Babcock to make 10,000 ventilators for the NHS

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Engineering services giant Babcock International Group is spearheading an effort to produce 10,000 ventilators for the NHS in response to the UK government’s request for help during the Covid-19 crisis.

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As well as working on a brand-new prototype, a team of Babcock engineers and specialists have set up a supply chain solution from scratch and enlisted a number of UK manufacturers to help with the assembly and production.

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Babcock is also partnering with a leading medical equipment company - which it is not currently naming - in the production of the so-called Zephyr Plus ventilators, which will use tried and tested medical components.

In a statement, Jon Hall, Managing Director of Technology for Babcock, said: “The team is working flat out to get the first of the Zephyr Plus ventilators off the production lines as a matter of urgency. We are designing, testing and manufacturing a brand new product but we are also designing and managing the entire supply chain to support its delivery from scratch.

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