A Blaenau Gwent-based pharmaceutical company which has taken an industry lead on environmental good practice has been named as a role model company.
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, which employs 237 people and has a current turnover of £23m, has been invited to join the Welsh Assembly Government's prestigious Inside Welsh Industry programme. The company will share its best practice environmental strategies with business owners and managers from across Wales.
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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.
Valerie Ellis, Penn's human resources director, said: "We're delighted to be a role model company for the Inside Welsh Industry programme."
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