COVID-19 Business Support
Information to help support your manufacturing business
In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, we have developed a range of resources and guidance to ensure SME manufacturers feel supported and are prepared to act quickly as the situation unfolds. We are reviewing the latest information daily and updating these pages as information changes.
North Yorkshire Manufacturer answers plea for PPE from Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
Pd-m International Ltd are a Yorkshire based manufacturing business. Specialising in the creation of smart products that people need. Their ethos is to make lives better, their creations range between life-saving medical devices, problem-solving industrial tools, to helpful baby products.
Weaker supply chains are hitting SMEs looking to recover from Covid-19
SME manufacturers, who have been hit hard by Covid-19, are being squeezed between a huge drop in demand and weaker supply chains according to a new report. 64% of the 289 respondents who are engaged with the Manufacturing Growth Programme, said orders had dropped due...
Two South East Manufacturers form partnership to create an innovative hand sanitising solution in response to the COVID-19 crisis
Contracts Engineering Ltd and Furnitubes International Ltd are two SME manufacturers that have developed a partnership to redesign an existing product – a street bollard, into a foot-operated hand sanitiser which features a pump stand and dispenser, The Zenith Foot Pedal Sanitiser Dispenser, in response to the global pandemic.
Cheerleading Uniform Manufacturer voluntarily produces masks and scrubs in response to the Coronavirus crisis
A Basingstoke-based business leader has gone from manufacturing cheerleading outfits to producing PPE to support those on the front line.
Central Birmingham manufacturer supports NHS with visors
Kenton Instore Ltd, Birmingham based point of sale manufacturer with 50 years of experience have evolved their manufacturing to support and protect the NHS by diversifying into producing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The company has invested heavily in printing...
Leeds SME supplying essential solutions to the NHS
Huddersfield manufacturer, Visual Systems Healthcare, a specialist in custom designed visual communication solutions for the NHS and private hospitals across the country, engaged with the Manufacturing Growth Programme to support the production of a new solution. From...
Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)
The government has released a document with the aim to help employers, employees and the self-employed in the UK understand how to work safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping as many people as possible 2 metres apart from those they do not live with. Hoping it...
Bounce Back Loans
Britain’s small businesses will be able to apply for quick and easy-to access loans of up to £50,000 from today – with the cash expected to land within days. From 9am this morning (Monday 4th May 2020), small business owners can apply to accredited lenders by filling...
SME manufacturers need urgent financial support as job losses loom amid Coronavirus crisis
Latest Manufacturing Barometer highlights a need for accelerated Government support as SME businesses go into steep decline. Small to medium-sized (SMEs) manufacturers are calling for greater and faster financial support from the Government as they confront plummeting...
Leeds firms join forces to supply NHS Nightingale hospitals with equipment
Two Yorkshire businesses have been working together to help supply NHS Nightingale hospitals with equipment. Herida Healthcare and Perry Uniform, both based in Leeds, have joined forces to manufacture and supply specialist mattresses and mattress covers to new...
