CASE STUDIES

Modify existing design for a pharmaceutical plant to meet standards and achieve greater capacity and efficiency

The Situation:

Biovail Corporation had already selected a designer/contractor to build a pharmaceutical plant in Steinbach, Manitoba. The design did not conform to the usual pharmaceutical standards for layout. As a result, space was not used wisely. Also, we felt the cost of the plant was more than what a typical pharmaceutical plant should cost.

Our Response:

As a first step, Crawford revised the layout to meet modern pharmaceutical standards. The flow of product was made more efficient and we doubled the capacity of the plant using the same building area of 9,300 sq. m. (100,000 sq. ft.). We guided a team of engineers to review, revise and break down the contract to achieve cost savings without altering the schedule.

The Result:

Plant capacity was doubled within the same building footprint. Production costs were lowered due to a more efficient layout and $2,000,000 was saved from the client’s contract with the contractor. The plant went into production and achieved US FDA and Canadian manufacturing standards. The plant went on line in 16 months, right on schedule.