Vital PPE items are donated
MORE CALDERDALE businesses have come forward to boost supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in partnership with Calderdale Council.
The Council is coordinating the distribution of PPE to its care workers and providers, including care homes, across Calderdale. In just eight days at the end of April, the Council delivered nearly 46,000 pieces of protective gear, including masks, eye protection, gloves and gowns. Over the last few weeks it has distributed over 1000 litres of hand sanitiser.
Staff who usually work in the Council’s leisure services have taken on this crucial distribuscaping tion role, helping to reduce the spread of the virus.
As well as the Council and the West Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum doing everything they can to ensure enough PPE at all times to all sectors, supply from local businesses is growing.
Marshalls, the hard landmanufacturer based in Elland, is one of the businesses going the extra mile to support the united effort. It has kindly sponsored Thomas Dudley Limited to produce 1000 face shields, which Marshalls has supplied to Calderdale Council for use in social care.
This builds on Marshalls’ previous donation of some of its own PPE to Calderdale Royal Hospital to support the COVID-19 response, as well as its supply of 100 tonnes of flooring materials for the Manchester Nightingale Hospital.
Martyn Coffey, CEO of Marshalls plc, said: “We’re really pleased to be able to support our local key workers and help them to stay safe during this time.”
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