Derry firm gives Mayor Brian Tierney PPE and hand sanitiser for refuse workers

Moheet Vij, a director at Liquid Creations Ltd. in Newbuildings, said the company has decided to donate the items after hearing of shortages.

The firm, which makes liquid for consumption via electronic cigarettes, switched some of its production to hand sanitiser at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mr. Vij said: “In March we started to make hand sanitiser in 50 millilitre bottles to help with COVID-19. Now we are producing bottles in all sizes such as 200 millilitres, 500 millilitres, one litre and five litres and we are also supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) products.”

The Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Councillor Brian Tierney, visited Liquid Creations Ltd. in Newbuildings to receive the donation of hand sanitiser, face masks and a hand sanitiser station for Council refuse staff.

He was greeted by Moheet and Ankush Vij, the directors of the company.

He was able to tour their facilities and view the manufacturing process in operation.

Mr. Vij said that Mayor Tierney was pleasantly surprised at how a small local business had been able to grow within a matter of months to become a major hand sanitiser supplier in Ireland supplying stores like Spar, Dunnes as well as local schools, Government agencies, NI Water, the Housing Executive and nursing homes across Ireland and Britain.

“We have just released our free standing hand sanitiser stations manufactured in Northern Ireland at reduced prices for all local businesses and organisations.

“These stations are great for retail stores, offices and organisations to ensure all staff and customers stay safe and are already positioned in retail stores, schools, offices and charities across Ireland and the UK,” he said.

Mr. Vij said the stations are an ‘advanced contactless dispenser, which means the customer doesn’t need to touch the sanitiser dispenser at all which eliminates contamination between users’.

“Over the last few months Liquid Creations Ltd. has supported the local community with over 10,000 units of hand sanitiser and PPE donated to local charities, schools, organisations, the Western Trust, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and nursing staff.

While trading at Liquid Creations Ltd. the local company’s hand sanitiser products are branded as MediPura. The product comprises of a 70 per cent isopropyl alcohol solution, which is effective in killing 99.9 per cent of germs and bacteria.