{"id":6309,"date":"2020-05-01T03:17:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T03:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=6309"},"modified":"2020-05-01T03:17:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T03:17:11","slug":"over-1800-businesses-step-up-to-provide-essential-medical-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/05\/01\/over-1800-businesses-step-up-to-provide-essential-medical-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"OVER 1,800 BUSINESSES STEP UP TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over 1,800 businesses from across the state have answered the government\u2019s call for locals to fill the medical supply chain, helping stabilise stocks of personal protective equipment (PPE) urgently needed in the fight against COVID-19.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian today announced the government had engaged with more than 1,600 businesses so far and ordered critical items including face masks and shields, hand sanitiser, disinfectants, gloves, surgical gowns and paper products through\u00a0the Emergency Supplies portal.
\n“We\u2019ve received an overwhelming response to our call for assistance to meet demand for these key protective products, which prevent the spread of COVID-19,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cI\u2019m proud so many local suppliers and manufacturers have acted quickly to source or produce equipment that protects our emergency and frontline medical workers serving our community in this time of urgent need.\u201d
\nDeputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Industry and Trade John Barilaro said 20 per cent of the businesses listed on the portal are from regional NSW.
\n\u201cWe know businesses in regional NSW are struggling, having dealt with drought, bushfires and now COVID-19,\u201d Mr Barilaro said.
\n\u201cHowever, people in the bush are resilient and resourceful and that\u2019s never been more evident than now as companies re-purpose their product line to provide medical and cleaning products, to help during the COVID-19 crisis.
\n\u201cSmall businesses are the backbone of regional towns, providing employment and services and it\u2019s great to see them reskilling their workforce during the COVID-19 crisis, keeping locals employed and dollars flowing.\u201d
\nMinister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said a team from across Government had been working to contact over 1,800 businesses who had registered on the portal, assessing their capability to meet strict\u00a0Therapeutic Goods Administration standards.
\n\u201cLess than a month ago we faced a global shortage of PPE products, and the Premier and I issued our call for businesses to step up and help meet this urgent challenge,\u201d Mr Ayres said.
\n\u201cToday, thanks in part to their efforts, >we\u2019re confident our requirements can be met in the medium term. We have identified hundreds of new suppliers of these critical products through this process and it has shone a light on the tremendous capability and resourcefulness of NSW companies.\u201d
\n\u201cWe know that local governments, businesses and industry also rely on access to this important equipment for their day-to-day operation.\u201d
\nTo ensure businesses also have access to these critical products, the NSW Government is helping industry connect with these suppliers through the launch of a new, public\u00a0COVID-19 Emergency Supplies Portal.
\n\u201cWe encourage industry to use this Portal to identify\u00a0suppliers that can service industry needs across a range of PPE products through business-to-business transactions,\u201d Mr Ayres said.
\n\u201cOur focus will now also move towards establishing domestic supply chains and supporting local manufacturers capable of reducing our reliance on imports.\u201d
\nLocal governments and industry can access local PPE suppliers by visiting\u00a0buy.nsw.gov.au<\/a>\u00a0and businesses can still register their interest to supply at\u00a0nsw.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over 1,800 businesses from across the state have answered the government\u2019s call for locals to fill the medical supply chain, helping stabilise stocks of personal protective equipment (PPE) urgently needed in the fight against COVID-19. Premier Gladys Berejiklian today announced the government had engaged with more than 1,600 businesses so far and ordered critical items … Continue reading “OVER 1,800 BUSINESSES STEP UP TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6309\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}