Housebuilder closed sites last month
Barratt is donating 400 defibrillators from its sites across the UK to help in the fight against coronavirus.
The housebuilder is handing the equipment, usually used on its construction sites, to St John Ambulance and St Andrew’s First Aid.
St John Ambulance has started a nationwide appeal – called Take the Strain – to source equipment, including 1,000 defibrillators.
The country’s biggest housebuilder said it will hand over the defibrillators, worth more than £300,000, later this week.
The housebuilder has already donated personal protective items, including thousands of FFP3 face masks, gloves and hand sanitiser, to local NHS hospitals and social care services across the country.
The news came as Barratt today announced it had furloughed more than 5,500 staff, equivalent to 85% of its workforce. Housing Today revelaed earlier this week the firm had furloughed the majority of its staff, but was not given exact numbers.
Other housebuilders to say they have furloughed staff include Bellway, McCarthy & Stone and Vistry.
Crest Nicholson, Redrow, Taylor Wimpey and Gleeson have all previously said they have furloughed staff.
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