Starting this summer, the recently launched initiative ‘Bescherming voor Helden – Protection for Heroes’ seeks to produce up to 1.5 million FFP2 masks each month, here in Belgium. These masks will be vital in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. Catalisti is supporting the initiative by facilitating interaction with companies and knowledge centres.
FFP2 masks are an essential asset in the fight against COVID-19. They help protect our heroes: from doctors and nurses to police officers, retail staff and other service workers. The technical complexity of producing these high-quality masks, however, puts them out of reach of the many voluntary mask producing initiatives that are currently popping up. This why eight professionals, led by Antoine Schockaert, are founding ‘The Fair Production Company’. Starting in the summer of 2020, this Belgian non-profit organisation aims to produce 1 to 1.5 million FFP2 masks per month under the banner ‘Bescherming voor Helden – Protection for Heroes’.
FFP2 masks are an essential asset in the fight against COVID-19. They help protect our heroes: from doctors and nurses to police officers, retail staff and other service workers. The technical complexity of producing these high-quality masks, however, puts them out of reach of the many voluntary mask producing initiatives that are currently popping up. This why eight professionals, led by Antoine Schockaert, are founding ‘The Fair Production Company’. Starting in the summer of 2020, this Belgian non-profit organisation aims to produce 1 to 1.5 million FFP2 masks per month under the banner ‘Bescherming voor Helden – Protection for Heroes’.
Local production
The ‘Bescherming voor Helden – Protection for Heroes’ initiative strongly believes in the viability of locally producing personal protection equipment (PPE) in Belgium in a sustainable, cost efficient and social way. The initiative has joined forces with a French entrepreneur, Mr. Vianny Brillat, who has over 15 years of experience in producing FFP2 masks, with 5 relevant patents registered in his name.
essenscia and Catalisti
In order to reach its ambitious production goals, ‘Bescherming voor Helden – Protection for Heroes’ receives active support from essenscia, the sector federation of the Belgian chemical and life sciences industries, as well as from Catalisti. Both organisations support the initiative by facilitating interaction with companies and knowledge centres.
Find out more about the initiative: https://beschermingvoorhelden.be/en
The ‘Bescherming voor Helden – Protection for Heroes’ initiative strongly believes in the viability of locally producing personal protection equipment (PPE) in Belgium in a sustainable, cost efficient and social way. The initiative has joined forces with a French entrepreneur, Mr. Vianny Brillat, who has over 15 years of experience in producing FFP2 masks, with 5 relevant patents registered in his name.
essenscia and Catalisti
In order to reach its ambitious production goals, ‘Bescherming voor Helden – Protection for Heroes’ receives active support from essenscia, the sector federation of the Belgian chemical and life sciences industries, as well as from Catalisti. Both organisations support the initiative by facilitating interaction with companies and knowledge centres.
Find out more about the initiative: https://beschermingvoorhelden.be/en