Parry switches from catering kit to COVID-19 response
A Derby company has switched from manufacturing cookers and serveries for the catering industry to healthcare equipment to support efforts against COVID-19.
Catering specialist Parry has responded to the national call to support key workers by increasing its output of stainless steel mobile wash basins, glove/mask dispensing units and knee operated sinks.
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The decision was taken after discussions with its 65-strong workforce, and staff worked over the Easter period to produce orders for NHS Nightingale in Manchester, care homes, prisons and supermarkets.
Production is said to be being carried out in accordance with government regulations on social distancing and the firm has also introduced a supply of PPE, staggered lunch breaks and more wash stations to ensure its staff remain safe.
In a statement, Mark Banton, MD at Parry, said: “As a lean and agile manufacturer, we were able to immediately switch our production from catering products to essential healthcare equipment, including vital wash basins that could be installed quickly in supermarkets, temporary hospitals or transport interchanges.
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