Comprehensive FM Solutions for Pharmaceutical Facilities
Pharmaceutical facilities operate within one of the most heavily regulated industries globally. Our facilities management services deliver integrated hard FM and soft FM solutions that maintain GMP compliance, support critical manufacturing processes, and ensure your facilities meet the exacting standards demanded by the MHRA, EMA, and FDA inspections.
Managing pharmaceutical facilities requires exceptional expertise in compliance, precision engineering, and contamination control. At Oltec, we provide specialist property and facilities management services designed specifically for pharmaceutical manufacturers, research laboratories, and life sciences organisations where regulatory adherence and operational integrity are non-negotiable.
Hard FM Services for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Our hard facilities management provision addresses the critical engineering infrastructure and building systems essential to pharmaceutical operations. We recognise that environmental failures, contamination risks, or equipment downtime can compromise product integrity, result in batch failures, and trigger costly regulatory investigations.
Critical HVAC and Cleanroom Maintenance
Pharmaceutical manufacturing depends on precisely controlled environments. Our qualified engineers deliver planned preventative maintenance and 24/7 reactive support for HVAC systems, air handling units, HEPA filtration, and cleanroom environmental controls. We maintain validated systems ensuring consistent temperature, humidity, differential pressure, and air change rates across controlled environments from Grade A to Grade D cleanrooms.
Our maintenance programmes include regular filter integrity testing, air velocity measurements, particle counting verification, and complete documentation packages supporting your validation status. We understand that environmental excursions can invalidate production runs, which is why our predictive maintenance approach identifies potential failures before they impact operations.
Specialist Mechanical and Electrical Systems
Beyond standard M&E services, pharmaceutical facilities require specialist support for process-critical systems. Our engineers maintain purified water systems (WFI, PW), clean steam generators, compressed air systems, nitrogen generators, process chillers, and laboratory equipment requiring calibration and qualification.
We provide planned maintenance schedules aligned with validation requirements, maintaining detailed asset histories and compliance documentation. Our electrical services cover emergency power systems, UPS installations, voltage stabilisation, and specialist electrical distribution supporting manufacturing equipment where power quality directly impacts product outcomes.
Building Fabric and Envelope Integrity
Maintaining the pharmaceutical building envelope is crucial for contamination control and environmental stability. Our building maintenance services address roofing systems, wall cladding, airlocks, cleanroom construction, epoxy flooring, and specialist finishes designed for washdown environments and chemical resistance.
We conduct regular fabric inspections identifying potential ingress routes, structural issues, or surface degradation that could compromise cleanliness standards. Our planned approach prevents emergency repairs that could necessitate production shutdowns or trigger change control procedures.
Compliance-Focused Maintenance Documentation
Every maintenance intervention in pharmaceutical facilities requires meticulous documentation. Our engineers complete detailed work orders, maintenance logs, and compliance certificates supporting your quality management system. We maintain calibration records, statutory inspection certificates, and provide audit-ready documentation packages demonstrating ongoing compliance with HTM guidelines, pressure systems regulations, and lift safety requirements.
Soft FM Services Supporting Pharmaceutical Operations
Our soft facilities management services deliver the hygiene standards, security protocols, and operational support essential within pharmaceutical environments. We understand that soft services in pharma facilities aren't merely housekeeping—they're critical GMP activities requiring trained personnel and validated procedures.
GMP-Compliant Cleaning Services
Pharmaceutical cleaning demands significantly more than standard commercial cleaning. Our operatives receive comprehensive GMP training, understanding contamination control principles, gowning procedures, and aseptic techniques. We deliver validated cleaning services across manufacturing areas, laboratories, warehouses, and support facilities using approved materials and documented procedures.
Our cleaning programmes include detailed cleaning validation protocols, microbiological monitoring, residue testing, and complete batch documentation. We maintain cleaning schedules appropriate to each area classification, from daily terminal cleans in production suites to periodic deep cleans of ancillary spaces, all supported by Standard Operating Procedures and training matrices.
We supply and manage cleaning materials meeting pharmaceutical specifications—sterile mops, lint-free wipes, validated disinfectants, and sporicidal agents—ensuring materials don't introduce particulates or chemical residues into controlled environments.
