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Case study

Upperton Pharma Solutions

Trent Gateway

  • £15m

    Total Project Value

  • 4500m2

    Scale

  • 42 weeks

    Turnaround

Following a negotiated tender process, T-SQUARED was appointed as Upperton Pharma’s preferred specialist contracting partner to design and deliver this new large- scale multi-building project development.

Driven by the immediate needs for manufacturing scale-up, together with general business expansion drivers, facility provisions constructed include an expansive GMP cleanroom suite together with associated warehousing, both QA and separate R&D laboratories, as well as a new corporate office headquarter development to house the rising staff numbers. The challenge to deliver over 4500m2 of high-tech pharmaceutical accommodations within record time was embraced by T-SQUARED’s combined design and project management team.

Success was realised through a common vision embraced by both the T-SQUARED and Upperton teams, a collaborative partnership was quickly established and maintained throughout to ensure a non-contractual strategic focus. And through this spirit of openness and trust intermediate delivery milestones were regularly bettered as well as the overall facility being ready ahead of schedule. T-SQUARED’s multi-discipline turnkey expertise ensured that all wider matters of Planning, Building Control and utility upgrade were managed thereby allowing Upperton to retain focus on their day- to-day pharma activity. Internal fit-out works included the provision of new structural plant decks, specialist cleanroom and laboratory finishes, HVAC and mechanical services together with all required electrical and data provisions. As a licensed and regulated facility, MHRA testing compliance was captured through a comprehensive validation life-cycle exercise including DQ, IQ and OQ execution.

“ The speed of delivery for the size of undertaking has been exceptional. T-SQUARED has impressed at every turn. “

Upperton Pharma

Winner – Pharma Industry Awards UK 2024

The Pharma Industry Awards UK celebrates the achievements of the entire pharmaceutical ecosystem – from researchers to CROs, engineers to marketing teams.

T-SQUARED’s GMP manufacturing cleanroom suite, laboratories and warehousing at Trent Gateway for Upperton Pharma Solutions is the overall winner for Large Pharma Project of the Year 2024.

“ This award is the culmination of 18 months of hard work by our team and design and build vendor, T-SQUARED. To build a facility of this quality within 10 months is an outstanding achievement. To then validate, commission and receive MHRA Approval provided us with a platform to develop and manufacture on a new scale for our customers. “

Ian Lafferty

Chief Technical Officer & Project Lead, Upperton Pharma Solutions