Workers at a plastic bottle making factory in Halesworth have come to the aid of care homes in the area by providing them with free hand sanitisers.
Spectra Packaging – which employs more than 100 workers – says its employees have been working around the clock to meet an unprecedented demand for hand sanitiser products amid the coronavirus crisis.
The company decided it wanted to help local care homes in their time of need, so staff – including company directors – have been hand-delivering dozens of free boxes of filled bottles of antibacterial hand sanitisers to care homes in their area to help frontline staff stay safe.
These include residential homes in Bungay, Ditchingham, Broome, Harleston, Kessingland, Reydon and Carlton Colville.
Another local firm, Halesworth-based Herrco Cosmetics, has also played a huge part in the venture by filling the bottles. Herrco has also been busy supporting the local community during the crisis.
Spectra put in place a raft of strict safety and distancing procedures to ensure it could carry on manufacturing during lockdown.
The business makes products for a variety of sectors including medical, hygiene and veterinary.
Managing director Joe Maynard said those working in the NHS rightly deserve all the plaudits, but there were also many other “unsung heroes” ensuring that the UK continues to function.