Established in 1965, GOSSELIN, located in Borre, near Hazebrouck in the North of France, specialises in the manufacture of plastics disposable for laboratory use. This innovative use of plastic having appealed from the outset to end users, demand has not ceased to increase from the set up of the company. GOSSELIN is now the leading european manufacturer to offer such a wide range of disposable.

SCOPES OF APPLICATION

MICROBIOLOGY INDUSTRIES ENVIRONMENT MEDICAL DAIRY

INJECTION MOULDING

INJECTION BLOW-MOULDING

BI-INJECTION MOULDING

EXTRUSION BLOW-MOULDING

OUR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

IONISATION ON-SITE (β)

SILK-SCREEN PRINTING

LABELLING

CUSTOMIZED PACKAGING

ADDITIVE DOSING

ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

MORE THAN 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE...

COMPANY HISTORY

Created by Pierre Gosselin

First Petri dish production

Installation of an ionisation plant (β)

Certification to ISO 9001 (2001)

New petri dish cleanroom production unit (2500 m2)

Acquisition of Framoplast

New warehouse unit (3700m2)

Creation of Research & Development department

Improvements to the environmental conditions of the factory site

Creation of PLASLAB Holding company between CDC and Gosselin (Caisse des dépôts et consignations)

Bruxelles : 1h3035 min by Thalys (train)

GosselinHead office, Borre

Londres : 3h1h40 by Eurostar (train)

Paris : 2h1h by TGV (train)

Düsseldorf : 3h30

Amsterdam : 3h

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GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION

FACTORY SITE OF MORE THAN 20 000 m2

• 2 CORPORATE IDENTITIES : GOSSELIN & ELECTRON NORD

• 2 SUBSIDIARIES : GOSSELIN TUNISIE & ELECTRON NORD

• 12 000 M2 OF WAREHOUSING

• 300 EMPLOYEES

• TURNOVER 2008 : € 42.4 MILLIONS

• 8 000 M2 OF PRODUCTION AREAS

THE COMPANY

Gosselin France

Gosselin Tunisie

Unit 1 : Production1

Unit 2 : Petri dish production

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Unit 3 : Finished product stock

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Administration4

Ionisation unit5

R & D Department6

Component stores7

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BORRE SITE, FRANCE

ACTUAL TURNOVER AND 2009 ESTIMATE

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C.A. € Millions

BREAKDOWN OF TURNOVER

EXPORT48.5 %

FRANCE51.5 %

2008 TURNOVER

GROWTH OF THE WORKFORCE SINCE 1984

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MATERIAL PROPERTIES AUTOCLAVABLE OPTICAL QUALITIES AND ASPECTTEMPERATURE

RANGE FOR USE MINI MAXI

Polystyrene (PS) Hard, brittle No Transparent -40°C +65°C

Polypropylene (PP)Supple to rigid, good mechanical resistance, high

chemical resistanceYes Translucent -20°C* +121°C

Polypropylene Copolymer (PPCO)Supple to rigid, good mechanical resistance, high

chemical resistanceYes Translucent -40°C +121°C

High density Polyethylene (PEHD) Supple, high mechanical resistance No Translucent to opaque -80°C +120°C

Low density Polyethylene (LDPE) Supple, high mechanical resistance No Translucent to opaque -80°C +75°C

Polyethylene terephtalate (PET)Hard, unbreakable, very good mechanical

resistanceNo Transparent -40°C +50°C

Polycarbonate (PC)Hard, unbreakable, good mechanical resistance,

high chemical resistanceYes Transparent -135°C +135°C

(*) The static storage of polypropylene at negative temperatures is possible.However, it weakens the product, handle with care avoiding shocks.

