Lee-Chem Laboratories (Pty) Ltd

From humble beginnings, Raymond Melouney, a man with a vision, founded Lee-Chem Laboratories in 1962. With determination and ingenuity, Raymond laid the foundations of the business, and his commitment, integrity and passion remain the pillars on which the business operates today.

With its growing global presence, Lee-Chem Laboratories has evolved into a well-respected personal-care specialist. Raymond's extended family and the generations that have followed, have played significant roles in helping mould Lee-Chem Laboratories into the company that it is today.

Although Raymond passed away in 2017, his legacy still remains an inspiration to all at Lee-Chem Laboratories.

Evolving from the strong performance of our own brands in the market, Lee-Chem Laboratories has experienced the increasing demand for private label manufacturing, both with local and international customers. Through a process of selection, we choose products that fit within our current range.

Strategically, we have opted to focus on those categories where we possess the inherent skills, experience and expertise, as well as the required infrastructure to support it. As a result we are able to offer personal-care products over a broad spectrum of categories including cosmetics, male shaving and grooming, skin preparations and unisex body care. Our internationally standardised and recognised GMP accreditation with ISO 22716 2007 enables us to meet the stringent quality demands of first-world countries in Europe, America and Australasia. Strict client confidentiality is also part of this assurance.

In addition to offering either stock or customised formulations, we are strongly positioned to facilitate a full-spectrum offering, following on from product development, through to creative concept and design, printing, packaging as well as marketing support material in the form of POS, press releases, etc. As is standard in the industry, MOQs do apply.

Lee-Chem Laboratories has also had the mandate from IBOs to partner with them for the manufacture of products under license, and to facilitate the role of supplier and distributor in South Africa and the rest of Africa. With a localised supply chain, the key benefit is a saving on freight and import costs of between 30 – 40%. Another significant advantage is that the impact of the R/$ or R/€ exchange is mitigated.