By Hussein Kahil
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15 Dec, 2020
We donated 10,000 face masks alongside other items of PPE to two local charities. Pegasus World has supplied York Foodbank with 6000 disposable face masks as well as almost 200 sanitisers, including hand sanitisers, dispensers, and sanitiser wipes of different sizes. The company, which was established in York in 2006, has also donated more than 4000 disposable masks and almost 200 sanitisers to the Salvation Army in York. And they have supplied The NHS at Millfield Surgery in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, with 4000 disposable face masks. Said Pegasus Operations Director Martin Doyle: "Pegasus is proud to be in a position to be able to give something to those in need in these uncertain times. "We have reached out to a number of organisations and donated protective equipment and products to help them to continue to keep themselves and others safe." The company - whose head office is in Outgang Lane, Osbaldwick - has also delivered supplies of PPE to two educational institutions, St Peter's School in York and CAPA College in Wakefield which focuses on creative and performing arts. "We want to help to help keep the community safe and as well as helping charities and the NHS, we have donated to two educational institutions with which we have connections," said Ivan Zhou, the Company CEO. Pegasus World, which established itself across the UK in the busy work wear market supplying the hospitality sector, has this year expanded to supply PPE across the UK. Earlier this year the company introduced a new range of cleaning hygiene and PPE. Its products now include face masks, face shields, sanitisers and dispensers, gloves, sanitiser wipes, aprons, infra red thermometers, cleaning stations and cleaning cloths. "We began to manufacture and sell PPE in April 2020 after the pandemic caused a massive slow-down in our core business of textiles wholesale," said Ivan. York Food Bank wrote on lnstagram "Thank you to our friends at Pegasus." Major Andrew Dunkinson, of York Salvation Army, said: "We are planning on distributing the hand sanitiser as part of a selection of other items, to our elderly and vulnerable guests who we will be visiting on Christmas Eve/Christmas morning."