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A Derbyshire manufacturing firm has played a part in the creation of a new emergency field hospital in London built to treat coronavirus patients.

Buxoplas, based in Bradwell, supplied bespoke water pipes free of charge on next day delivery to support the speedy creation of the temporary NHS Nightingale Hospital at London’s ExCel centre.

Specialists in developing and working with extruded plastic products for the past 45 years, Buxoplas continues to operate through the coronavirus outbreak, supplying a wide range of markets with plastic tubing, including food supply chains.

Buxoplas director Steve Mycock said: “We received two separate orders for water pipe, one from the Nightingale at the ExCel and another from the NEC, and we didn't charge for either.

“As a manufacturing company that continues to operate - albeit at 70% of our usual capacity due to coronavirus self-isolation - we were just happy to do anything to help.

"We have also signed up to the Government's coronavirus business volunteer scheme in case there is anything else we can do."

Buxoplas is one of a number of companies which has benefited from free business advice from Derbyshire Dales District Council prior to Covid19, helping the company access finance to support its growth.

In a statement, the district council said: “We know the Buxoplas team really well and it's great that a Derbyshire Dales business is rising to the challenge and helping the national fight against coronavirus.

"It's also an opportune moment to press home to government the needs of local small and medium-sized manufacturing and engineering firms.