Chanelle Group Profile

Chanelle Veterinary was founded in 1979 by Michael Burke, a Veterinary Surgeon, whose goal was to establish a professional, rapid and competitive international veterinary service. Under this umbrella of values, Chanelle Veterinary gradually evolved into a diversified group of companies.

The Chanelle Group of Companies with a presence in 80 countries operates in the field of product development, manufacturing and distribution of veterinary pharmaceuticals.

The Chanelle Group has also diversified into the in human pharmaceutical market and offers the following services: R&D, registration and sale of generic dossiers, contract manufacturing and contract packaging.

Chanelle Veterinary
Michael Burke’s experience as a Veterinary Surgeon provided the company in its “start up” phase with insight knowledge into what was required to improve the level of service in the Irish veterinary market. A “24 hour” delivery service was introduced, which most distributors have since emulated. Following the company’s success in distribution to the veterinary market, a manufacturing operation was established. Chanelle Veterinary is now ranked as one of Ireland’s leading wholesalers.

Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Limited (CPML)
Established in 1985 to develop and manufacture a range of quality veterinary products that were no longer under patent. Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Limited is a licensed manufacturer of veterinary pharmaceutical products and as such conforms to standards laid down by the European Community.

Chanelles first products were developed in conjunction with experts in Universities, such as University College Galway (NUIG), University College Dublin (NUID), Trinity College, Stormont, Cambridge, Missouri and Huntingdon. The company has now established its own product development team, along with an experienced registration department. However, the company still liaise closely with universities and veterinary laboratories throughout the world and employs graduates within Research and Development, Registration, Production, Quality Assurance and Sales & Marketing.

Chanelle Provet
This company was launched in 1991 – a joint venture distribution company with 107 Veterinary Surgeons, selling pharmaceuticals and related equipment exclusively to Veterinary Surgeons in the Republic of Ireland. This strategy cemented a mutual & beneficial partnership and secured loyalty from the veterinary profession. The company operates from the Chanelle Veterinary premises in Loughrea.

An existing manufacturing facility (CPML), facilitated Chanelle’s diversification into the development and manufacture of human generic pharmaceutical products in 1993.

Chanelle Medical
The company manufactures an extensive range of product, including tablets, powder, capsules and liquid and is licensed by the Irish Medicines Board. Chanelle Medical’s range of services also include blister packing, sachet filling, strip packaging and cold forming in addition to standard packing facilities to accommodate customers packaging requirements. Chanelle Medical along with CPML manufacture products in a new 60,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility. As a result of increased capacity, Chanelle Medical offers a complete contract manufacturing and contract packaging service. Coupled with this, Chanelle is also developing several products and can offer assistance in regulatory affairs and the completion of registration dossiers. (For further information, please click here to visit the Chanelle Medical website.)

Chanelle Animal Health Limited (UK)
A U.K. based Distribution Company formed in 1994 to sell veterinary pharmaceuticals to the UK market. The customer base consists of a combination of over 140 Merchants & Co-Operatives. Chanelle has 21 products registered in the U.K. market and three Area Sales Managers.

A combination of Michael Burke’s experience, expertise of his staffs and his contacts which have been developed over the years, the Chanelle Group has experienced prodigious growth in business since its establishment. The Group now employs 225 people.

According to Michael Burke (MD), “Chanelle has built its business on providing the customer with a high quality service, and focusing to meet and exceed all its customers’ expectations. We achieve this by thinking and acting with a sense of urgency and responsibility. At the core of our business we are a company with an overriding commitment to quality. Most important of all we aspire to ultimately satisfy our customers".

" To be first in providing our customers with high quality, competitively priced generic pharmaceutical products and services to a world market. Our innovative and higly skilled workforce, whose development we are committed to, are vital to the achievement of our vision."