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Newhaven receives 15,000 masks from Vietnam
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Newhaven Chamber’s business relationship with Vietnam continues to flourish with the town receiving 15,000 medical-grade masks from His Excellency Tran Ngoc An last week at the Vietnamese Embassy
Julia Johnson
Director Fine Marketing.
The masks, sponsored by VietAir, were a gift to health-related businesses and charities in the town.
Vietnam has one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the world and was one of the first countries to make the wearing of masks mandatory.
Mike Shorer, Newhaven Chamber’s President, said: “We’re very grateful to Vietnam and know that the face masks will be a welcome bonus to supplies in Newhaven.” Newhaven Chamber members are cautiously optimistic about the future of business in the town and one of the Enterprise Zone’s key areas, the Eastside Business Park, has been hugely successful in attracting new companies to the town. Members have been meeting weekly via Zoom, exchanging ideas and supporting each other throughout the crisis.
The Coronavirus has affected some local businesses very hard, but in general, companies are upbeat and optimistic. They have taken government support to plan for the unexpected and to ride out the crisis whether their services and products are local, national or international.
In the Chamber, we have members who have taken the opportunity, during the lockdown, to forge ahead with factory moves and manufacturing growth grants to expand their business. Some companies have taken the opportunity to rethink and restructure; others have improved their online presence and are now benefitting as new customers find them and their existing clients return.
Newhaven has also been short-listed for the Government’s Future High Streets Fund which will provide additional capital for improvements to the ring-road and exciting new long-term strategies for the town-centre.
Newhaven Chamber Secretary, Cllr Paul Boswell with His Excellency Tran Ngoc An at the Vietnamese Embassy in London.
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