what stationary phase did u use in the column chromatography?? did u try using different resins dedicated for the purpose of preliminary purification ..and then u can go for compound purification using C-18 column packing.
though it is slow but an effective column packing in purification,
The best collumn will depend of the sample's characteristictic and the kind of impurities that you wanna to remove. Mayyou give some characteristic of the sample and impurities?
60-120 mesh silica is not enough to get the level of purity you want.. U have to use the resins to get better result.. Choosing the resins will depend upon the type of compound you want to purify.
You can use Prep HPLC but that will surely be costly!!!! you can go for Column chromatography using resins (XAD-16) is good for polyphenols . or you can select a variety of resins as per your requirement.