All over the world, family businesses are mobilizing to face the COVID-19 crisis!
In recent weeks, several large family businesses around the world have been mobilizing to fight the global pandemic caused by COVID-19. From Canada to Italy via France and Switzerland, these companies work intensely, showing creativity, innovation, or generosity. Whether by adapting their production lines or increasing their capacity, by developing new medical or health products, or by making donations, family businesses around the world are mobilizing and reinventing themselves with a common goal: help and contribute to the collective effort to get through this crisis. Here are a few examples:
- The manufacturer of luxury parkas Canada Goose is producing medical gear that will be distributed free of charge to hospitals in Canada: Canada Goose Dedicates Manufacturing Resources in Fight Against COVID-19
- French orthopedic equipment supplier Thuasne has launched new washable masks: Un fabricant français lance des masques lavables 30 fois
- French sport and leisure goods distributor Decathlon is donating snorkeling masks to caregivers: Decathlon Donates All Its Scuba Masks to Spanish Hospitals in Bid to Fight COVID-19 Spread
- Swiss family-owned pharmaceutical company Roche is carrying out COVID-19 tests: Roche Gest Emergency Approval for First Fat Covid-19 Test
- LVMH has started production of antiseptic gels: LVMH Maisons in Italy contribute to fight against Covid-19
- The Miroglio Group, an Italian 3rd generation luxury clothing company, is manufacturing masks: Coronavirus emergency in Italy. Miroglio Group converts its production from fashion to masks
- Hamilton Medical, a world market leader in the manufacture of medical ventilators, has increased production by 50%: Swiss ventilator company inundated by demand due to Covid-19
