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Charging forward on improving hygiene for commuters

Around 1,500 hand sanitiser stations will be installed at Tube stops around the capital
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Michael Bow27 May 2020

Smartphone charging company ChargedUp has joined forces with Transport for London to install hundreds of hand sanitiser dispenser stations on the Underground.

The firm normally makes charging stations to give people on-demand access to portable battery packs for their mobiles if they lose power.

Amid the Covid-19 crisis, the firm has formed a spin-off called CleanedUp to use similar technology for hand sanitiser stations. About 1,500 will be installed at Tube stops around the capital.

“We are installing units in other major transportation hubs in the coming weeks,” said chief executive Hugo Tilmouth.

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