Langar firm Interflex offers care homes the chance to win a share of £5,000 of PPE

A total of £5,000 worth of PPE is being offered as a prize for care homes in the East Midlands.

Homes in the region are being invited to enter the competition which will see the PPE shared across ten winning care homes.

Run by Langar manufacturer Interflex Ltd and its sister company Pinnacle PPE, care home managers are being asked to nominate members of staff who have gone above and beyond during the pandemic. The company supply PPE to a range of organisations and businesses across the UK.

The competition is running throughout November and to keep it local, only homes in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland will be eligible to enter.

There will be a total of nine runners up who will receive an individual prize of £50 worth of Buy a Gift vouchers for a range of experiences from afternoon tea to a supercar driving experience. There will also be an overall winner who will receive a £100 voucher.

The total PPE prize fund includes 10,000 type 2 face masks, 1,000 face visors and 5,000 aprons which will be awarded to the ten care homes where the Covid care home heroes work. That means each home will receive a prize worth £500 including 1,000 disposable face masks, 100 visors and 500 disposable aprons.

Jim Griffin, MD at Interflex said: “Like many members of the public, I have watched in admiration and gratitude as care home staff across the country have carried on in very difficult and demanding conditions during the pandemic. Just like the NHS, these people have been risking their own health to care for others, yet many in the sector feel that their hard work hasn’t always been acknowledged by the authorities. We would like to help remedy that and to say thank you.”

The three-ply surgical style face masks, types 2 and 2R manufactured on site all conform to European standards and offer 98% bacterial filtration with a 40-hour wear time. The face visors are made from PET plastic with an adjustable headband and foam pad.

The closing date for entries is Monday, November 30, with the PPE distributed before Christmas. Entries are submitted via the company’s website at www.pinnacleppe.co.uk/ppe-giveaway/

Interflex is an automotive parts manufacturer but has diversified during the pandemic, setting up Pinnacle PPE to manufacture face masks and other items of PPE at its factory. The company has recently invested in new equipment which enables them to produce half a million face masks every week as well as a new packaging machine and upgraded production area to ensure a clean and safe manufacturing environment.

The company currently employs 45 staff, all of whom are back from furlough.