With the rapid growth of SHL Group and along with new innovations and technologies developed for pen and autoinjectors, the Taoyuan facility requires expansion of space and thus will be relocating to a new site in Nankan, Taoyuan. Construction started in Q4 of 2015.
In Q1 2018, all administrative offices and parts of the production will be relocated to the new site. The ground level has 12,349m2 area of space, on which a seven-storey office and manufacturing building with 62,603m2 total floor space is to be built. The new facility will help SHL Group increase production capacity, improve efficiency, and raise overall manufacturing quality. This step will open new opportunities for implementing the latest manufacturing technologies.
To mark this special event, the official groundbreaking is set to be on the morning of 2 February 2016. President of SHL Group, Roger Samuelsson, will be present, along with the SHL Group’s senior executives such as managing director for Taiwan, Ulrich Faessler; managing director for the US, Peter Noolandi; executive vice-president (VP) of commercial operations and business development, Mats Persson; VP of research and development, Frank Isaksson; executive VP of SHL Ventures, Stefan Ahlquist; VP of quality assurance and regulatory affairs, Shelley Chew, and VP of supply chain and business excellence, Richard Koch.
According to a recent industry report, the autoinjector market will reach $2.5bn globally in 2020. Autoinjectors have emerged as one of the fastest growing drug delivery solutions, driven by factors such as their ease of self-administration, allowance for at-home drug administration, decreased hospital visits (thereby reducing the cost of health care), and others.
Commenting on this expansion, CEO and president of SHL Group, Roger Samuelsson, states: “Customer needs have always been one of the top priorities of SHL Group. Every strategy that we make, we hope to exceed customer expectations. To meet the needs of a growing market for pen and autoinjectors, we must constantly invest in more advanced equipment and expand our production capacity.”
SHL Group keeps customer’s best interest at heart and with the expansion comes improved facility, products, and services.
Groundbreaking Ceremony information
Date: 2 February 2016 (Tues)
Time: 10:30am to 2:00pm
Place: No 44-1, Liufu Rd, Luzhu Dist, Taoyuan City 338, Taiwan (ROC)