The following lists give an indication of the type of work provided by Calico Associates limited.

• Addressed supplier issues and ensured on time and appropriate quality delivery of multi component (glass, metal & plastics) self injection device to production.
• Established standard for packaging materials across Pharmaceutical company leading to inventory reduction (>10%) and labour cost savings (~£25k)
• Developed packaging complexity reduction programme for company wide strategic master plan.
• Material development for on line labelling leading to faster customer response (>50%) and reduced stock holding (>60%).
• Identification of customer needs and progression of new product development to give financial benefits to all.
• Started PackMail – the first European based electronic packaging help group

• Led the Pharmaceutical Security Institute in terms of component inspection & reporting of counterfeit packs including liaison with the FDA forensic service and the MCA
• Provided expert evidence resulting in convictions for counterfeiting.
• Provided evidence for American Senate hearings on counterfeiting.

• Overcame cultural and hardware issues between countries and sites giving faster turnaround of artwork with reduced costs.
• Led company wide programmes to develop new approaches to meet needs in production (reduced inventory through on line printing), individual component identification (new technology) and proof reading.
• Tutor on Lancaster University MSc course in Project Management.

• Co-led a successful five-day course on Pharmaceutical Packaging for the IOP in Saudi Arabia.
• Developed and chaired first ISPE conference on packaging.
• Tutor on Lancaster University MSc course in Project Management.
• Content manager for Institute of Packaging on-line Diploma & Certificate course in addition to being “on-line” tutor.
• Provides specialist pharmaceutical packaging course for the Institute of Packaging, University of Malta and for the Centre for Professional Advancement in the UK, Europe and America.
• Presented “in-house” courses on Project management for Lancaster University

Should any of the above be of interest to your company - please contact us to discuss how we will be able to help you.