Coloplast in Japan

One-hundred twenty-eight people work for Coloplast in Japan, most in and around Tokyo.

When the earthquake happened Friday afternoon, Coloplast Japan automatically sent text messages and e-mails to all employees. By that night, all had responded that they were okay.

Many employees spent the night in our tenth-floor Tokyo office.

Our employees found a two-ton truck, and negotiated with police to obtain a very hard-to-get permit. These two things allowed us to distribute emergency products to our Japanese end users, which we began doing today. (As the chair of the Japan Ostomy Appliance Organization, we are delivering products of ours and others.)

For more information, contact Ulla Lundhus.