SON undertakes quality assurance inspection in 7 Star’s N100m diversified facility
A partly converted facility belonging to 7 Star in the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, has received the approval of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for the production of personal protective equipment (PPE).
The facility valued at N100 million will be hub to the production of PPE such as nose masks, sanitizers due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
A three-man team from SON led by Hajiya Rabiu Kabir, senior technical officer visited the facility recently.
According to the managing director of 7 Star Hangar, Engr Isaac Balami, the three-man team was at the Hangar to ascertain the level of their compliance to the approved guidelines of their nose masks production.
Balami explained that the team was pleased with what they saw on ground after their inspection and gave the company guidelines for the production of the nose masks.
He added that the company will soon start printing instructions on the usage of masks and country of production as recommended by SON while it planned to commence the production of polo T-shirts and airline crew uniforms with its over 500 sewing machines.
He maintained that they have met all standards in the production of nose masks especially with the production of 100,000 nose masks daily.
Balami said the company was fully prepared for the commencement of flight to meet airlines demand after the coronavirus pandemic shut down with the provisions of seat covers and aircraft maintenance.
