Work has commenced on a new GMP facility on the existing Hempire site. The facility, the first of its kind in the UK will cultivate cannabis for medicinal use to European GMP standards. Extraction and purification facilities are also being constructed.
Since 2014 Hempire have performed research and development using high THC varieties. During this time, cultivation techniques and equipment have been trialled and extraction and purification methods refined.
The company expect to achieve GMP certification on both cultivation and extraction/purification. This will enable them to supply API’s for use in CBMPs. The current facility is powered by renewables, once converted and certified it will serve as a model that can be upscaled into much larger cultivation and extraction centres that run on renewable energy sources and that the company have dubbed “Hypergreen Facilities”.
Executive Comment
“Hempire are excited to be leading the way in the UK by being the first to achieve GMP for cultivation and extraction” said Karl Spratt, CEO. “Maintaining our first mover advantage means that we need to continue to push for excellence in every aspect of the business, not just in our end products”
He continued, “By ensuring consistency and removing all variables from our cultivation, we are able to deliver measurable confidence to the medical profession”.
