical and related industries. As a supplier of microbiological media and instruments, UK-based Cherwell Laboratories has responded to the growing demand for its Redipor range of contact and settle plates by expanding its own cleanroom facilities in two main phases. A key factor ensuring successful completion of the first phase of the project was a thorough understanding of the specific requirements of the media manufacturing company. The second phase of the expansion is due for completion during 2013.
The company has been in the business of environmental monitoring and process validation for more than 40 years and its expertise has been passed on to numerous companies to ensure the effectiveness of their cleanroom and sterilisation techniques. The company has witnessed a 25% increase in sales over the past year, with 70% of the business originating from the Redipor prepared media range of products, which includes contact and settle plates used to measure microbial contamination in the pharmaceutical industry.