Thornton & Ross donates 14,000 bottles of disinfectant to NHS workers in Calderdale

The company, which is one of the town’s largest employers, is giving 7,000 healthcare staff two bottles plus a trigger spray dispenser each to help them eliminate bacteria and viruses on door handles and cars before they drive home at the end of a shift.

Workers at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax and Acre Mills Outpatient Centre in Lindley as well as other locations will each receive the bottles, as well as a leaflet outlining the local connection along with tips on how to use Zoflora.

Thornton & Ross is also offering discounts on products for key workers through Blue Light Card, the UK's largest Emergency Service and NHS discount scheme for the public sector, via its e-store shop.thorntonross.com.

The bottles will be distributed through the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Charity, that fundraises for ‘extras’ such as specialist equipment to optimise patient care.

Roger Scarlett-Smith, Thornton & Ross Executive Vice-President, said: “We are committed to doing all we can for our incredible frontline NHS staff who are working night and day to provide care around the clock during the Covid-19 crisis – particularly those working in our home town of Huddersfield, close to our Linthwaite premises.

“Although healthcare workers have access to showering facilities before they head home to their families, we know that viruses can survive on surfaces such as door handles for days. Zoflora has activity against a wide range of bacterial and viruses, including coronaviruses.

"Providing hard-working staff with a simple and pleasant way to remove germs from their vehicles and homes will help them to stay safe.”

Thornton & Ross is part of the STADA group, which has its headquarters in Bad Vilbel, Germany.