Last week Bloc Blinds re-purposed its production line to produce 22,000 face shields per day and with Huhtamaki now on board using its high speed packaging lines, an additional 400,000 pieces of equipment will be manufactured daily.
Ciaran Doherty, General Manager Huhtamaki Foodservice UK, explains: “Huhtamaki has partnered with Bloc Blinds, working at incredible speed to scale up manufacturing of their FaceShields in a bid to support frontline workers in acute care settings.
“We have reorganised our factory to produce 4 million face shields per week and are continuing to invest rapidly to increase this output. With PPE so critical in winning the fight against Covid-19, our agile and innovative use of high-speed packaging lines will massively increase the volume of Bloc FaceShields produced per day.
“We are fully committed to delivering this high-volume order as quickly as possible.”
Bloc Blinds Managing Director Cormac Diamond said: "We started off trying to lend our support in some small way. This partnership with Huhtamaki can help us take it to the next level and ramp up production of Bloc FaceShields, providing this vital PPE to more people.
“We are determined to help as many frontline workers as possible - and this new venture with Huhtamaki will not only help make this a reality but ensure a robust supply chain is in place.”