Business as Unusual

What strange and challenging times we currently find ourselves in where the only certainty at the moment is the uncertainty.

With schools now shut until further notice, we do all appreciate that there will be a sense of nervousness about the future – which is totally understandable in light of the mitigating circumstances – but this time will pass and we will beat it. Life will eventually go on – it has to.

At the Hideout House Company, we are taking every single day in our stride and are going forward with a positive mindset. Of course, our primary aims are to keep our staff safe and well, to keep business coming in and to keep installing at schools up and down the country.

We are always asked by school staff for a holiday time installation for the products we sell them. It is simply easier as you don’t have to disrupt a school day if there are workmen on site installing playground equipment or an outdoor classroom, we don’t have to work to restricted arrival times for unloading etc and we can easily get access to the school building for toilets, power and water. And we don’t have to down tools during play time hours or seal off the site area with security tape and cordons.

So let’s take advantage therefore of this extraordinary time when schools are shut due to the corona virus. Our installation crews – which are usually no more than two to three men – will be working outdoors (and not indoors) so there is very little risk of passing on the virus and they will keep to the social distancing guidelines when they do meet staff at the school such as the site manager.

And with school staff and leadership teams working from home, we are very much hoping that orders can still be processed and placed with companies such as ours so that we don’t have to shut our doors with the obvious consequences. We will always support schools with our high quality products at affordable prices and so therefore we very much hope that they will continue to help companies such as ours by placing orders to keep the old engine ticking over until the better times return.

In the meantime, stay safe and positive.

 

If you would like any further information regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact us.