Jimmy Joyce,
far right, delivered a new batch of face shields to Jones Memorial Hospital. On
hand to meet Jimmy and thank him and the whole CSPNY team were, left, OB Nurse
Kylee Kowalewski, OR Nurse Rachel Hersee, Materials Management Director Mark
Brophy, OR Nurse Kathy Bowers, and Jackie Adrian, director of maternal
services.
WELLSVILLE, NY (April 17, 2020) – Andover-based Certified
Safety Products of New York, Inc., has retooled the company’s sign-making
production and is now manufacturing face shields for Jones Memorial Hospital.
After discussing how the company could support the local
community and Jones Memorial during the COVID-19 pandemic with CSPNY owner
Christine Joyce, Jimmy Joyce reached out to Jones CEO Eva Benedict to see what
the hospital needed and how CSPNY could help. Jimmy Joyce is the company’s
sales manager.
“When Eva asked if we had the ability to manufacture face
shields, we knew exactly how we could help support the hospital,” said Mr.
Joyce, giving a much of the credit for production to Tony Cook, who runs daily
operations and has been in charge of assembly.
“The process of producing face shields uses many of the same
tools used in making signs, so the transition was fairly simple,” Jimmy said.
Mr. Joyce spent several hours on-line, looking at various images and noting the
details of each component, comparing what he found with the sample shield
provided by Jones. “I reached out to my suppliers in the sign industry to see
what clear plastic options would work, ordered several samples, and found the
one that worked best.” The most difficult part was finding the other parts of a
face shield – the elastic for the head bands, plastic clips to connect the
elastic to the plastic, and foam forehead strips. “Many of the usual sources
are out of these because of the demand,” he added.
The small first-run of 30 face shields has been delivered to
Jones. “I wanted to make sure everyone is happy with them before we went into
full production,” Jimmy said. The facility expects to produce a minimum of 30
to 50 face shields a day, depending on the workload and the crew on hand. “With
this epidemic, both items change daily so it’s hard to get a specific number,”
he added.
“Jones Memorial is very appreciative of everyone at
Certified Safety Products of New York for stepping up and making face shields
for our caregivers,” said Mrs. Benedict. “Maintaining the supplies needed to
keep our front-line staff safe while they care for our patients is a top
concern. Being able to purchase these supplies from a local manufacture is
truly a win-win situation and a wonderful example of the commitment the Joyce
family has to this community.”
CSPNY is a local family owned and operated business with 30
employees including Christine Joyce, owner, Jimmy Joyce, sales director; Mike
McCormick, construction foreman/estimator; Maria McCormick, Human
Resources/Estimator.
