Building materials supplier CEMEX is now able to produce hand sanitisers at its National Technical Centre in Southam, Warwickshire, that it says can help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The company adds that this means enough hand sanitisers are available for all its sites across the UK, and also provides opportunities to support the local community.
So far, the team has been able to deliver to more than 60 CEMEX locations nationwide. It has also donated twenty 100ml bottles to Warwickshire-based charity Myton Hospice for use by its doctors, nurses and physio staff who are working on the in-patient unit and out in the community.
The company says that creating the hand sanitiser, made to World Health Organisation specifications, was the first task of its newly formed LabExperts operation.
Mike Higgins, CEMEX national technical manager for quality & product development and head of LabExperts, commented: “We are perfectly set-up for creating a central supply of hand sanitiser that can help both our employees and those in the local community. While the chemistry to manufacture this important product is not complex, you do need a controlled laboratory environment with the right equipment and the ability to test every batch.
“We have a good supply of raw materials in place and are confident we will be able to manufacture as much hand sanitiser as the business needs while also making the most of opportunities to support the local community.”
He added that the sanitisers have now been supplied to over 60 of CEMEX’s Readymix, Aggregates and Asphalt plants and Paving Solutions, Logistics, DSM and Cement operations in the UK.