PLASTICS MATERIALS USED

PRODUCTION CAPACITY

46 injection moulding presses from 75 to 300 tons

260 injection moulds and 34 blow moulds

15 robots and 21 screwing machine

1 injection blow-moulding machine

Cleanroom production facilities9 blow-moulding machines for bottlesfrom 30 ml to 2700 ml

PETRI DISHES PRODUCTION

THE LEADING EUROPEAN MANUFACTURER OF PETRI DISHES1 MILLION PER DAY

PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT

CLEANROOM

ISO 5 (class 100)

ATMOSPHERE REGURLARLY FILTERED AND MONITORED

100 % OF OUR CUSTOMERS APPROVE OUR PRODUCTION

AUTOMATED PETRI DISH PRODUCTION

2 cleanrooms for production, permanent filtered air

Injection moulding of the dishes

Hot dishes closed by robots

Automatic packaging (without human contact) in cleanroom under laminar flow

Visual inspection prior to packing in carton

Sleeve in heavy gage Polyethylene (PE)

Arrow indicates orientation of the dishes

Recycling logo on each sleeve on each carton

EASY TO OPEN ASEPTIC DISHES

• Saves time when opening

• Open by manually tearing along the perforated line thus avoiding the use of a cutting tool

PACKAGING

On each cartonOn each sleeve

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PE - LD

TRACEABILITY UP TO THE CLEANROOM

• 1 label on the box

• 1 label on the inner packaging guaranteeing product traceability up to the cleanroom

SPECIAL CLEANROOM PACKAGING

• Double outer packaging

• The first layer of outer packaging lowered onto the box flaps guarantees the sanitary level of the dishes until they arrive in the cleanroom thanks to the seconds layer of outer packaging, thus preventing any particle contamination.

QUICK TO OPEN OUTER PACKAGING

• Unsealed outer packaging for quicker unpacking

PACKAGING

PRODUCTION QUALITY CONTROL

Regular control of microbes and particulates

Microbiological test by an independant laboratory

Dimensional checks (base and lid)

Flatness checks

Visual inspection

Inspection of sleeves (welds)

STORAGE OF FINISHED PRODUCTS3 500 M2 / 2 900 PALLETS

WAREHOUSE

IONISATION UNIT

β Beta (used Plastiques Gosselin) : electricity

Υ Gamma : radioactivity

Ethylene oxide

Autoclaving

IONISATION BY ELECTRIC-SOURCE : DESTROYS GERMS AND MICRO-ORGANISMS

STERILISATION PROCEDURES

Stérile RSAL ≥ 6

Petri dishes, thiosulfate bottles

IonisedSAL ≅ 6

Containers, loops and spreaders, bottles...

Aseptic ISO 5SAL ≅ 5

Petri dishes

AsepticSAL ≅ 3 & 4

Containers, test tubes,...

PROPRE SAL ≅ 3Autoclavable bags, pots with spoon,

manually assembled products...

SANITARY LEVELS

CAPACITY : 300 000 CARTONS / YEAR

IONISATION UNIT ON-SITE SHORTERN THE SUPPLY CHAIN PIPELINE

INTEGRATED IONISATION FACILITIES

STRUCTURE OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

1 R & D DIRECTOR

4 R & D PROJECT MANAGER

2 METHODS TECHNICIANS

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Customer behaviour analysis

Feasability study and drafting of the project

Raw materials choice, tools design

Industrial tools, manufacturing lines and automation

QUALITY DEPARTMENT

ISO 9001 : VERSION 2008 FDA REGISTERED

IN PROCESS CONTROL PROCEDURE

• Visual inspection

• Mechanical checks (leak tests, cap tightness,...)

• Microbes and particulates tests

QUALITY DEPARTMENT

TRACEABILITY

Previous code

Quantity per carton

Expiry date (sterilisation)

Product code and description

Single use symbol

Batch number

Year, day, time of production and carton number

Barcode

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LASER MARKING OF BATCH NUMBER AND USE BY DATE FOR IONISED PRODUCTS

TRACEABILITY

DETACHABLEAFFIXED ON EACH CARTONIMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE ON RECEIPT OF THE GOODS

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Sterilisation indicator : becomes red after sterilisation

Product information : reference, batch number

Sterilisation information : date, dosage, carton number

Detachable certificate (for your records)

Details and information remain on the carton

CERTIFICATE OF STERILISATION