Medicom Announces New USA Mask Manufacturing Plant
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MONTREAL, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
The Medicom Group ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading manufacturers of
surgical and respiratory masks, today announced the expansion of its U.S. mask
manufacturing operations. The company will be adding a second factory with
triple the square footage of its existing United Medical Enterprise facility in
Augusta, Georgia.
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The new production facility, also located in the Augusta region, will
accommodate new state-of-the-art surgical and N95-type mask production
equipment with updated technology. Several new machines are already on site and
more are due to arrive in the coming weeks. The additional manufacturing
capacity will allow Medicom to increase supply of medical-grade masks and
N95-type respirators for the U.S. market during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak
and help ensure that the U.S. is well-equipped to meet future needs.
"Medicom has been a trusted name in personal protective equipment for over 32
years," said Guillaume Laverdure, Medicom President and Global Chief Operating
Officer. "Diversified supply has been a long-term strategy for Medicom and we
are happy to announce that we will be quadrupling our production output in the
U.S. to supply products that will help protect healthcare professionals for
years to come. We chose to remain in Augusta, Georgia, as we have many
long-term employees who have years of mask manufacturing expertise, which will
ensure a seamless expansion."
In addition to the new U.S. site announced today, over the last several months,
Medicom has added factories in Singapore (
), the U.K (
). and Canada (
), as well as a second factory in France (
), in addition to adding capacity at established factories in France, China and
Taiwan.
With over three decades of scientific infection control expertise, an extensive
global network of raw material suppliers and manufacturing operations
strategically distributed across three continents, Medicom has become a highly
sought-after partner by governments and healthcare institutions worldwide
seeking to ensure reliable, high-quality local production of face masks,
medical gowns and other protective apparel, now and in the future.
About the Medicom Group
The Medicom Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors
of high-quality, single-use, preventive and infection control products for the
medical, dental, industrial, animal health, laboratory, retail and health and
wellness markets. Medicom distributes infection control products under the
Medicom, Ritmed, Ocean Pacific, Hedy, Kolmi and Hopen brands. Medicom operates
under the Kolmi-Hopen company in Angers, France, Medicom Asia in Hong Kong, KHM
Engineering in Singapore and Medicom HealthPro in the U.K.
Medicom has extensive experience in responding to the demand for personal
protective equipment in the event of a pandemic. Medicom was founded in 1988 in
response to the urgent need for medical gloves for healthcare professionals
during the global HIV crisis. Since then, the company has been a reliable
supplier of infection control solutions during multiple epidemics, including
avian flu, SARS, H1N1 and Ebola.
For more information about Medicom and their comprehensive portfolio of
infection control solutions, including an extensive range of medical face
masks, please visit https://Medicom.com, follow us on Twitter (
) @MedicomNA or visit pages on Facebook (
) or LinkedIn. ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-r--medicom-inc-/ )
Media Contact, Gayle Padvaiskas, Vice President, Marketing, AMD Medicom Inc.,
gpadvaiskas@medicom.ca
SOURCE: AMD Medicom Inc.
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