UMW Toyota makes, donates PPE to Covid frontliners

UMW Toyota makes, donates PPE to Covid frontliners

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) is doing its part as good corporate citizen in these trying coronavirus times by offering its design and manufacturing capabilities.

The company is designing and producing much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for Malaysia’s medical frontliners. PPEs have to be disposed after use and hospitals require a constant supply of the kits for doctors and nurses to protect themselves while attending to patients.

“This is the time when we want to demonstrate good corporate citizenship by assisting in whatever way we can to help our frontliners in their vital duties. We have the facilities that can make the PPE so we can support the health ministry replenish its stocks more quickly, at no cost,” said UMWT president Ravindran K.

Toyota Boshoku UMW (TBU), which produces seat sets, door trims, headlining and package trays for locally assembled Toyota models, is well equipped to design and produce the PPEs.

TBU’s facilities include automatic layout cutting machines and industrial sewing machines, with 75 workers who are skilled at sewing seat covers. Templates were made from sample units of boot covers, tudung and gowns, and uploaded to the automatic layout cutting machine. The final design was approved by the health ministry. TBU expects to produce up to 1,500 pieces daily and has delivered 10,000 pieces in the first batch to the government.

“Toyota Motor Corporation has been actively supporting the efforts in many countries to overcome this global pandemic. The support varies according to needs and in Malaysia, we understand that PPE is vital for the frontliners so together with Toyota Boshoku Corporation, we are focusing on assisting in all the ways that we can,” said Akio Takeyama, UMWT’s deputy chairman.

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Comments

  • M & B on Apr 24, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    Well done toyota for caring us

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    • Norlia on Apr 24, 2020 at 2:23 pm

      Health minister hair barely grew… control hensem sejak 18mac Pkp. Minum air suam ni..

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      • YB Albert on Apr 24, 2020 at 4:52 pm

        500 countries plus warm water minister…dont play play…Someone who passed away recently did a voice over in a commercial donkey moons ago…”GAYA,MUTU ,KEUNGGULAN” ,REMEMBER? It was a DUNHILL ADVERT.

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      • Vader on Apr 24, 2020 at 5:37 pm

        PH taught us we should elect photogenic ministers, regardless whether can do work or not.

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  • Rakyat Malaysia on Apr 24, 2020 at 1:51 pm

    Syabas UMW Toyota! Di zaman daif asnaf kite.

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  • Semi-Value (Member) on Apr 24, 2020 at 1:51 pm

    urgh this guy, next he gonna say he single handedly made all these corps donate

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    • Masak Apa Tak Jadi Hari Ni on Apr 24, 2020 at 3:03 pm

      strongly agree deii, this guy & gang Kaki sembang

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      • Since when they still do like this. They will not do like that la

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  • AlmightySoapBar on Apr 24, 2020 at 3:49 pm

    Hahahaha… Air Suam ba*****. No hope Malaysia.

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    • We Are Malaysians on Apr 24, 2020 at 4:21 pm

      Aiyooo…..respect la! Be patriotic. At least they do some better job that care for us about health like p1 during pkp

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      • Semi-Value (Member) on Apr 24, 2020 at 6:47 pm

        criticising someone for messing up and doing his work badly is more patriotic than the one who defends the idiot

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        • Fake News on Apr 27, 2020 at 1:58 pm

          Since when did he messed up? It wasn’t during his tenure that allowed COVID to come in. You wanna blame someone, go after his immediate predecessor.

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      • Dr. Strange on Apr 24, 2020 at 11:13 pm

        The best Health Minister ever , in history !

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  • David on Apr 24, 2020 at 4:24 pm

    That’s why:

    StayStrong, StayHealthy

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  • vivizurianti on Apr 24, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    After the handover ceremony and mandatory photo session, did Mr Minister serve air teh suam to UMW representative and guests?

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  • Thumbs up to UMW Toyota

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  • Lim guano eng on Apr 27, 2020 at 12:37 am

    Mr Air suam made a massive poster for himself there … just to make sure u know its HIM with his small involvement

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