While its business plan involved the manufacture of uniforms, the company decided to venture into PPE production as its contribution to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
With an initial loan of P30 million approved under the SME-PPE loan facility, Unisol was able to retrofit its production operations to make washable face masks and reusable protective suits, according to a DTI-7 press release. “We wanted to make sure we can deliver the bulk orders expected of us and sustain our niche market,” Quilantang explained. UNISOL was about to hold a grand company launch in early 2020 when the outbreak occurred in China.
The company started making washable facemasks mid-March and reusable protective suits in early April this year, he added. Currently, UNISOL manufactures around 50,000 pieces of washable facemasks daily and as of April 29, it has reached the 1-million mark for its face mask production. It also produces 60,000 pieces of reusable PPE overalls each month.
“With DTI’s encouragement and guidance, our LGUs unwavering support, and help from DOST, we are able to achieve the ideal factory set-up that allowed us to produce thousands of washable masks and suits using the best alternative fabric there is locally,” according to the UNISOL FB statement.