Phoenix Healthcare Distribution, based in Runcorn, Cheshire, has installed temperature cooling systems from JET Environmental at its depots in Birmingham and St Albans to ensure warehouse storage conditions for pharmaceutical products are held below 25°C.
MHRA (Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) statistics show that temperature increases above 25°C have been the single biggest issue for those responsible for the storage of pharmaceutical products for the past five years. Extreme rises in temperature are a key deficiency in these buildings, leading to possible product recalls, the destruction of affected products and, ultimately, regulatory action against distributors.
Colin Rees, regional general manager at Phoenix, said he chose JET Environmental's technology for the St Albans depot because it had previously been used in Birmingham and had performed well.
"Overall the system does what it says and is simple to operate. It maintains conditions to the desired temperature in order to satisfy our requirements, which is everything we need," he said. "We have already commissioned JET Environmental for a major installation at our new depot in Swanley, Kent."
JET Environmental says its system can give a guaranteed temperature tolerance of +/-1°C throughout the warehouse at floor level and the height of the building, thus giving a system with the lowest running costs and ensuring the total storage area can be used without fear of degradation to any of the products stored.
The company's air induction technology is a proven, low carbon option perfectly attuned to sheds and other large industrial spaces. It features a series of self-balanced jet nozzles to direct warm or cool air into the space from roof level. These nozzles are connected via ductwork to an air handling unit and selected heating/cooling source.