A Collingwood company has created the first recyclable face mask and is reportedly hiring almost 100 more employees before the end of the year.
Trebor RX says the Pro Plus is the only PPE mask to provide 300+ hours of usage at a fraction of the cost of options currently available.
The company is a new venture co-founded by Canadian trailblazer George Irwin of Irwin Toy (and his wife Brenda), who says he is proud to launch the PRO+ Dual Respirator masks.
With its long-life usage, it can effectively replace hundreds of disposable masks resulting in significant financial savings and impact to budget constraints, as well as substantially eliminating medical waste sent to landfills.
Environmentally responsible, the respirator body is 95 percent recyclable, fully washable and sterilizable with sanitizer, autoclave, steam, or UV light. Designed to be used across various sectors, including healthcare, dental, mining, construction, and military, the PRO+ is translucent, breathable, and moulded for a perfect seal.
Production of PRO+ begins this month in Collingwood to fulfill the immediate demand for the product.
Expansion to a larger facility is scheduled for a late 2020 opening, with a forecasted domestic production capacity of over half a million masks per week and that means more workers are needed.
“At the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, the President of Trebor Rx, Brenda Elliott, and I fell ill with the novel coronavirus. Although our symptoms were mild, we were able to see first hand the terrible prognosis of this disease and decided to allocate time and resources to respond to the urgent need for sufficient quantities of PPE and help prevent the spread of infection in our communities,” said George Irwin Chairman Chief Executive Officer of Irwin Toy and Trebor Rx.
With more than 10+ million units of 3-ply disposable masks delivered to government agencies and healthcare institutions since March, Trebor Rx is ratifying its commitment to provide healthcare, front line and essential workers with quality masks and face shields at reasonable prices during the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond.
For more information about the PRO+ Dual Respirator mask and how to procure it, please click here.
For the official announcement, please click here.
We are excited to announce we have begun production of the PRO+ Dual Respirator masks, a break-through innovation in #PPE technology that provides 300+ hours of use and boasts a 98 percent efficiency protecting against #COVID19. #healthcare #safetyhttps://t.co/8CJU1K6acm
— TreborRX (@TreborRx) October 26, 2020