INDUSTRYNEWS
Staying safe in
the workplace
» EUROPE’S LEADING
door manufacturer, Hörmann,
has released a video outlining
how professionals can keep
themselves, their colleagues
and their customers safe while
installing its popular range of
garage, entrance and internal
doors.
Available to view at https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvS5mcUfG0,
the video provides
installers with guidance on
the measures they should
take before, during and after
an installation to ensure the
wellbeing of all individuals
involved.
This includes processes
such as sending COVID-19
instructions prior to arrival,
ensuring the correct PPE is
available and worn at all times
and a two metre distance is
maintained while all work is
taking place.
The video also encourages
colleagues to travel in separate
vehicles where possible and
advises professionals not
to share tools and regularly
disinfect them, along with any
PPE that is worn throughout
the installation. Contactless
handover of documentation
and controls is also advised
to eliminate physical contact
between installers and
customers.
The creation of the video is
part of Hörmann UK’s wider
strategy to keep its employees,
suppliers and customers safe
during these difficult times,
whilst still maintaining the same
high levels of service.
www.hormann.co.uk
WORKING THROUGH
LOCKDOWN FOR
NHS PROJECTS
» ONE OF MAJOR VBH
customer CB Solutions UK Ltd’s
specialisms is the manufacture and
installation of windows and doors
for the modular construction
industry. The COVID crisis has
seen the company particularly
busy with the supply of product
on numerous NHS contracts,
including one recently for
Kingston Modular Systems.
Kingston were delighted with
the service received from CB
Solutions, thanking them publicly
for their ongoing support in
difficult times to deliver on key
NHS projects.
VBH are proud to call CB
Solutions a customer, supplying
them with many products
including greenteQ Alpha
window and door handles, Q-Star
TS007 profile cylinders and
door and window hinges among
others.
VBH MD Simon Monks says
“When lock down occurred we
evaluated the safety of our staff
and customers and quickly came
to the conclusion that we could
and would remain open with
a skeleton staff to service our
customers such as CB Solutions,
who would need hardware for
such vital work.”
www.vbhgb.com
www.cbsol.co.uk
Controlled re-opening on
scale with customer demand
» EPWIN WINDOW SYSTEMS BEGAN A
controlled reopening of their Telford operation
on 4th May, 2020 and have continued to
scale up the operation in line with increasing
customer demand.
Clare O’Hara, Managing Director of Epwin
Window Systems, said: “I am delighted
that many of our customers have reported
a brisk pick-up and we have a strong level
of immediate enquiries that we are actively
working on. Of course, while it is encouraging
that we are seeing increasing demand,
the health and safety of our workforce
remains paramount. Before we re-opened,
we undertook extensive risk management
assessments and developed new protocols to
protect everyone. These are constantly being
reviewed and updated as necessary to ensure
our measures are maintained as more people
return to the workplace.”
Measures that the business has put in place
include ‘one way in, one way out’ systems
at all sites, sanitation stations at all entrance
points and PPE for employees working in roles
where social distancing can be challenging.
Every member of staff is taken through a
thorough sign-off process when they return to
work and clear signage across the company’s
multiple sites reinforces the messaging.
www.epwinwindowsystems.co.uk
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