Bagster makes masks to fight coronavirus

Faced with the scandalous, incomprehensible, unforgivable shortage of masks in France, Bagster has decided to act! The motorcycle supplier based in La Ferte-Mace (Orne) launches the production of 2,000 fabric masks, washable, for the attention of people fighting on the front line against Covid-19. Explanations.

Down with masks: between insufficient – or non-existent – stocks and emergency orders diverted by better suppliers, the disastrous management of protective masks in France leads many people to expose themselves to the coronavirus to exercise their profession or to help their fellow citizens free of charge…

We are of course thinking of health professionals, on the front line, but also of cashiers and other employees of mass distribution, home helpers, truck drivers, delivery men, law enforcement, volunteers from multiple associations, etc. who all deserve to be supported. Those of La Ferte-Mace (Orne) are: by the motorcycle supplier Bagster !

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The brand, which belongs to the Trophy group (Shark, Bering, Segura, etc.), is itself impacted by Covid-19: "like all companies, we cannot deliver because we are in partial activity. However, a small team comes a few hours a week to process what can be ", tells MNC the director of the Normandy factory, Emmanuel Kratz.

Established since 1984 in the Beauregard area (on the Argentan road … and Perros-Guirec for some), the specialist in saddles, luggage and motorcycle protection has therefore decided to produce masks using .

• Protective cloth mask :

"The Bagster management, out of solidarity, is at the origin of this initiative", specifies our interlocutor. The factory, which is currently running on a sub-regime, is exceptionally "diversifying" and will produce 2000 masks, a number mainly limited by the lack of raw material..

Bagster participates in the war effort

The big advantage of these masks? They are washable, therefore reusable! Provided of course that you follow a few instructions: washing at 30 ° C with a conventional detergent, then ironing recommended to remove any viruses. Including the terrible Covid-19.

"We thank the staff of the company who mobilized for the manufacture of these masks," said to our colleagues from Ouest France Jacques Dalmont, the mayor of La Ferte-Mace, who will distribute them from the middle of next week. to its exposed citizens.

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