New England-based distributor HPNE looks to double its workforce to keep up with demand
In 2019, High Purity New England, a biopharma solutions and equipment supplier and distributor based out of Smithfield, Rhode Island, had just 60 employees. Thanks to a push in demand, largely fueled by the pandemic, it hopes it can end the year 2022 with 350.
The hiring push is all part of the company’s plan to open a new facility in December, a $10 million project that would triple its manufacturing output and bring its total square footage to more than 100,000. All three buildings will be located on the same street, and the new site will be used to create a sixth clean room for manufacturing, a distribution center, a lab and more office space.
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