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BVI fast-tracks plant revamp

Sprucing up: The region’s leading livestock vaccine manufacturer is undergoing a revamp PIC: BVI FACEBOOK
Sprucing up: The region’s leading livestock vaccine manufacturer is undergoing a revamp PIC: BVI FACEBOOK

Regional vaccine powerhouse, the Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI), has kick-started a much-needed revamp of its production facilities in Gaborone, awarding a P23 million contract for modernisation and upgrading of standards, BusinessWeek has established.

Fabtech Technologies, a Mumbai, India-based group listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, announced the award of the contract this week, as part of its disclosure obligations.

“Under the project scope, Fabtech will deliver advanced GMP-compliant internal infrastructure, precision HVAC systems, clean utilities, and critical MEP services engineered to international manufacturing standards. “Fabtech will provide an integrated infrastructure platform designed for safe, efficient, and scalable vaccine production,” the company said in its filing.

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