Company director Tony Grimshaw added: “In situations like this, times of national emergency, everyone has to play their part. We are proud of the way the nation has responded to this challenge and we are pleased to be able to offer our skills and expertise.”


Leading Burnley additive manufacturer FDM Digital Solutions has been using 3D printing technology to create PPE face mask parts. And another business in the town, Lancashire Textiles, has also turned its hand to PPE production.


And it doesn’t end there. Lancaster-based Hotfoot Design’s senior developer Niall Robertson has been busy using his 3D printing equipment at home to make protective face visors for frontline NHS staff.


A batch has already been delivered to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and to district nurses in the city, with more to follow.


Preston-based upholsterers and sofa cover maker Plumbs donated 600 metres of fabric to make PPE. It was given to a local community initiative which is using sewers


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Technology director Dave Short said: “We’ve all been moved by the personal bravery of those working in the NHS who face the virus close up every day, so we wanted to help in any way we could.


“Our employees heard about the need for face shields, so we looked for the quickest way to get effective products to users.


“At the same time as talking to suppliers, colleagues from our technology team and our Air sector joined forces to design and manufacture our first 3D printed face shield in less than 24 hours.


“We kept in constant dialogue with our NHS contacts to ensure this met their requirements and had the first shields with them in less than two days.”


Its Samlesbury operation has so far supplied 4,500 pieces of PPE to Royal Preston Hospital, 5,000 to Blackpool Victoria and 500 to the Royal Blackburn. On top of


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REFLECT, PLAN AND PREPARE


It’s a testing time for us all right now. Almost every country across the globe has been affected and we’re living in a world governed by uncertainty. The effects of the coronavirus have been challenging already – and we still don’t know when it’ll be over.


So, as a business, where do your efforts go now it’s time to change the plan? Are you going to carry on at the same rate? Will you stop everything until it’s all blown over? Or, will you use this ‘down time’ be proactive and reflect, plan and prepare for when normality returns?


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Look back at your business’ marketing and take stock. Solve any problems with your marketing that you’ve needed to address. Delve into the notion of implementing new processes, systems and methods for making your marketing more efficient. It’s rare that we’re afforded time to reflect, so now presents an opportunity for you to do this.


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based at home to produce essential items such as scrubs, scrub bags, headbands and ear savers.


The fabric was cut on their machines to return to the group for sewing. A small team of staff volunteered to come into Plumbs’ factory to help operate the machines, with the appropriate health and safety measures in place.


Members of the Plumbs production team were also inspired to help, and many have dusted off their sewing machines at home to take on batches of the essential goods which will go to hospitals and medical facilities in the area.


As well as supporting the national ventilator effort, British Aerospace, which has operations in Samlesbury and Warton, is aiming to deliver more than 145,000 face shields to the frontline in the coming weeks.


All its industrial-scale 3D printers are now producing the PPE equipment, with supplies being delivered every day, directly to frontline medical staff around the UK. It is also sourcing tens of thousands of additional face shields through its supply chain.


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that 1,200 have gone to the North West Ambulance Service in Preston. Worden Medical Centre in Leyland and Harbour Hospital, Blackpool, are among other health facilities and services in the county to receive deliveries.


The speed of reaction across the county has been impressive. Blackburn-based Community Clothing has been using its facilities to produce 2,500 pairs of scrubs for the NHS, setting up the operation in just three days.


Company founder Patrick Grant said: “I am incredibly proud of all the staff involved in what has been a monumental effort: Three days for a process that would normally take about three months, and all achieved under incredibly strict new working practices, at a great time of personal anxiety to many.


“This crisis is terrible, but if any good comes of it perhaps it might be that it brings home to us, in a way that perhaps nothing else could have, that people who know how to make things are of vital importance, that they deserve our absolute respect, and they deserve to be valued.”


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Put steps in place now for when things do pick up again. Plan your marketing and communications strategy for now and for the coming months. Think about what you want to tell your customers and who the prospects you’d like to reach are.


Prepare


Prepare to hit the ground running when we’re back to normality. Start to put your plan in to place now, ready to action it after lockdown ends. Then be mindful of another outbreak, this time, one of hungry businesses out to recuperate the losses they’ve suffered. Make sure you’re one of the ones up front with good preparation.


If you’d like to talk to us about your marketing strategy and forward planning, our team members are working at home, so please get in touch.


For more information please visit www.stonecreate.com


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