Pharmaceutical Cold Storage

Background:

After working together previously, respected specialist cleanroom contractor, BES, invited CREST to tender for the cold storage works in their latest pharmaceuticals project.

Process:

Alongside the fit-out of a composite cleanroom envelope with panels that measured over 4000m², the large project required CREST’s expertise and experience to integrate three pharmaceutical cold stores, including refrigeration, within the new Fill Finish facility.

The end user, a worldwide manufacturer and supplier of vaccines, required facilities to house their products and materials under controlled temperature conditions.

Project Delivery:

CREST installed Kingspan panels to create the three cold stores and integrated with insulated rapid roller doors, fire escape doors and insulated sliding doors for efficient product and personnel access.

Two cold stores on the ground floor required a ‘controlled not classified’ status while the third, located on the first floor, needed to achieve ISO 8 (Grade D) standard. The units have been constructed to achieve a temperature range of +2°C to +8°C in order to meet the requirements of the product.

Like in many pharmaceutical cleanrooms where the value of the product being stored is so high, all cold stores required 100% backup, so if any equipment fails, the rooms will still remain fully operational.

This project demonstrated CREST’s full capabilities in installing pharmaceutical cold storage, using our extensive technical knowledge to meet the needs of our clients.