In response to government calls for businesses to support the production and supply of ventilators, medical provisions and equipment, a family-owned manufacturer and supplier of o-rings and seals has rapidly ramped up production of its essential components in order to join the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19).
Sick crooks are using the coronavirus crisis to target people online, playing on their health fears, a cyber-security company based in Poole has warned.
Popular tourist attraction Monkey World has been forced to lay off 35 staff, but The Watercress Company has announced it is planning to recruit up to 25 of these workers to help during the UK watercress season.
Following an appeal for more personal protection equipment (PPE), over one hundred local businesses have come forward to help meet the Council’s front-line service demands.
Public Health Dorset is joining health professionals in calling on smokers to #QuitforCovid, and offering free stop-smoking support through LiveWell Dorset, as new evidence comes to light which suggests that smokers are at greater risk from COVID-19.
Persimmon Homes, which has given monthly donations to community groups for the past five years, has announced that the scheme is to solely help the over 70s for the foreseeable future.
As the 3D printing community steps up to support the fight against COVID-19, BOFA International is meeting growing demand from the sector for its specialist fume and dust extraction technology.
Think Inks, a UK printer consumables recycling organisation, is donating up to £5 to the NHS Charities Together COVID-19 Urgent Appeal for every used ink cartridge they receive for recycling.
Cultural, sporting and community organisations can now apply for money from Dorset Council’s Leisure Development Fund.
Local fresh handmade cosmetics company LUSH has donated soap and hand cream to Dorset NHS staff working on the frontline to tackle COVID-19 (coronavirus).
