Penn Pharmaceutical Services has the right formula for environmental success

Located in Tredegar, Penn Pharmaceutical is one of the UK’s leading providers of pharmaceutical outsourcing services to the international healthcare industry. The company is involved in formulation development, analytical development, clinical trial manufacture, clinical trial supplies and contract manufacturing.

The firm employs 237 people and has a current turnover of £23 million Over the last four years Penn has adopted a comprehensive award winning environment policy which has seen it working with ARENA Network; funding the placement of an environmental research assistant; achieving the Green Dragon level 5 and ISO14001 environmental standards, and has adopted a range of measures to reduce carbon emissions.

The company has installed energy efficient lighting and motors, and made personnel aware of the need to conserve energy by encouraging staff to turn off electrical equipment at the end of the day. Penn has also installed energy efficient equipment such as photocopiers that power down to idle mode after a short period of non use. The company has also achieved outstanding results in recycling and reductions in waste to landfill.

Penn also purchases cleaner electricity generated from high efficient combined heat and power sources. Deliveries are requested on a monthly rather than weekly basis where possible to reduce transport emissions and company vehicles with low carbon emissions have also been purchased.

Valerie Ellis, Penn’s human resources director, said:

“Penn has taken a pro-active approach to implementing environmentally friendly practices not because they’ve been forced upon us but because we want to take a moral and ethical lead on an issue that we feel strongly and passionately about. It’s also an issue of increasing interest to our international customer base.