# PFF Group invests £2m and adds 100 jobs for PPE apron production in Washington, UK

PFF Group invested over £2m in custom-built machines from Hanbury-Autogil and hired 100 staff at its Washington, Tyne and Wear site to make disposable polythene aprons under a UK Department of Health and Social Care contract for 360 million aprons. The announcement is dated 5 January 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-01-05
- Where: Washington, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Value: $2.70M (2.00M GBP)
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 360 million disposable polythene aprons contract
- Products: disposable polythene aprons, bespoke apron manufacturing machines, folding machines
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [PFF Group](https://endata.com/companies/7453.md)
- [Department of Health and Social Care](https://endata.com/companies/7311.md) (customer)
- [Hanbury-Autogil](https://endata.com/companies/7454.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [pff.uk.com](https://pff.uk.com/news/2m-investment-in-ppe-production/), 2021-01-05: "PFF has created 100 jobs and invested more than £2m in its custom-built machines and venture to manufacture PPE"

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