To facilitate this, a mask production facility will be set up in Blyth, Northumberland. Dräger has had a development and production site for respiratory protection technology for firefighters and industry in the area for over 50 years. This is in addition to the existing production network in Sweden and South Africa and recently announced new production sites in France and the US. The investment in the expansion of production capacities across all five factories will require a mid-double-digit million euro amount in the 2020 financial year.
Rainer Klug, Chief Officer of Safety Division at Dräger, says: "We are very pleased about the major order from the British government. It gives us the opportunity to expand our international production network for FFP masks. With this additional production unit, Dräger will increase volumes quickly and flexibly. Our international production network enables us to react very quickly and specifically to national or local requirements on the one hand, and to cover international requirements in a closely networked and flexible manner on the other. Dräger thus operates a highly responsive manufacturing system for certified FFP respiratory protection masks, with a product design originating from our own development in Germany".
