Canada Goose Delivers 14,000 Units of Medical Gear to Canadian Hospitals, Reopens Six More Facilities to Ramp up Production of PPE With the Help of 900 Employees
Canada Goose Delivers 14,000 Units of Medical Gear to Canadian Hospitals, Reopens Six More Facilities to Ramp up Production of PPE With the Help of 900 Employees |
[09-April-2020] |
Canada Goose Response Program Update: COVID-19 TORONTO, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. ("Canada Goose" or the "Company") (NYSE:GOOS, TSX:GOOS) announced its plans to ramp up domestic production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers across Canada. Over the next two weeks, the Company will begin to reopen all of its eight Canadian facilities and, at full capacity as many as 900 employees will be working to support the efforts. With new contracts in place, Canada Goose will produce at least 60,000 gowns per week, with plans to deliver up to 1.5 million, at cost. Any unintentional profits, potentially derived from efficiencies, will be donated to national COVID-19 relief funds. This announcement builds on its commitment to manufacture and donate 14,000 units of gowns and scrubs at no charge. Produced in two of its Toronto and Winnipeg facilities, product shipments to hospitals and healthcare facilities across Canada, began this week. "These unprecedented times call for decisive, collective action and now is the time for Canada to invest in Made-in-Canada solutions," said Dani Reiss, President & CEO, Canada Goose. "With one of the largest Canadian apparel manufacturing infrastructures in the country, we are uniquely positioned to re-tool our facilities and refocus our teams to produce a variety of personal protective equipment – and we are prepared to leverage all of our resources to do what's right for our country." Updates to the production of PPE at Canada Goose facilities include: Manufacturing Facilities:
Personal Protective Equipment Production:
The Company continues to work closely with federal, provincial and local health authorities to provide as much gear as possible to those in need. About Canada Goose View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canada-goose-delivers-14-000-units-of-medical-gear-to-canadian-hospitals-reopens-six-more-facilities-to-ramp-up-production-of-ppe-with-the-help-of-900-employees-301038000.html SOURCE Canada Goose | ||
Company Codes: NYSE:GOOS, Toronto:GOOS |
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