# Dräger opens new PPE factory in Gateshead, UK

Draeger Safety UK Ltd, part of The Dräger Group, has officially opened a new production facility at Follingsby Park, Gateshead, to produce FFP3 face masks under a government contract. The multi-million pound site is Dräger's second in the North East.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-02-03
- Where: Gateshead, United Kingdom
- Starts operating: 3 Feb 2021
- Status: completed
- Products: FFP3 face masks
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Dräger](https://endata.com/companies/13807.md)
- [Draeger Safety UK Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/53020.md)

## Sources

- [healthinnovationnenc.org.uk](https://healthinnovationnenc.org.uk/drager-opens-new-multi-million-pound-uk-ppe-factory-in-the-north-east/), 2021-02-03: "The new site, which will produce FFP3 face masks to fulfil a Government contract to supply UK manufactured PPE for front-line workers, is Dräger’s second site in the region."

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