In a period of 10 days, SCA Appraisal has delivered 550 Appraiser Safety Kits at no cost to members of the industry including independent appraisal suppliers, SCA franchise owners and even competitors. “The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our entire industry and we wanted to do something to give back to those folks who make it […]
3M Awarded Department of Defense Contracts to Expand U.S. Production of N95 Respirators
3M announced it has been awarded two contracts through the U.S. Department of Defense in recent weeks that will help the company expand U.S. production of N95 respirators from 35 million per month to more than 95 million per month by October. Beginning in January, 3M ramped up production of respirators and doubled its global […]
SCA Provides Free COVID-19 PPE Appraiser Safety Kits
In the interest of safety for its nearly 800 franchise and network appraisers, SCA appraisal has begun delivering complimentary COVID-19 PPE directly to field appraisers as an effort to mitigate potential exposure to COVID-19. The Appraiser Safety Kit contains a number of PPE and disinfectant items including: facial masks, protectant gloves and disinfectant spray that […]
Safelite AutoGlass Donates PPE to Two Ohio Hospitals
Safelite AutoGlass yesterday donated personal protection equipment (PPE) to two local Columbus, Ohio hospitals, including Nationwide Children’s and OhioHealth. Each hospital received 200,000 latex gloves and 1,000 N95 face masks. Knowing the critical need for medical supplies for frontline workers amid COVID-19, Safelite decided to activate their local teams across the country to gather together […]
U.S. Education Department Provides Guidance for Career and Technical Education Programs on PPE, Medical Supplies Donations
On April 14, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced career and technical education (CTE) programs can donate or loan personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies purchased with federal funds to public health agencies, private nonprofit hospitals, and other licensed health providers to support the nationwide coronavirus response effort. This new flexibility guidance […]
3M Responds to Defense Production Act Order on N95 Masks
3M came under fire by the White House and President Trump over exports of N95 masks to Canada and Latina America. The White House announced Thursday night that the Administration was invoking the Defense Production Act to compel 3M to supply N95 respirators. 3M has doubled its production of N95 masks in response to the […]