Kontoor Brands to Produce and Supply Patient and Disposable Isolation Gowns to Hospitals in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic.

Kontoor Brands, Inc., a global lifestyle apparel company, with a portfolio led by two of the world’s most iconic consumer brands, Wrangler and Lee, today announced that it has begun producing approximately 50,000 Level 1 patient gowns and 10,000 disposable isolation gowns for clinicians to assist hospitals that are dealing with the influx of patients as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Kontoor Brands is producing patient and disposable isolation gowns at its owned and operated facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Business Wire)

The gowns will be produced by Kontoor at its owned and operated manufacturing facilities with patient gown fabric donated by Copen United Limited and Cotswold Industries, Inc., zippers from YKK (U.S.A.) Inc., and disposable protective fabric for the isolation gowns from Precision Fabrics Group, Inc., based in Greensboro. The gowns will be donated to North Carolina-based hospitals, including Wake Forest Baptist Health.

In times like these, it’s important that we all rise to the occasion and redirect our efforts to help solve critical issues that have resulted from the spread of COVID-19. By producing gowns, we hope to help provide hospitals with the much-needed equipment to fight this virus.
— Scott Baxter, President and CEO, Kontoor Brands

In addition to the production of patient gowns, Kontoor is making a donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina to provide assistance to those in the area who are in need as a result of school closures and job disruptions.

Kontoor continues to assess the impact of coronavirus on its operations and take significant measures consistent with advice from health authorities around the world to ensure the health and safety of its global workforce.

“Our company is proud to support the efforts of many across the country in fighting COVID-19. We will continue to look for ways we can help our communities and the people most affected by this crisis,” said Baxter.

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Kontoor Brands, Inc. is a global lifestyle apparel company, with a portfolio led by two of the world’s most iconic consumer brands: Wrangler and Lee. Kontoor designs, manufactures and distributes superior high-quality products that look good and fit right, giving people around the world the freedom and confidence to express themselves. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long-term value for its stakeholders.