By TIM O’SULLIVAN
The Concord Monitor
Paul Wiley (far left) , his cousin Luke Knox, brother Matt Wiley and sister Mary Anne Wiley form an assembly line in the basement of the Wiley home in Bow on Tuesday, May 13, 2020 making their custom Wilox masks medical use. The name was formed with the combination of the two cousins names. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff
This story starts in an eighth-grade woodworking class at Shaker Road School. That’s where Paul Wiley made his first pen. Now, eight years later, Wiley is making professional grade protective face shields in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Wiley and his two siblings, Mary Anne and Matthew, along with cousin Luke Knox, are currently manufacturing the personal protective equipment out of a refurbished space at the Wiley’s Bow home. So far, they’ve donated 40 shields to Concord Hospital and they’re planning to donate more to other hospitals in need. They’re also working on face shields specially designed for dentists. The shields are part of Paul’s start-up company, Wilox, which he co-founded with Knox. The company, which blends their last names, has already developed a long-lasting hand sanitizer and is working on a commercial spray system to disinfect gathering spaces, like school classrooms.
Making the equipment and donating it was an easy decision.
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