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Many marine fabricators
have pivoted to making personal
protective equipment (PPE). These
photos show some of the PPE
products made by Jeff Newkirk,
MFC, Precision Custom Canvas Inc.
Marine industry copes
with coronavirus
long with disinfecting, employee
A
motivated by a desire to help and to keep
social distancing and observing
its employees working at a time when
shelter-in-place orders, many marine
many of its regular boating customers
companies are responding to the
have been canceling or putting off orders
coronavirus pandemic by shifting
because of the pandemic.
production from boat covers to face
masks and shields.
Mike Peterson, president of SugarHouse
The same is true for Jeff Newkirk, MFC,
owner of Precision Custom Canvas Inc.,
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Newkirk
Industries, Salt Lake City, Utah, said in an
pivoted his marine shop to produce non-
article in The Salt Lake Tribune that his
medical-grade face masks, face shields
company retrofitted its factory floor in mid-
and barrier curtains aimed at secondary
March so its 50 employees could start
markets such as pharmacies, grocery
mass producing face shields.
stores and nursing homes.
"We're trying to use what we know-our
Newkirk says that like many in the ma-
processes and our materials-to make a
rine industry, he jumped on this opportunity
product that is in high demand right now."
to help his community, to keep his employ-
The shields are being made from
marine-grade clear vinyl, black upholstery
ees working and to keep his shop afloat.
"Let's face it, the economy has tanked
foam, elastic and snaps. The company is
and we work on people's toys. The phone
also making reusable face masks using
is not ringing for new jobs. We see a lean
waterproof canvas lined with flannel to be
summer going into fall. I see this opportu-
used as a protective cover over the N95
nity to make PPE as a community service
masks health-care workers use.
and also as an opportunity to produce
The face shields are being sold for
income. We're being ethical by charging
about $4 each to cover supplies and
a fair margin and it will enable us to
labor. Peterson says the company was
weather the upcoming economic storm."
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