APICS Plant Tour – May 19th
Touring
Norwood Packaging.
· Local Surrey Company that has 540 SKU’s.
· Improved order fill rate from 50-60% to consistently 90% plus.
· Have been able to drastically reduce raw goods on hand.
· Have been able to reduce finished goods on hand; while still maintaining the order fill rate.
· Over 40,000 square feet of space.
· Approved under Health
Canada and FDA
· Maintains in-house QC and QA labs
Background
Norwood Packaging Ltd., established in 1985, is a 40,000 sqf privately owned company that is a Health Canada, FDA approved, GMP certified manufacturer of National Brand Equivalent (NBE) products for the following markets: Health & Beauty Aid, Over-the-Counter (OTC), Drug (DIN), Natural Health Products (NPN) and Cosmaceuticals.
They are qualified to produce both Natural (NHPD) and Drug (DIN) status products and their facility is equipped with a Quality Assurance Lab and R&D facility.
Their customers include some of the most well known Consumer Brands as well as many of the largest Drug and Grocery Retailers across
North America.
Compounding, Filling & Packaging Lines
v 12 Compounding Tanks with a capacity to batch 200kg to 5000kgs
v 3 Container and Closure Filling Lines
v Dedicated Lip Balm Filling Line and Labeling
v Tube Filling & Labeling with capability to pack various sizes, shapes and finishing options.
v Automated Cartoning
They manufacture the following product categories;
v Facial Cleansers
v Eye Make Removers
v Lotions & Creams
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Bath Products
v Acne Care
v Sun Care (Lotion, Continuous Spray and After Sun Products)
v Lip Balms
v Liquid Soap
v Hand Sanitizer
Event Detail
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Date
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Wednesday, May 19th
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Time
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12:00 / 12:30 /1:00
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Costs
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$5.00
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Location
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8519 –
132nd Street
Surrey
BC
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To register for the tour – Contact Ilona – before noon on May 17th
The Tour will be capped at 3 groups of 10.
