Continuous Expansion in the Company
New Sterile Area construction is ongoing and would be completed by December, 2020. Designed on the basis of latest GMP guidelines, the layout is approved by the Licensing Board of Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan. All the requirements of HVAC like temperature, pressure, humidity are controlled by the central automated Building Management System. For this new area hi-tech European autoclaves, complete filling lines for ampoule and vials are being procured.
Extension of the Tablet Area would be completed by December, 2019. With this addition, the solid manufacturing area would be more than doubled. For the extension area 12 Air Handling Units and 7 Dehumidifiers are in place. With addition of space and hi-tech fast machines, the area would cater for the need of next 18-20 years. For this area, Granulation Suite, high speed blistering machines with Auto-cartoners are being procured.
Barrett Hodgson Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd is the only bread earner of The Salim Habib Education Foundation (TSHEF) which is central to the accomplishment of its mission and vision. Closing this year with Rs. 11.28 Billion achievement has motivated us to aim for Rs.20 Billion mark.
To strengthen TSHEF, we are now diversifying our business portfolio. We are entering into new businesses and ventures, other than the pharmaceutical industry. For this purpose, a 2-acre plot has been acquired in Karachi just opposite to the Manufacturing facility of the Barrett Hodgson Pakistan. The feasibility evaluation of new project is on-going.
