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    COVID-19: UK marine companies switch to PPE production

    May 14, 2020 3 minutes

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    UK marine companies have come to the aid of medical staff and key workers by switching production to manufacture Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus lockdown.

    Sail makers, marine engineering firms, boatbuilders and Britain’s America’s Cup team, INEOS Team UK, have all been helping to ease the shortage of PPE, thanks to their 3D printers and industrial sewing machines.

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