An electronics factory in Oldham has joined the fight against coronavirus by helping to build thousands of ventilators for the NHS.
Alan Ashton's company, SK Electronics, has been called in to provide circuit boards to make the vital breathing machines. For patients suffering the worst effects of COVID-19, a ventilator offers the best chance of survival.
But they are in desperately short supply to meet with the ever-growing demands of the pandemic. Alan, 61, says his firm are building ten times as many products as they usually would, to meet the increasing need for ventilators.
The dad-of-four, who runs the firm with his business partner, says he is proud of his workforce for doing 'their bit' in the country's response to the virus. "We