Ansell Limited Victorian Bushfire Response

Release date: February 11, 2009
Business segment: Corporate

Melbourne - Earlier today, Ansell Limited announced it will be donating $100,000 to the 2009 Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund to support communities impacted by the devastating bushfires, including the matching of donations from employees on a dollar for dollar basis. 
 
In addition Ansell Limited will provide in-kind support in the form of its hand protection products and technical assistance to the various agencies and bodies who will be responsible for implementing the recovery programs being coordinated through the Victorian Government.

Peter Carroll – Regional Director Asia Pacific said today, “This tragedy has hit so close to home and the Ansell team want to do all they can to help.  We have contacted the Victorian Government departments who will be coordinating the recovery effort and registered our offer to assist as soon as requirements have been defined”. 

Doug Tough, CEO of Ansell, added, “It is impossible to understand what the victims of these bushfires have endured over the last few days, rest assured we will do our part to assist”. 

 

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Ansell Ltd is a global leader in protection solutions and is over 114 years old. With operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, Ansell employs more than 11,000 people worldwide and holds leading positions in the natural latex and synthetic polymer glove and condom markets. Ansell operates in three main business segments: Occupational Healthcare, supplying hand protection to the industrial market; Professional Healthcare, supplying surgical and examination gloves to healthcare professionals; and Consumer Healthcare, supplying sexual health products and consumer hand protection. Information on Ansell and its products can be found at www.ansell.com

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Ansell is also active in the consumer market.

Ansell has 4 Global Business Units: Medical Solutions, Industrial Solutions, Specialty Market Solutions and Sexual Wellness

Ansell created its first condom over a hundred years ago

Ansell employs over 10,000 employees in 42 facilities in 21 countries across the globe.

Every day half a million workers are wearing HyFlex® gloves

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