The business, which manufactures and supplies health and sports supplements, recently expanded its operations to a larger, brand-new manufacturing facility. The move has enabled the business to grow its manufacturing offering, with production capacity of capsule products having risen by 268%.

Ben Blackburn, CEO of Life Lab, said:

“I’m so proud that Life Lab has been highlighted for its manufacturing excellence.

“This has only been possible due to our dedicated and hard-working team, and the award recognises all their effort over the past year.

“Plus, winning such a prestigious award in my hometown against tough competition from large-scale, well-respected and high-profile businesses, makes it even more special.”

Life Lab was shortlisted alongside world-leading manufacturers across different sectors, for delivering the absolute best in manufacturing excellence – making products in Burnley that are utilised all over the world.

As winner, Life Lab was recognised for its transformation of the manufacturing process and investment in its people.

Judges for the Burnley Business Awards said:

“Life Lab stood out for its use of innovation – utilising AI to inform the manufacturing process, its investment in machinery to rapidly increase productivity and its commitment to staff through training and apprenticeships.”

Following relocation to its new state-of-the-art facility in 2018, Life Lab has also achieved compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and met its initial scope one and two sustainability objectives before progressing on to now working towards scope three targets.

Ben adds:

“This past year has been transformational for our business. I’m excited for the future that lies ahead for our team, with many exciting developments planned – not least the further streamlining of our manufacturing operations.

“This award win demonstrates perfectly our recent success and will drive us on to the next phase of our ambitious growth plans.”