HONEYMAN GROUP SECURES TRAINING CONTRACT
WITH HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY
18/06/09The Honeyman Group, the
pharmaceutical process support specialist, has confirmed a new agreement
to deliver technical training to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
The agency, which aims to protect the public from environmental hazards
and infectious diseases such as swine flu, has engaged Honeyman to
deliver a series of training programmes to support its production of
vaccines.
This agreement renews the relationship between Honeyman and the HPA,
which has seen the Barnard-Castle based company deliver training to more
than 100 agency professionals.
The Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Porton Down,
Salisbury, plays a vital role in preparing for and co-ordinating
responses to possible healthcare emergencies. In addition to
manufacturing vaccines and therapeutics, the centre also undertakes
research into infectious diseases.
Honeyman Group will deploy a team of specialist trainers to the HPA’s
base in Wiltshire throughout the year to train the technicians.
The training programmes include Good Engineering Practice,
Pharmaceutical Water Systems and Sterilisation. These modules will
assist the technicians in the management and application of sterile
water that is used to produce vaccines.
Honeyman Group has been delivering specialist training to pharmaceutical
professionals for almost 20 years. Several thousand delegates have gone
through Honeyman training, either at its North East training facility or
on-site as in the case of the HPA programmes. Delivered by industry
specialists with up-to-date, practical experience of the industry, the
programmes often involve interactive workshops and discussion forums.
A broad prospectus of Pharmaceutical Process Support training has been
achieved by Honeyman through partnerships with other specialists and
experts from the sector and regulatory bodies to provide professionals
with advice and training guidance across a wide
Trevor Honeyman, Chairman of The Honeyman Group, said: “We are very
proud to be able to provide these training packages to such an important
organisation, which plays such a vital role in the protection of our
entire population.
“The HPA has very exacting training requirements, which we are able to
meet through our knowledge of the latest developments in the
pharmaceutical sector alongside training professionals with extensive
practical industry experience.”
Nick Batty, Quality and Compliance Training Manager, said: “We are very
pleased to be able to continue this relationship with The Honeyman
Group. Its wealth of practical experience coupled with their involvement
in current industry and regulatory projects means that they can design
and deliver courses that exactly meet our requirements.
“We have a considerable number of staff who require this training, so it
is important we can engage a company that provides expert on-site
programmes, which fit into our work cycle.”
ENDS
MEDIA ENQUIRIES: Jamie Collis - Recognition PR, +44 (0) 1325 363436
TECHNICAL/INVESTOR ENQUIRIES: Trevor Honeyman -
Honeyman Group, +44 (0) 1833 690101
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