Coronavirus (COVID-19): Support for businesses
There are measures in place to help businesses at this difficult time. The LEP can connect you to the support available.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Can your business help to get Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to our health and social care workers on the frontline?
The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership and West Yorkshire Combined Authority are working with our network of partners across Leeds City Region to support businesses get these crucial supplies to health and social care workers.
We are especially interested in supporting businesses in Leeds City Region who can help to strengthen local supply chains.
Can your business:
- Manufacture or supply PPE to the Government technical specifications required?
- Scale up or diversify to support the supply or manufacture of PPE?
- Supply any unused PPE?
The PPE that is most needed includes:
- Gowns
- Surgical face masks
- Respirator masks
- Eye protection
- Hand wash
- Clinical waste bags
- Aprons
- Chlorine tablets
What to do next
Please review the Government’s technical specifications for PPE which include all the technical and regulatory standards needed to supply and manufacture the equipment.
If you are able to support please email PPEsupply@the-lep.com with the following:
- Your company name
- Your contact details
- Products you can supply or manufacture immediately
- Further detail on any scale up or plans to diversify if relevant
A member of the LEP team will get in touch to discuss in more detail.