The designs of a new breathing aid developed by engineers at UCL and Formula One have been made freely available and have been downloaded by over 100 countries worldwide.

Kenmare Resources donated 8 ventilators and 50 CPAP machines to health authorities in Mozambique. The miner also donated over 23,000 masks, hand sanitation kits and other PPE to local communities.

The University of Cambridge has designed an open-source ventilator in partnership with local clinicians, engineers and manufacturers across Africa, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Kortext and 2Simple have provided online access to study material and prescribed textbooks for students and teachers across South Africa during COVID-19.

Diageo is providing a $100 million recovery fund to support to support bars and pubs as they welcome customers back through a new global programme, “Raising the Bar”.

OakNorth provided food kits for 2,000 socio-economically underprivileged families in Delhi NCR and Bengaluru during the COVID-19 lockdown, distributed safely by the Akshaya Patra Foundation.

Fullgreen donated 25,000 packs of riced veggies to families in need across the US and the UK, ensuring they had healthy food on the table throughout the lockdown period.

 Local Aylesbury pub The King's Head worked together with their restaurant menu suppliers to host a farmers' market so that customers could purchase locally produced goods.

Kids-run social enterprise Bubble & Squeak rescues surplus food and redistributes it to local parents and after-school cooking clubs. During the crisis, the enterprise delivered food parcels to families in need.

Robbie Allen launched The Thriving Box Company to support local businesses by enabling customers to shop for high-quality products such as artisan food, art and coffee, delivered straight to their door.

Penlon & Surface Technology International (STI) are working with the VentilatorChallengeUK Consortium to ramp up ventilator production. By mid-June they had made around 7000 ventilators.

Applegarth Farm transformed overnight from a restaurant to delivering essential fresh produce. The local community offered donations which the farm matched, producing 2,250 food hampers for NHS workers in 6 weeks.

Shipbourne Farmers’ Market, normally hosted in a church, introduced a new way for its customers to shop, allowing them to pre-order online from over 20 producers with contactless collection.

TRB Lightweight Structures redeployed its staff and machinery to produce reusable face visors for hospitals and care homes, pivoting production in just seven days and producing around 1,000 face shields per week.

Holborn Community Association adapted their regular sport, play and art activities to support over 350 people with doorstep help, telephone befriending and online virtual art activities for all ages.  

Produce from Nottingham Trent University’s vertical farm was donated during the pandemic. Tracy’s Street Kitchen received pak choi, spinach, swiss chard and lettuce to help feed the homeless.

The Landmark Trust provided NHS frontline workers with a stress-free haven to reduce their accommodation worries, helping them to relocate safely whilst protecting their families.

One Year No Beer helped to tackle alcohol consumption during lockdown by offering their 28-day challenge for free, with the team sacrificing their own salary for three months.

When coronavirus hit, rum manufacturer Taxi Spirit Co switched its production to hand sanitiser, producing and distributing over 5,000 bottles free to local healthcare organisations.

Welsh malt whisky distillery company Penderyn has been supplying high-quality hand sanitisers and has made donations to several local charities.

Playdale, manufacturer of outdoor children’s playground equipment, held an innovation challenge to help with the opening of play areas, developing the world’s first outdoor, no-touch, automatic hand sanitiser station.

The Ramblers Guest House is preparing new measures to keep customers safe as easing of lockdown takes place in July, including sanitisation in every guest room and socially distanced breakfast options.

Sound Level Events delivered the UK's first Drive In Live Music Event in Southampton. Music lovers were able to see their favourite musicians perform alongside rising talents, all while social distancing.

William Morris London immediately diversified its product range to include safety equipment for opticians providing emergency and essential eyecare to patients, including extending its PPE range with eyewear UV steriliser.

Sheffield-based Anchor Magnets have created workplace safety screens and signage that can be repurposed as social distancing measures change. They have also created fridge magnets to raise money for the NHS.

To help her business community post-COVID-19, Roz Colthart, founder of co-working hub Salon Studios, has launched Salonpreneur, a free digital platform that will support self-employed salon professionals.

Sign Link founder and sign maker Sam McClean decorated shop fronts and vehicles with balloon-shaped stickers to thank the NHS. Sticker sales have now raised over £100,000 for NHS charities.

Essex-based Lauren Ezekiel launched the ‘We C U 2020’ campaign, which has seen over 300,000 beauty products donated and distributed to NHS workers in more than 200 hospitals across the country.

CARDMEDIC was set up to help hospital staff communicate with patients through their PPE by using a digital flashcard system. It now has over 35,000 users in 120 countries.

Leith Distillery flexed its usual gin and whiskey production to produce hand sanitiser for the local community. To cope with the demand, they had to use their distinctive gin bottles as containers.

Countryside Properties established a £1m charitable fund as a vital financial lifeline for food banks, charities, community groups and housing associations, highlighting its commitment to building communities.

CEL-UK supported users of its 3D Robox printers by helping to create much-needed PPE equipment with approved designs from the NHS.

At London-based hospitality company Inception Group, alongside work to reopen safely they have launched a £25,000 bar tab spread across their eclectic venues for NHS workers.

Robert PD Frost & Co made its work environment COVID-19 secure using portable enclosures manufactured in-house. Staff could then continue working throughout the crisis, without furloughing or making any redundancies.

Spiffy partnered with designer Angela Chick to create the ‘Anxious Minds in Uncertain Times’ planner, pledging to donate £2 from each sale to NHS charities supporting the COVID-19 response.

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HORIBA MIRA supported the national effort by providing the NHS with 3D printers to produce face shields for carers and offered free use of its Proving Ground for customers.

Jim Reid Vehicle Sales loaned three cars to the North East Rider Volunteers Scotland, who have been giving lifts to NHS staff who cannot use public transport to get to work.

Northern Ireland-based Bloc Blinds repurposed its production line from blinds to PPE equipment, producing 22,000 FaceShields per day in the first week to help support the fight against COVID-19.