VIDEO: Cork blinds manufacturer now producing thousands of face-shields

An Irish manufacturer of blinds has converted his factory to produce thousands of face-shields for frontline healthcare workers.
VIDEO: Cork blinds manufacturer now producing thousands of face-shields
Nick Walsh, owner, ACME Blinds, with a finished pack of the face shields as work continued on making them at ACME Blinds in Cork. Picture Denis Minihane.
Thu, 09 Apr, 2020 - 17:00
Eoin English

Additional reporting by Christy Parker

An Irish manufacturer of blinds has converted his factory to produce thousands of face-shields for frontline healthcare workers.

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