MASK SALES A BOON FOR GVS'S LONG-PLANNED IPO

摘要

WHEN COVID-19 HIT EUROPE, businesses -from fashion houses to car manufacturers -made headlines for making masks, ventilators and other equipment to help fight the pandemic. What went unsaid was that the official producers of these items went into overdrive. As lockdowns closed businesses and forced many to work from home, the services of Italian-headquartered GVS - which makes, inter alia, protective face masks and filter components for respirators - became more essential than ever. "Our first priority was the safety of our people," says chief financial officer, Mario Sac-cone. "We implemented protocols that ensured they could continue to operate without any workplace risks - not just in Italy, but in all our plants all over the world."