A New Westminster manufacturing company is making reusable medical gowns for health-care workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
Arc’teryx said it spent 10 days collaborating with local health authorities and a few key neighbouring manufacturing and design partners to come up with a prototype with a reusable medical gown.
“At the beginning of April, a team of sewers, engineers, sample and pattern makers gathered at Arc’One to get to work on fulfilling Arc’teryx’s first production of 500 units of medical gowns to help tackle the current shortage facing the healthcare workers in the local British Columbia region,” reads a company blog post.
“Employees at Arc’One are adhering to strict health & safety, and distancing protocols, in addition to wearing masks and gloves at production stations. Before the gowns land in their final destination, the products will be professionally washed and sanitized. At this time the gowns are not available for sale, and will be distributed by health authorities.”
The goal is to manufacture 30,000 units right now with a future total of 90,000 medical gowns to be produced between Arc’teryx and its partners Mustang Survival and Boardroom Clothing.”
