KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Malaysia’s largest home improvement retailer MR D.I.Y. Group (M) Berhad kicked off 2021 by continuing its efforts to support frontline communities that are leading the charge in protecting the public from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To this end, the homegrown retailer has installed a total of 35 protective shields across 12 police stations in the Hulu Langat and Seri Kembangan districts in Selangor.
“These include Balai Polis Batu 18, Batu 14, Batu 9, Kajang, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Sungai Long, Semenyih, Beranang, Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan, Bandar Baru Bangi, as well as Balai Polis Cawangan Trafik Kajang,” it said in a statement.
Group chairman Datuk Azlam Shah Alias said to date, MR D.I.Y. has contributed protective gear to more than 66 hospitals nationwide.
“At the start, our focus was to help healthcare frontliners and affected communities. We are now extending our assistance and support to other frontliners who are also helping to keep Malaysians safe.
“Our ‘men in blue’ are going above and beyond their call of duty, often coming into contact with members of the public in the course of their work. We hope these protective shields will help keep their work environment safer,” he said.
It is the retailer’s fifth initiative in an ongoing effort to support Malaysia’s fight against the pandemic.
In 2020 alone, the group donated over 11,835 units of PPE suits, 1.1 million pieces of 3-ply face masks, 21,900 hand sanitisers, and 29,400 face shields to frontliners and communities in Malaysia.
— Bernama
