Leamington company to donate more than 1,000 face shields to protect workers during Covid-19 outbreak

Employees at Tecman Advanced Material Engineers, in Berrington Road, developed a disposable face shield (pictured).

The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented demand for personal protection equipment(PPE) that supply chains are struggling to meet.

This demand has created a global shortage of equipment.

Around the UK, campaigns such as #PPE4NHS are driving donations of equipment from businesses.

With a promise to donate over 1,000 CE‐certified visors a week to the campaign, Tecman’s response will help to protect thousands of vulnerable workers.

The new lightweight, disposable face shield has been developed to provide maximum protection and long‐term comfort.

Having been through rigorous testing, the visors will be available from mid‐April, and manufactured under the brand Tecman Advanced Healthcare Products.

The project has been led by Kevin Porter, Tecman’s Technical Director: “This is a time for businesses to pull together to protect our healthcare workers and help to slow the spread of infection,” says Kevin.

“We are focused on producing an effective product with uncompromised safety.

"Our protective face shields are manufactured to CE standards and we’re proud to be supporting people in this time of need.”

For more information about Tecman’s advanced healthcare products, call 01926 337 466 or email

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