GPs have hit out after receiving PPE aprons made out of repurposed polythene bags. Practices in the Highlands, Fife and the Borders are among those sent batches of white aprons in relabelled boxes, ...

Two Cork cousins have developed a compostable PPE apron to reduce plastic usage in the healthcare industry. Dr Mary O'Riordan and Lisa O’Riordan developed their 'guilt-free' HaPPE Earth apron in ...

Doctors, nurses and care staff can now fight coronavirus with a fresh supply of British-made protective equipment thanks to Mail Force. The charity yesterday began the first deliveries of the new ...

A mountain of thousands of unused PPE kits have been dumped near a nature reserve - with councillors baffled how they were fly-tipped without anyone noticing. Shocking pictures show hoards of what are ...

An entrepreneur's moment of inspiration has seen his packaging distribution firm go from a standing start to producing 1.6 million vital PPE aprons a week for healthcare and key workers. Sean ...

Limerick-based businessman Sean O’Carroll is using a machine normally used to cut corrugated paper to make heavy-duty polythene aprons for medics. Sean O’Carroll with one of his PPE aprons (IPS ...

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The apron also reduces the carbon footprint of a standard apron by more than 75% through the use of local transport and manufacturing. Lisa O’Riordan, Co-founder HaPPE Earth, Johnny Brackett HCA, ...