Mansfield: West Nottinghamshire College team is making PPE for health workers

A team of eleven creatives have joined forces to provide front line staff with additional PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in the shape of facial protective visors to help prevent the spread of coronavirus – and orders are coming in fast.

The project began with the college’s head of digital, business and professional studies, Trudi Dean, alongside 19-year-old digital apprentice student Stuart Harper, who rallied together to form a team of fellow 3D printer enthusiasts, with the aim of helping those on the front line.

After putting a call out on the Mansfield Nottinghamshire Coronavirus (Covid-19) Mutual Aid Group asking for help from those with access to 3D printer technology, Trudi was overwhelmed with offers of help to produce face visors which are now being rolled out to care homes, funeral directors and staff at Sherwood Forest hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The team consist of Trudi, Stuart, Neil Randle, Ian Taylor, Tim Fisher and Jimmy Sutton, Daniel Clover, Andrew Cullington, Karl Sparham, Paul Mosley and Jack Lowater.

There is now a ‘Go Fund Me’ page where people can donate to help the team here.

Anyone who can donate A4-sized acetate sheets or 10-15mm elastic email Trudi at [email protected]