# NHS Scotland contracts Don & Low and Keela for one million PPE gowns

The Scottish Government announced contracts for the manufacture of around one million non-sterile gowns. Don & Low will supply 2.8 million square metres of base material, which will be made into gowns by Keela and Redwood TTM Ltd, with initial production of 20,000 gowns per week each.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-05-09
- Where: Scotland, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2.8 million square metres of base material; 40,000 gowns per week (over 50% of NHS Scotland's weekly requirement)
- Products: non-sterile PPE gowns
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Don & Low](https://endata.com/companies/28782.md) (supplier)
- [Keela](https://endata.com/companies/47130.md) (supplier)
- [Redwood TTM Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/47131.md) (supplier)
- [Transcal](https://endata.com/companies/47132.md) (supplier)
- [Endura](https://endata.com/companies/47133.md) (supplier)
- [NHS Scotland](https://endata.com/companies/47134.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [thecourier.co.uk](https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/angus-mearns/1316084/tayside-and-fife-firms-start-manufacturing-thousands-of-much-needed-nhs-gowns/), 2020-05-09: "The Scottish Government has announced contracts between NHS Scotland and local companies, aiming to strengthen and expand the supply of vital protective gowns made in the country."

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