Sutton haulage firm is a key part of NHS Nightingale Hospitals project

The company, based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, has also supported two major NHS suppliers in Nottingham and has moved life-saving airway and critical care equipment to hospitals and distributors across the UK.Richard Montgomery, managing director, said, "It has been a source of great pride to support the NHS during this difficult time.

“Our entire team has worked flat out to ensure that medical equipment is getting to the people who need it most such as delivering ventilators to the frontline in Scotland to avoid any delays."Our staff have been incredibly proactive over the last few months and they have even found the time to produce keyring, stickers and coasters to help raise money for the NHS.

The company has also been working hard to put funding in place with help from their banking partner the Natwest to ensure all its furloughed staff will get the 80 per cent Government-supported wage rate until it is able to get the CJRS (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) grant funding.

It has also put the funding plan together to help its suppliers and ensure they will all be paid in full the by the end of April.

Andy Mitchell, owner and chief executive, commented: “We are so pleased to be able to put the funding in place to do this.

“It is so important we make sure our team get paid and still have their jobs to come back to once things start to return to normal.

“Wherever possible we always use local suppliers, this helps keep money in the local economy.

“Like us, the majority of our suppliers are small to medium-sized businesses, so in the current cash crisis this may mean money and cashflow is growing tight for them.

“Being able to pay them all up by the end of April would clear all our debt, giving them a cash injection.

“Hopefully this can help towards keeping them trading and keeping our suppliers cashflow situation better, so we can keep serving our customers and in turn delivering essential supplies to UK homes and businesses.”