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supplier, Goodfellow, is showing
support to several initiatives in the
fight against COVID-19, supplying
materials that are being used to make
PPE for frontline workers.
The latest donation has seen
the company donate 130 kilos of
polypropylene coil to Stamford
School in Lincolnshire, UK, where
Design Technology teachers are
voluntarily manufacturing 1,000
protective face masks a day.
The school is contributing to
the national effort to increase the
availability of PPE for frontline NHS
(UK National Health Service) staff.
Goodfellow has also donated to a
number of other companies that are
supplying protective equipment to
hospitals.
Other companies receiving
donations include Royal Mint,
Brammer, TJ Morgan and Safran Aero
Boosters. Stephen Aldersley, CEO
Rittal and Eplan:
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igus helps
support the NHS AS A CRITICAL manufacturer and
essential supplier, igus is working
to ensure that companies and
customers have the support they
need to keep vital production lines
running. Companies that are building
ventilators and other medical devices,
companies that are producing food
and generally companies that are
trying to keep the economy going.
In early April igus was approached
by the National 3D Printing Society.
They are co-ordinating the printing of
headbands for urgently needed NHS
face shields and needed some help
with the assembly. igus has joined
at Goodfellow commented on the
donations: “It’s incredibly important
that we come together to support
each other in times like these, both
industry and individuals alike.
“It just so happens that in this
instance, Goodfellow has the ability
to help frontline workers with the
specialist materials used to make PPE
– so it was a clear opportunity for us
to start contributing on a local level to
this global crisis.
“We know how hard our partners
are working to make a positive
difference amid this pandemic and
we were particularly impressed with
the efforts made by the teachers at
Stamford School, who are showing
solidarity and commitment in such
uncertain times.” Teachers at the
Stamford Endowed Schools originally
trialled using the Schools’ 3D printers
to manufacture visors for NHS staff,
but the process was too slow to meet
demand.
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forces with them to help where it can.
The UK office in Northampton
is now acting as a hub for any 3D
printers to send headbands for
assembly. We have converted
the main conference room into a
production line to assemble the face
shields, and then make up packages
that are being sent directly into
hospitals.As with many companies,
many of the office staff are working
remotely so igus has had people
volunteering to help in their own
time with the assembly production.
Currently, around 500 shields are
being assembled per day.
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