Specialist Waste Management and Disposal
Pharmaceutical facilities generate diverse waste streams requiring segregation and compliant disposal. Our waste management services handle clinical waste, cytotoxic materials, solvents, API residues, and confidential documentation. We maintain waste consignment notes, duty of care documentation, and ensure compliant disposal through licensed carriers.
We implement colour-coded segregation systems, provide appropriate storage facilities, and maintain audit trails demonstrating compliant handling from generation through final disposal, supporting your environmental permits and waste management licence requirements.
Security Services for Controlled Facilities
Pharmaceutical sites store controlled drugs, high-value APIs, and confidential intellectual property. Our security personnel understand pharmaceutical security requirements including controlled drug regulations, visitor management protocols, and access control for segregated areas. We provide manned guarding, CCTV monitoring, access control management, and alarm response services tailored to pharmaceutical environments.
Grounds Maintenance and External Areas
Well-maintained external areas prevent contamination migration into facilities. Our grounds maintenance services control vegetation, maintain drainage systems preventing water ingress, manage pest harbourage areas, and ensure loading bays, waste storage areas, and perimeter fencing remain secure and compliant with site hygiene standards.
Regulatory Compliance and Quality Management
Pharmaceutical facilities management operates within a comprehensive regulatory framework.
Our services support compliance with:
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements for
pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
(MHRA) inspection standards
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulations including COSHH,
pressure systems, and lifting operations
Environmental permits covering emissions,
effluent discharge, and waste management
Building regulations and fire safety requirements
under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
We maintain integrated quality management systems ensuring every FM activity supports your pharmaceutical quality system. Our change control procedures, deviation management, and CAPA processes align with pharmaceutical quality expectations, ensuring facilities modifications don't compromise validated status.
Planned Preventative Maintenance Programmes
Reactive maintenance is incompatible with pharmaceutical operations. Our PPM programmes deliver scheduled maintenance preventing unexpected failures that could compromise production schedules, product quality, or regulatory compliance. We develop risk-based maintenance schedules prioritising critical systems, incorporating manufacturer recommendations, regulatory requirements, and operational experience.
Our computerised maintenance management systems track asset performance, maintenance histories, and upcoming requirements, providing complete visibility of facilities condition and compliance status. Preventative maintenance isn't merely about preventing breakdowns—it's about maintaining validated status and demonstrating ongoing control.
Emergency Response and Business Continuity
Pharmaceutical operations cannot tolerate extended downtime. Our 24/7 emergency response capabilities ensure critical failures receive immediate attention, minimising production impact. We maintain emergency contact protocols, rapid mobilisation procedures, and contingency arrangements ensuring critical spares availability and specialist contractor access.
Our business continuity planning supports your disaster recovery procedures, identifying critical systems, establishing recovery priorities, and maintaining emergency procedures addressing everything from boiler failures affecting clean steam supply to environmental system failures requiring production suspension.
Specialist Laboratory Support Services
Pharmaceutical R&D laboratories require facilities support understanding sensitive equipment, controlled substances, and research confidentiality. Our laboratory FM services include fume cupboard maintenance and testing, laboratory gas systems, specialist extract ventilation, chemical storage facilities, and environmental monitoring supporting studies conducted under GLP principles.
Energy Management and Sustainability
Pharmaceutical facilities are energy-intensive operations. Our energy management services identify efficiency opportunities reducing operational costs whilst maintaining environmental parameters. We implement energy monitoring, optimise HVAC scheduling, manage utility contracts, and support carbon reduction initiatives without compromising the controlled environments essential to pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Why Choose Specialist Pharmaceutical Facilities Management?
Generic facilities management providers lack the pharmaceutical sector knowledge essential for compliant operations. Our team brings deep understanding of GMP principles, validation requirements, and regulatory expectations. We don't merely maintain buildings—we support pharmaceutical manufacturing operations where facilities performance directly impacts product quality, patient safety, and regulatory standing.
Our integrated approach combines hard FM and soft FM services under unified management, eliminating coordination challenges and ensuring consistent quality across all facilities activities. We become an extension of your operations team, understanding your processes, supporting your compliance objectives, and delivering facilities services enabling pharmaceutical excellence.
Contact us today to discuss how our specialist pharmaceutical facilities management services can support your manufacturing operations, maintain regulatory compliance, and deliver the controlled environments essential to pharmaceutical production.
