The firms have been working together since 2006 as sister companies and are both part of the AmerisourceBergen Corporation.The companies will provide innovative and differentiated packaging solutions under the name AndersonBrecon.
The firm said that the repositioning will enable both to better respond to the evolving pharmaceutical marketplace and provide efficient and more competitive solutions to meet customers'global needs.
"Over the last four years,the Brecon and Anderson teams have worked together to build the foundation for a truly global healthcare packaging partner,and have demonstrated we understand our customers and can provide comprehensive,seamless solutions,"said Peyton Howell,president of AmerisourceBergen Consulting Services.
"Moving to a more global organisation will better position us to offer our customers a more integrated approach for the global launch of pharmaceutical products,helping to accelerate speed-to-market and product success–and achieve an unparalleled level of customer service in the industry."
Peter Belden,managing director of AndersonBrecon UK said:"We are delighted to announce that we are realigning Brecon Pharmaceuticals and Anderson Packaging to become a single,full-service pharmaceutical packaging company.
"These new developments mean that we can offer our customers in Europe and beyond true global reach,with enhanced capacity and global service capabilities that enable us to support every stage of the product lifecycle,from research and development through to commercialisation and long-term supply."
As part of the repositioning effort,AndersonBrecon has become a component of AmerisourceBergen Consulting Services(ABCS),a business unit of AmerisourceBergen that is comprised of leading consulting companies including Xcenda,Lash Group,TheraCom and Premier Source.
