INW Bee Health: Our Soft Gel Manufacturing Services

Softgels

INW Bee Health is a leading UK manufacturer of soft gels for dietary supplements, including fish oil and omega-3 capsules.

A recent £1M investment in soft gel production at INW Bee Health enhanced production capacity by over 50% for batch sizes over a million.

Separate bovine and vegan soft gel production lines include separate drying tunnels and strict food manufacturing processes for vegan certification.

As a contract manufacturer to the health industry, we produce millions of soft gels yearly for popular health brands and own-label product lines.

Leaders in soft gels

INW’s leadership in soft gel spans capacity and quality, with BRCGS AA+ grading, having first invested in UK soft gel manufacturing in 2015.

Recent upgrades to the INW Bee Health plant, which includes new machinery for grading, sorting, and polishing, have primarily focused on automation.

The goods-out process, previously manual, has been fully automated to improve efficiency and consistency in the production process.

With direct processing capabilities, a new drying tunnel specifically for vegan soft gels, and a dedicated room for blending vegan materials, INW’s manufacturing capacity has expanded for the growing vegan and vegetarian markets.

Large-scale capacity

INW Bee Health supports soft gel production for more than 1,000,000 units, with 24/5 and the packing hall supporting 300k units per week.

Depending upon the formulation or size of bespoke softgel products (bovine and vegan varieties), Our MOQS range from 500K – 1M quantities. Oval and oblong soft gel manufacturing is supported, from sizes 20 oblong to 26 oblong, and 5 to 16 ovals, to support all product requirements.

£1M soft gel investment

2024’s £1M investment in the INW Bee Health soft gel facility sees vegan soft gel manufacturing made possible for the first time, with a dedicated room for preparing, filling, processing, and packing vegan capsules.

Vegan soft gel capsule material is blended and processed directly to the machine, ensuring zero possibility of contamination, with automation for maximum uptime.

Vegan Facility Now operational

With our vegan facility now available we can now announce we are offering the below in our phase 1 launch.

  • Astaxanthin 12mg SVC
  • Omega 3 Algal 1000mg SVC
  • Vitamin D 1000iu SVC
  • Evening Primrose Oil 1000mg SVC
  • Lutein 20mg SVC 
  • Sea Buckthorn Oil 1000mg SVC
  • Vitamin D 2000iu SVC
  • Cod Liver Oil 1000mg SVC
  • Peppermint Oil 50mg SVC
  • Vitamin A 1800ug SVC
  • Vitamin K2 100ug SVC
  • Evening Primrose Oil with Vitamin E and B6 SVC

Any enquiries please email sales@beehealth.com or call 0126260790 to speak with one of our account managers.

Accreditations

Soft gel manufacturing capacity is one thing, but what if you want your products certified organic, vegan, or halal?

INW has that covered, too.

A few accreditation highlights:

  • BRCGS AA+ is the top global standard for evaluating supply chains across food safety, packaging, storage, distribution, consumer products and ethical trade practices.
  • ISO 9001, for quality management.
  • ISO 45001, for occupational health and safety.
  • Kosher
  • Halal
  • FDA Registration
  • Informed-Sport
  • Organic: Soil Association

These accreditations ensure the safe handling of your products to meet strict standards for resale in the UK, EU, US, and the rest of the world.  

Soft gel supplements

INW Bee Health produces soft gel fish oil and Omega-3 fatty acids, oil-based multivitamins, vitamin D, vitamin E and plant-based oils, such as flaxseed and evening primrose oil, as a white label contract manufacturer.

Bovine versions are the most popular, but introducing vegan soft gel facilities brings new market possibilities to clients offering plant-based supplements.

Health and supplement brands offering hardshell capsules and tablets can provide soft gel alongside these delivery systems.

The body easily absorbs the liquid or oil-based contents in the soft gel compared to powder or tablet forms, and the size and shape of the soft gel—e.g., oval or oblong—impacts absorption time and makes it easier or harder to swallow.

Soft gel packing facilities

INW doesn’t just manufacture soft gel capsules – it packs them, too.

The packing hall is 541m2 and can pack up to 300k units per week, including PET and glass bottles. Seamless collaboration with speciality packaging printers for custom labels ensures clients receive retail-ready soft gel products.

INW provides a way for companies to run efficient nutrition brands and produce own-label goods with quality, certification, and packing handled by experts.

New products and innovation

INW’s pharmacologists, chemists, and research scientists formulate new nutritional products for soft gel to assist ambitious brands with market penetration.

The dedicated new product development department has full laboratory capabilities, providing complete research solutions for your brand.

To reduce your product development costs, you can order bespoke formulations, such as vitamin and mineral combinations, or harness in-house innovation with multiple off-the-shelf supplements, including oil-based vitamins like Vitamin D3 2000iu.

Product innovation suggestions ensure your health supplement brand has in-market knowledge of the latest products ahead of competitors. You can also get the first opportunity on available stock to meet market demand.

Summing up

INW Bee Health is your one-stop shop for soft gel manufacturing, with £1M invested in soft gel expansion in 2024.

Bovine and vegan soft gel production for oil-based vitamins and minerals and emerging health foods like propolis give you a market advantage.

Add our new product development lab, and we will become a full-service innovation partner to empower your future product lines.

Please contact our sales team (sales@beehealth.com) for further information.