COVID-19: Government financial support for garment and agricultural businesses with vulnerable supply chains in developing countries. In response to the Coronavirus, Covid-19, the Government has set up COVID-19 Vulnerable Supply Chains Facility (VSCF). This initiative has been set up by the Department for International Development (DFID) in partnership with the Department for International Trade to…
In what’s an unprecedented global emergency, companies around the world need to band together, think creatively, and act fast to protect all people, but especially our healthcare workers. To help support the fight, Gerber is joining forces and has created the Gerber PPE Task Force to support our customers as they need to increase their production and/or…
The 12th edition of Occupational Safety and Health Exhibition for Asia has been postponed until the end of the year and will take place from 9-11 December 2020. The exhibition was originally scheduled for 26-28 August. As the region’s leading exhibition centred on workplace safety and health, OS+H Asia 2020 will now be strategically-held alongside MEDICAL FAIR…
With a large part of the global production of personal protective equipment (PPE) happening in the United States and China, much of Europe is experiencing a major PPE shortage, putting millions of lives at risk. In order to combat the shortage, the Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW®) is partnering with Gerber Technology to make…
100,000 scrubs were despatched from our Preston warehouse on-route to NHS Trusts across the country. Meltemi & Alsico UK have worked tirelessly to keep our NHS, GPs & Residential Care Home groups supplied with uniform throughout the lockdown period, creating new relationships with manufacturing partners across Europe to support this unprecedented demand. To frontline health…
The Health Service has agreed a new deal that means “significant volumes” of personal protective equipment (PPE) can now be made in Scotland. Trade minister Ivan McKee revealed details of the agreement, which could provide more than half of NHS Scotland’s current weekly requirement for non-sterile gowns. Forfar-based firm Don and Low will supply around…
NHS and social care staff in the UK are set to receive millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) over the coming months thanks to new collaborations with a number of organisations. Companies including Amazon, the Royal Mint and Jaguar Land Rover have stepped up to get more PPE to healthcare workers Support follows the government’s…
Forecasts and predictions about where exchange rates are headed in the next month, quarter or year are a worthless tool for your business planning or strategy. You’re probably as baffled by the predictions of major banks as my colleagues and I are, yet you may be asked as part of your role to make business…
Milliken™ BioSmart™ technology makes it simple and practical to integrate protection into common medical garments and products. The patented, bleach-activated technology harnesses the proven power of an EPA-registered chlorine bleach, turning otherwise passive textiles into an added layer of active defense against microbial exposure and contamination. When laundered as directed with an EPA-registered chlorine bleach*,…
Photo credit: David Nieper. Carrington Textiles has been able to supply over 30,000 metres of specialised healthcare fabric to big fashion names including David Nieper, John Smedley, Maria Grachvogel and Reisswhile the UK unite to fight COVID-19 As well as helping local sewing groupsaround the country with donations to make scrubs, Carrington Textileshas supported fashion brands around the…
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