Edmonton company helps to supply PPE to the world through COVID-19

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An Edmonton-based company supplies PPE to Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.

“Lots of science graduates from the University of Alberta,” Welsh said of the locally-based workforce.“Having the head office of a multi-national enterprise is incredibly valuable.”

For those tasked with economic development, work is underway to capitalize on the business behind PPE and health in general.“One of the strategic advantages that we have is actually our northern location,” Lynette Tremblay, the vice president of strategy and innovation at“We are incredibly well positioned to be able to move products from Asia to North America and back again.”

Pri-Med employees in Edmonton, Alta. producing personal protective equipment — PPE — being used during the COVID-19 pandemic.The idea is to cluster similar businesses — such as pharmaceutical manufacturing — to help grow the city’s economy. But Tremblay adds work has to be done to make “sure that we pave the way from a regulatory standpoint and making sure there are no barriers in place because companies are looking to diversify their suppliers and their bases.”Story continues below advertisement

Still, it’s busy as the privately-run company works to keep up with demand and grow to serve new markets.© 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

 

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