Special visit for company building ventilators

A Cork company who is assembling ventilators for use in the Covid-19 pandemic received a special visitor recently. Wisetek was paid a visit by Lord Mayor Cllr John Sheehan who wanted to personally thank the workers for their contribution to the Covid-19 battle. The company specialises in manufacturing and recycling of used IT hardware but is now focusing on building ventilators for hospitals in Cork, Dublin and Limerick.

Last week they assembled 22 ventilators and this week they increased their output to 61, with staff working extra hours to get the lifesaving equipment to hospitals.

Lord Mayor Cllr John Sheehan said: “It is humbling to see the fantastic work being done right here in our city in the fight against Covid-19. The staff at Wisetek are a prime example of our hidden heroes, those offering support around the clock to ensure every support is given to hospitals throughout the country.”

Wistek is a one stop shop for manufacturing services and works with some of the world’s largest IT companies. Recently, the company has seen increased demand for recycled laptops for people working from home.

Wisetek CEO Sean Sheehan said: “There is a great atmosphere here at the moment and a real team spirit. We are delighted to have the opportunity to offer our support as we have the knowledge to help in this fight. Our staff have been doing incredible work and have volunteered to work from home and work later shifts to ensure we can deliver all that we can. We must also thank the companies working with us to ensure we can operate in a timely manner like Caulfield Transport who are providing us with free transport, Dell, the O’Connell group and Billy Newton of Bossard.”