east valley
Volume 2 Issue 46 Mesa, AZ
June 21, 2020
Mesa company poised to make 12M masks a week “We all want to get back to business as usual, but taking health and safety precautions ith Arizona municiis going to be part of our new palities given the norm,” he added, stating he power to order peowas “honored to step up to ple to wear face masks in pubprovide safe, reliable and envilic, a Mesa company appears ronmentally conscious protecwell-positioned to reap a boon. tive wear to help people stay US Power AZ PPE says its healthy and feel better about poised to produce more than returning to work, school and 12.5 million disposable surplay.” gical face masks a week for The company said the masks wholesale to a wide range of “will meet the highest quality distributors who can reach and safety standards and will thousands of people. be available in both adult and The company manufactures children’s sizes.” three-ply, recyclable masks POWER PPE says its surgical masks blocks up to 95 percent of viruses and that it can Mesa Mayor John Giles with a 95 percent effectiveness manufacture 12.5 million masks a week. (Special to the Tribune) hailed the company’s mission, against viruses at its new facilmonth. stating, “The health and safety of Mesa ity in the Gateway Technology Commerce “We are a wholesaler selling in large residents is my number one priority, and Center on Ray Road near the Phoenix quantities for everyday use,” she said. for many of us, adapting to our new reality Gateway Airport. “Our intent is to meet the everyday need will require daily PPE. Formed at the onset of the pandemic for nonmedical use – for example, stu“I applaud the consideration Power PPE earlier this year and owned by Bob Yost, dents getting back to school, professionhas taken in designing and manufacturing seven people are in leadership positions als getting back to work, churches starting daily PPE that not only limits the spread in the business and are now preparing to in person worship, restaurants needing of COVID-19 but is also affordable and hire 40 employees, spokeswoman Anna supplies for employees and guests and recyclable,” said Giles, who is expected Marie Maldonado said, adding “our hope hotels needing supplies for employees Monday to order people to wear masks in is to be at 60 with incremental increase in and guests.” public. demand and higher production by the end “We have one very successful yet humThorpe said he foresees the need for of 2020.” ble owner who owns and operates varian “extraordinary number of masks” and The company’s three-year plan includes ous ventures and who relies on an amazsaid kids returning to school will create a the development of “next generation ing leadership team running the day to need for a million a day in Arizona alone. smart healthcare infrastructure to include day of Power PPE,” she added. Kyrene School District became apparsmart testing centers” and personal proCompany president Kevin Thorpe said, ently the first in the state to announce all tective gear,” Maldonado said. “We are proud Arizonans and are eager students and teachers who return to its 25 Maldonado said Power AZ PPE has the to provide an American-made product to campuses will be required to wear masks. capacity to produce 50 million masks a help protect our communities. TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF
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