Vindonwestech - news

Vindonwestech's parent company's royal visit

nospam@example.com (David Cummins) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:05:52 +0000

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester formally opened Vindonwestech's parent company's premises in the UK yesterday

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester formally opened Vindonwestech's parent company's premises in the UK yesterday. He met Vindon’s directors who gave him a tour of the 29,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facilities that are now fully functional and geared up to support the company's ambitious growth plans for the future. His Royal Highness was shown the specialist products and services that Vindon provides, including stability storage, ultra-low temperature facilities and cryogenic sample storage for stem cells.

HRH the Duke of Gloucester and Vindon Healthcare group Chairman Liam Ferguson

Vindon Scientific relocated its headquarters to Kingsway, Rochdale in 2008. Vindon operates in several markets, including the healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences, food sectors and heritage sector It is a leading supplier of environmental control products and services for the management of temperature, humidity and light, where controlled environment storage is needed.

His Royal Highness said of his visit: “it was good to see that companies such as Vindon were investing in future technologies.”

Patrick Jackson, Business Development Director at Vindon, concluded: “We were delighted to welcome the Duke of Gloucester to our new home here at Kingsway. To be chosen to represent this area of Rochdale is a great honour. We’re pleased to see continued investment in the Business Park, which will encourage more new ventures to join us.”

Glyn Pittendreigh, Rochdale Development Agency’s Development Director for Kingsway Business Park, said: “It is great to see His Royal Highness at Kingsway. This is one of the most exciting business development sites in the country and having a company like Vindon Scientific at the park goes to show that. The company is a real success story for Rochdale and it is great to see it being recognised on this visit.”

Rochdale Development Agency helps to promote the 420 acre Kingsway Business Park, which has recently welcomed new businesses including, CR Laurence a leading Los Angeles based supplier to the glazing, stone and architectural industries and JD Sports.

the new name for stability storage

nospam@example.com (David Cummins) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:51:17 +0000

Stability Storage Rooms & Chambers

Validatable controlled environment rooms & chambers that provide a wide range of climactic conditions including ICH and bespoke conditions.

Stability Storage Rooms & Chambers

Controlled Environment Storage Services

The Vindonwestech controlled environment storage facility offers stability storage, freezer storage and ultra-low temperature storage.

Controlled Environment Storage Services

Validation, Calibration & Service

Full on-site validation & calibration services and service & maintenance of most makes of environmentally controlled equipment.

Validation, Calibration & Service

more than 20 years of expertise in providing controlled environment storage services to the pharma and biopharm sectors

Vindonwestech is the new name for stability storage services and products in the USA. With new premises now open in Kennesaw near Atlanta, we now offer pharma and biopharma storage, validation and calibration, stability storage and heritage storage facilities to the same high levels currently enjoyed by Vindon's UK and European customers.

Vindonwestech will also distribute Vindon's high quality equipment to the pharmaceutical research, manufacturing and healthcare markets in the US including environmental products, ranging from small bench-top cabinets to large purpose-built rooms.

Vindon had a working partnership with Westech for over three years, during which time it became apparent that the American market could benefit from both our reputation for pharma and biopharm storage and more than 40 years of expertise in providing equipment and services to this market. Vindon subsequently acquired Westech Instruments Inc from its parent company, Westech Instrument Services Limited, to form Vindonwestech, a significant move that was completed on 28 January 2010.

Vindon Acquires Westech Instruments Inc

nospam@example.com (David Cummins) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:56:27 +0000

For further information, please contact:

Liam Ferguson, Vindon Healthcare plc.
Tel: +44 1706 716 710
Daniel Bate, WH Ireland Limited.
Tel: +44 161 832 2174
Justine James, Hansard Communications.
Tel: +44 20 7245 100

Notes to editors
Vindon is a manufacturer and service provider of speciality storage solutions for controlled environmental testing, heritage artefact storage, ultra-low temperature and cryogenic sample storage. These facilities are provided at its state of the art storage facilities in Rochdale, where the equipment is also designed and manufactured to client specification.

Products and services include: Environmental Rooms and Cabinets, Disaster Recovery Management, Outsourced Stability Storage, Photostability Cabinets, Fridges and Freezers, Ovens, Blood Banks, Plasma Freezers, Plant Growth Cabinets, Incubators and Validation, Service and Repair

Vindon Scientific is an acknowledged leader in the field of controlled Environmental Rooms and Chambers.

28 January 2010 AIM: VDN

Vindon Healthcare plc

(“Vindon” and together with its subsidiaries the “Group”)

Vindon Acquires US based Westech Instruments Inc

Vindon Scientific Limited (“Vindon Scientific”), Vindon’s wholly owned subsidiary, has today acquired the entire issued share capital of Westech Instruments Inc (“Westech Inc”) from its parent company, Westech Instrument Services Ltd.

Westech Inc’s core business was originally the US distribution of equipment for pharmaceutical inhalers. Since 2006, Westech Inc has distributed Vindon’s storage products in the US, steadily building up a customer base across North America. However, the inhaler business has reduced significantly during this period and as a result the distributorship agreement with Vindon Scientific has become the major part of Westech Inc’s operations.

The Group plans to grow the US business substantially, including establishing its own stability storage operation. A new storage facility is scheduled to come into operation in Atlanta in June 2010. This will mirror the business model already successfully deployed in the Group’s Irish operations.

The capital base of Westech Inc is to be increased and the new operation will trade under the Vindon name, which is already established and highly respected throughout the pharmaceutical world.

In the three years to 31 December 2009 the annual sales through Westech Inc as sales agent for Vindon Scientific have increased from £46k to £331k. With the benefit of the new storage facility and backed by the Vindon brand this growth is anticipated to further accelerate. In the six months to 31 December 2009, Westech Inc recorded an (unaudited) pre-tax profit of US$52k and a deficit in net assets, which will reduce to US$139k following the acquisition.

Westech Inc is being acquired for an initial cash consideration of £80k together with deferred consideration of up to £30k and a further amount of up to £70k payable within three years, based on a share of the increase in the value of positive net assets in Westech Inc.

Liam Ferguson, Chairman of Vindon Healthcare , said, “The Board had identified the US as a key market for the Group and planned to scale up its operations in this territory. The acquisition of Westech Inc provides Vindon with an ideal opportunity to rapidly develop its operations in the US market. We inherit a talented sales team and an operating base at significantly less cost than establishing our own business from a standing start. We intend to move quickly to build on the established brand and secure our reputation within the US as the first choice for high quality stability storage services and equipment.”