Firms urged to join 'manufacturing army' and follow Nissan's lead in making PPE
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The call from trade union Unite follows Nissan’s efforts in repurposing its facilities to produce hundreds of thousands of pieces of much needed personal protective equipment.
The car manufacturer was one of the first firms to answer Unite’s call to produce PPE for use in the fight against coronavirus, and now delivers up to 100,000 face visors and 18,000 aprons per week to the NHS from its Sunderland plant.
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Hide AdUnite assistant general secretary, Steve Turner, said hundreds of other manufacturers had proudly signed up to produce PPE, but urged more companies with both capacity and capabilities to get involved to address continued shortages to front line workers and the fact that coronavirus ‘will remain a threat for many months to come’.
Mr Turner said: “Nissan was one of the first major companies to answer the call made by Unite and our sister unions to create a manufacturing army to end shortages of masks, aprons and other life-saving equipment.
“The company's efforts in repurposing parts of their manufacturing capabilities have been matched by our members' determination to produce vital PPE for frontline workers battling this terrible virus.
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Hide Ad“Key to the success in getting PPE rolled out on such a large scale has been the resourcefulness and creativity of Nissan’s world class workforce, Unite members, who have volunteered their time and skills to get this essential project off the ground.
“Hundreds of manufacturers are going the extra mile to serve our country in its time of need.
“But more needs to be done. PPE is still in short supply and Covid-19 will remain a threat for many months to come.
“To those firms who are yet to get involved, if you have the capacity and capability - and can keep your workers safe, we urge you to get involved.”