Norbert Dentressangle has secured a wholesalers licence from the UK’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) for the storage of medicinal and pharmaceutical products at its warehouse at Trafford Park in Manchester.
The firm has made a ‘multi-million pound’ investment to extend and upgrade its Top Tier COMAH Euroterminal warehouse in Manchester.
In addition to increasing racking density to create an 8,000 additional pallet spaces within the 200,000ft2 warehouse, Norbert Dentressangle has established a new dedicated area for the storage of up to 6,000 pallets of medical and pharmaceutical product, initially to serve its new contract with an unnamed chemicals and hygiene products manufacturer.
Following an inspection of the site and an audit of the firm’s operating, quality and health and safety procedures, the MHRA has approved the facility for the storage of medicinal products.
Karl Hudson, Regional General Manager for Norbert Dentressangle’s COMAH operations, said: ‘Chemical and pharmaceutical warehousing are both fields which require specialised facilities and expertise and are strictly controlled by the appropriate regulatory authorities. The addition of pharmaceutical and medical products to the range of products we handle is a natural extension of our activities at Euroterminal and something that we can offer to our existing and prospective customers, either in conjunction with other services or on a standalone basis.’
Norbert Dentressangle is one of Europe’s leading providers of chemicals and hazardous goods warehousing. The company also holds MHRA licences for the storage of medical and pharmaceutical products at a number of other facilities in the UK.
With more than 12,800 employees across 195 sites, 1,800 vehicles, and around 2.5 million square metres of warehousing, Norbert Dentressangle is one of the UK’s largest logistics and transport companies.
