Our incredible NHS, emergency services and other key workers are stretched to breaking point, and are understandably struggling to get PPE (Person Protective Equipment) to those who need it. We want to help that effort by making and delivering protective face shields to workers as fast as possible.

We have the set of skills and machinery in our professional workshop to produce the protective face shields which are in such short supply to our NHS frontline and other key workers. With no work on at the moment due to lockdown, we will switch to production of these face shields and then donate them to those risking their lives to care for others. We need your help to keep the light on, the machines running and to buy the raw materials…

Progress so far:

😷 12000 x protective face shields made already

🚑 11000 x face shields delivered to NHS trusts for doctors & nurses, care homes and pharmacists

🏆 18000 x face shields goal

👩‍⚕‍ 30 x volunteer designers and makers working a staggered assembly rota

🏭 1 x production assembly line in Greenwich, London

💰 We need you to donate so we can buy more raw materials…

Why is this important now?

Due to a well-documented global shortage of PPE, NHS staff are going to work without the correct protective equipment.

The money raised will be spent on the materials needed to produce each mask. It costs roughly £1.50 to produce each mask and our first run was 5000. We have exceeded our initial target and are raising more money to meet demand.

Who are we?

We are a group of friends and self-employed designers, makers, carpenters, metal workers and artists; together we run Create 180, making props, sets and costume for TV, theatre and much more. Our industry has now completely shut down and we have an empty workshop that we just want to use to help those in need. We all have friends and family working in the NHS and other services who we fear for. Every day, they are risking their lives to keep us all safe. While we can’t be there to help, we can at least use our skills and our workshop to try and keep them safe in return.

How can you help?

1) DONATE to help us buy the materials needed to produce these masks

2) SHARE widely on social media

3) Let us know if you know of any other frontline workers in need of protective face shields

THANK YOU

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PPE is being bought in large quantities by the NHS, but the task of identifying those in need and ensuring they are helped is a huge and difficult undertaking. While the NHS is doing everything it can, the PPE isn’t getting through. Today, I was sent a photo of a dear friend’s mum, a nurse, who is having to wear a paintball mask to work. This shouldn’t be happening and we need your help to try and keep people safe.

It’s not just NHS hospital staff who are at risk: people working in GP surgeries, care homes, pharmacies, prisons, in social care, occupational therapy, and all emergency services are among the many who are in danger of contracting the virus. If you have any suggestions for any essential workers who have been overlooked and are at risk, please get in touch. A huge part of this effort is identifying the people that need these masks, and getting them delivered to them - please get in touch and let us know if you are one of these people.

This mask is NOT medically approved and should be worn in-conjunction with a Class 1, medically approved mask. However it does follow government guidelines to be fog resistant, optically clear and size adjustable.