Premier Technical Services Group Ltd (PTSG) has been contracted to deliver specialist Access & Safety services for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Irvine, Scotland.
GSK plc is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global headquarters in London. It was established in 2000 by a merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, which was itself a merger of a number of pharmaceutical companies around the Smith, Kline & French firm.
GSK’s antibiotic facility is located in i3, Irvine’s life sciences enterprise area. Established in 1973, i3 is the biggest enterprise area in Scotland. i3’s strategic location offers world-class infrastructure and utilities, including development-ready sites, high-speed broadband, electricity, gas and water. The site accommodates a major proportion of GSK’s secondary global production operations. It produces a wide range of chemicals and antibiotics such as penicillin G and clavulanate acid, serving specific clinical trials and commercial production.
In this contract, engineers from PTSG Access & Safety Ltd will carry our planned preventative maintenance (PPM) at eight buildings across the site in Irvine. This will ensure fall protection equipment remains fully fit for operation to protect maintenance staff when working at height.
PTSG has a successful track record with GlaxoSmithKline. In 2019, PTSG’s electrical engineers carried out fixed wire inspection and testing for GSK. The pharmaceuticals giant contracted PTSG for one year, with the plan to repeat electrical testing for a further four years at its Teesside factory, which employs 1,100 people.
