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UK-made hand sanitiser has
been added to RDM Meditec's
range of products
UK rm gets behind hand gel supply
RDM Meditec, a division of the RDM
Group in Coventry, has developed its
own hand gel sanitiser that is
produced in the UK and available in
100 ml bottles.
The product is CE marked,
manufactured to BS EN 1500 safety
standards, conforms to all COSHH &
REACH standards and kills 99% of
all bacteria. For customers who
would like their own branding on the
bottles, this option is available for
orders over 10,000 units.
It has also sourced a signi cant
stockholding of face protection,
sanitisation wipes and disposable
nitrile gloves and is now supplying to
medical organisations on the
frontline, car showrooms, retail
outlets and other businesses looking
to return to work.
Miles Garner, sales and
marketing director of RDM Group,
commented: “Our medical division
has a strong international network of
contacts and we wanted to tap into
these to help get enough PPE into
the country for the NHS and medical
staff to start with and then for
companies considering how to get
back to work.
“We now have an extensive stock
of masks, gloves and sanitisation
products and, to support the
restarting of the economy, we have
designed Workplace Safety sticker
sets to help companies
communicate new social distancing
measures and processes to its
employees.”
Re-usable face mask from AP
Medical keeps key workers safe
Household and garden product
maker Keter, through AP Medical,
its medical division, has developed
a re-usable face mask to help
health care and key workers stay
safe.
Designed to be comfortable to
wear over time, it creates a physical
barrier between the mouth and nose
of the wearer and any contaminants
in the immediate environment.
And because it is durable, easy
to clean and can be sterilised, it
reduces waste. Each mask comes
with 10 lters that can be washed
up to 20 times. Further lters are
available, so the mask can be worn
multiple times.
Keter is supporting its local
communities and will be donating
face masks to hospitals, care
facilities and schools across Europe.
Kerry Mur n, Keter’s marketing
director Europe, said: “In these
challenging times, it has never been
more important to support our local
communities and healthcare
professionals. Face masks are now
being made compulsory on
transport in several countries and as
restrictions ease, masks can help to
protect healthcare professionals
and other workers as they undertake
their duties."
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Public support for UK manufacturing grows, reveals survey
The UK public stands rmly behind the manufacturing sector to support
the UK and protect the NHS through coronavirus and into the future.
Almost three in four (74%) of the UK public believe that the
manufacturing sector stepped up to meet the challenge of supporting the
UK as coronavirus took a grip on the nation in March 2020. The same
number of respondents (74%) believe that a strategic long-term plan for
helping UK manufacturing to be more productive and competitive will
help insulate us from future pandemics and go some way to protect UK
GDP, of which manufacturing contributes over 17%. Furthermore, three
quarters (75%) of the UK public believe more strongly in the importance
of UK manufacturing as a result of coronavirus.
The research, conducted among 2,000 adults by Populus for industrial
communications rm Cadence Innovation Marketing, also found that
nearly eight in 10 people (76%) are concerned about cheap imported
goods in the wake of coronavirus.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted global supply chains and
resulted in many UK factories switching production to medical devices
and products in a bid to help the NHS cope. Manufacturing has taken a
central role in the unfolding drama and rarely in recent times has it been
the subject of so much media and public attention.
UK 3D-printed face mask efforts wind down with surplus stock
The National 3D Printing Society’s (N3DPS) UK campaign to 3D-print PPE
has now of cially drawn to a close, with stock left on the shelves.
Companies such as RS Components and Igus joined the effort, along
with thousands of volunteers, schools and businesses across the UK who
have also supported not only this initiative but many others, including 3D
Crowd UK and Makers 4 the NHS. Collectively these groups have helped
to ensure that over 250,000 visors have been produced in just two
months.
3D-printing relieved pressure on UK injection moulding companies,
including Igus, allowing them time to build production to thousands of
visors each day, more ef ciently and sustainably. An increase in product
consistency and quality was also delivered by injection moulding.
Stock levels of traditional PPE are returning, resulting in a signi cant
reduction in the demand for auxiliary PPE prints. This, coupled with a
recent UK government requiring some signi cant changes to the
processes being used by
voluntary organisations, has
led to many initiatives pausing
or ending completely.
With thousands of
assembled visors remaining
within the National 3D Printing
Society’s network that have not
cleared the new guidelines,
these will instead be diverted
to countries outside of the EU
able to use them. RS and Igus
are also working to explore
support for other initiatives in
Africa and Moldova
respectively.
3D-printed RS Components visor
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