Chand Makwana
Founder & Managing Director of Solvara
Chand Makwana is the founder of Solvara, a UK botanical supplement brand built around one principle the industry routinely ignores: prove what's in the product.
Before launching Solvara, Chand spent over 14 years in commercial supply chain and building materials management, running Build-Plan Services and BPS Building Supplies across London and Essex, managing supplier relationships, procurement frameworks, and quality control operations at scale.
He holds a BSc in Quantity Surveying from the University of Greenwich, a discipline built on procurement integrity, cost transparency, and contractor accountability.
That background directly shapes how Solvara operates. Every product is third-party lab tested twice - at the source in India and independently in the UK - with certificates published publicly.
Sourcing is direct: growers in Ladakh and Uttarakhand, no intermediaries, no compromised supply chains.
Solvara's current range includes Shilajit resin, Ashwagandha, Shatavari, and Moringa; ingredients drawn from Ayurvedic tradition and verified against modern purity standards.
Chand is available to comment for journalists and researchers on the following topics:
- The regulatory gap in the UK health supplement industry
- What genuine third-party testing involves and how brands misuse the term
- Direct-to-source procurement in botanical supply chains
- Consumer demand for Ayurvedic and adaptogenic ingredients
- Building a quality-first supplement brand in an unregulated market
What Makes Solvara Different?
Botanical Integrity
We go straight to the source, quite literally - working with trusted partners to source botanicals in their purest, most unadulterated form.
Verified Purity, Proven Potency
Science meets tradition in every jar. Every Solvara batch is third-party lab tested — both at the source and then again in the UK - to ensure exceptional potency, purity, and trace mineral integrity.
Sustainability at Heart
We honour the earth that heals us. That means small-batch production, clean extraction techniques, and unwavering respect for ecosystems and indigenous knowledge. We work directly with the locals at the source - removing the 'middle man' to ensure all of our supplying partners get the best deals possible.
Guided by Ancestral Wisdom
Our products were founded in Ayurveda and folk herbalism - time-tested modalities that have supported vitality for thousands of years from the most spiritual locations on Earth.