Turnaround of loss making business, and supporting new ventures.

SoLab is parent company to a group of businesses with more than 40 years of experience in Contract Manufacture, Filling and Distribution.Our fully integrated capability allows us to support clients with a range of manufacturing, liquid filling and packaging solutions and our completely flexible and versatile manufacturing processes allow us to handle large and small volumes with equal ease.We operate from a 55,000sq foot research, manufacturing, filling and storage facility located in the heart of the Hampshire countryside with excellent transport links via the nearby A3, A27 and M27. We provide full service manufacturing and filling for a large number of brands across a wide range of sectors.Our highly experienced, extensively resourced team includes experts in the fields of Product Development, Compliance and Packaging, brought together by one of our specialist Development Managers who provide a single point of contact for each project.Hampshire Cosmetics – one of our subsidiaries – has been operating in the fragrance, toiletries and personal care markets since the very beginning. The company has built on its heritage and over time developed an extensive portfolio of services to offer its clients. Moving from contract filler to full service provider – and from Cosmetics to being able to cater for a wide range of products in a large number of sectors – enabling clients to take advantage of our ‘full service… full stop’ philosophy. Our Mr Pets and Equine Stable Care brands specialise in the provision of a full range of animal related products.Our facility includes a completely separate storage facility as well as roof mounted solar panels and a rain water harvester, the products of which are fed directly back into the production process, helping us to reduce our environmental impact, whilst saving costs.

Non-Executive Duties

Improved Margins and reduced Direct Cost by £4.8M pa across Building Products, Furniture, Automotive and Workscope divisions.Reduced risk on material increases by implementing new Terms & Conditions on long terms contract.Installed best practice commercial systems & procedures, to provide consistent pricing, improve efficiency, assist contract management, monitor profitability, provide accurate forecasts, and improve accountability.