Kingston Pharmaceuticals Jumps on Opportunity for Success

11/5/2018

Kingston Pharmaceuticals (Kingston Pharma) is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of consumer healthcare products in Massena, NY. In 2016, the company took over a facility formerly run by another pharmaceutical company which had closed and laid off all staff. Kingston Pharma had plans for growth and saw an opportunity in both the space and the employees. If growth plans were successful, they intended to bring back employees that had been laid off by the prior employer.

WDI provided assistance with a piece of equipment that allowed the company to enter a new market. The results of the project are in and success is evident: three (3) positions saw skill upgrades, as mechanics learned new skills to operate the new equipment; one (1) staff member was promoted to Machine Operator; and thirteen (13) new staff were added. In addition, other ancillary results were seen, including a 300% increase in revenues overall and significant growth in new contracts. The company also reported that the quality of product improved, and lead time to fulfill orders decreased.

It should be noted that the company overall has grown from 11 employees at the time WDI first began to work with them in 2016 to 71 staff currently. This growth has been important to a small, North Country community.