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SDV is QEP accredited for Envirotainer pharmaceutical shipments

SDV Singapore is now fully equipped to handle active temperature-controlled container solutions for international transportation, after signing a Master Lease Agreement (MLA) with Envirotainer, a provider of such solutions for the air freight of healthcare products.

SDV Singapore has been accredited as a qualified Envirotainer provider (QEP), and by doing so demonstrates its ability to follow the 'good distribution practices' guidance documents in the pharmaceutical industry.

"Anyone could claim to be compliant to Good Storage, Manufacturing and Distribution Practices, but to be fully-certified is a whole new different A-Game," said quality manager & pharmacist at SDV Singapore, Jaspar Lim.

The SDV healthcare hub in Singapore already holds two essential certifications for logistics warehousing, namely a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificate and also an ISO 13485 certificate.

"Led by the SDV Global Core Competence Centre (SDV GCCC), this new QEP accreditation is a testament of our determination to strengthen a foothold in the pharmaceutical industry in order to be recognized as a worldwide healthcare expert," said Mr Lim in a company statement.

Compliance manager at Envirotainer, Chris Fore, said: "SDV has demonstrated a quality system that meets the highest industry standards. I am impressed with their commitment to training and their willingness to further develop as needed to meet the needs of the industry."

SDV has allocated a 600-square-metre-area within its healthcare hub in the Lion City and two specialists in the healthcare industry to jointly run the Envirotainer Asia Pacific centre and meet their highest quality standards, also providing repair, maintenance and storage services in the region.

Other branches within SDV Asia Pacific are about to be accredited, including Hong Kong and Melbourne, as well as some more in Europe.