• Leading trade fair with congress for health and safety at work • Registrations open for exhibitors • 26 to 29 October in Düsseldorf From A+A. The starting pistol has been fired – exhibitors can apply for A+A 2021 as of now. The leading international Trade Fair and Congress for Safety, Security and Health at Work will…
On the 16th and 17th June we would have had the 2020 PCIAW® Summit and Awards. Sadly, because of the pandemic it has been rescheduled. You can now look forward to the PCIAW® Summit and Awards on 23rd and 24th of March 2021, held at the Radisson Blu Edwardian, London Heathrow. Here are a few highlights to remind you of the…
By Lindsay Wright, Ethical Trading Initiative. The purchase of certain PPE items has become increasingly challenging as the global surge in demand and international supply chain constrictions has led to a shortage of supply. Also to combat the risk that the COVID-19 virus presents, many companies are now specifying face masks and coverings to protect…
By Ross Gard, from Wearwell. Wearwell has been selected by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) to produce and supply surgical gowns to Birmingham-area hospitals. The gowns will be delivered to The Birmingham Hospitals Alliance (BHA), which looks after UHB, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation…
PCIAW member, Seahawk Apparel in Glenrothes, Fife is a manufacturer of specialist protective workwear and PPE for the likes of the oil and gas, petrochemical, emergency services and construction sectors. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the business has responded swiftly to manufacture reusable, non-medical face coverings and protective workwear, including scrubs for NHS staff. The…
YKK are currently producing essential parts at their factory based in Runcorn, Cheshire to help support the fight against Covid-19. The UK factory is producing critical fastenings for isolation/containment units, medical equipment and PPE (personal protective equipment), mattress protection and ventilator components. The European R&D facility, also based at Runcorn is presently able to produce…
David Fox Co-Head of Retail Agency at Colliers International commented: “From looking at the response in other countries and retail sectors in the UK which have already opened up, the indications are that footfall will increase significantly on the UK’s high streets with the re-opening of all physical retail stores from 15th June onwards. Yet despite…
From BBC News, by By Hugh Pym, Health editor. The availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health and care staff both before and during the Covid-19 pandemic has become one of the most intensely debated issues of the crisis. Doctors, nurses and care staff in many settings warned that supplies were running low and…
UK organisations PCIAW® and Project Plan B have joined forces to swiftly bring an anti-viral, sustainable C-19 snood to market, aimed at protecting essential workers and commuters. Plymouth company Project Plan B produce the face covering entirely in the UK, with a Leicester-based manufacturer. They are members of Milton Keynes based PCIAW® (Professional Clothing Industry Association…
Arco managing director David Evison and the pallets of face masks ready for distribution. By David Laister, business live.co.uk. Advice as sound as the supply chain as Arco has invested heavily to play a leading role. Arco managing director David Evison has told of the incredible pride felt by all in the business as it…
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