Staggered break times, a socially-distanced workshop and staff working from home are how an award-winning Nottinghamshire engineering firm has managed the coronavirus crisis.
Despite many businesses closing their doors when Boris Johnson announced the lockdown in March, workers at Lindhurst Engineering in Sutton-in-Ashfield have continued to go into work throughout.
With quite an open shop floor, staff at the Midland Road manufacturing site have been able to maintain social distancing each day, while others have moved into their kitchens and dining rooms.
Martin Rigley, chief executive of the company, took the decision remain open during the lockdown as he knew he could protect the safety of his employees.
"We have got plenty of space, particularly on the shop floor, so we can socially distance", he told Nottinghamshire Live.
"All the bays are more than two metres apart anyway and we've got screens up as normal, so it doesn't impact on anything we do.
"So on the shop floor we've got everybody covered with social distancing anyway. And a lot of the time our staff are wearing protective gear, this has its own ventilation system.
"We've also got staggered break times so people aren't congregating in the canteen, and non-essential people we've asked for people not to turn up - temporarily.
"We've also been moving people around in our upstairs and downstairs offices to spread people out."
As well as its employees on the shop floor, Lindhurst Engineering also employs a number of staff who work on building sites across the country.
And Mr Rigley, who is also chairman of the Discover Ashfield regeneration board, says the company's biggest challenge has been supporting these staff and creating detailed risk assessments.
"I think the biggest challenge we've had is that we have a number of people who work on sites. That was a big challenge for us initially", he added.
"They are the only group of people we do employ who were nervous about work in the lockdown.
"But we spoke to them, we gave them guidance and I think once we got the mechanisms in place and they started to do it, they could see it works.
"We quickly came up with a risk assessment plan for different categories of labour and it gave them that peace of mind.
"The ultimate point of the risk assessment was that, if they turn up on-site and they don't think our clients are managing the situation properly, then I've told them to get back in the van and escalate it.
"We're not going to put our people at risk, it's all about keeping people up-to-date on what's happening."
Mr Rigley and his team add that they have been keeping regular contact with those who are working from home, to ensure they do not miss out on social interaction.
He has also increased his fortnightly newsletters to each week, keeping his staff up-to-date as the pandemic progresses.
"Transparency is so key at a time like this", he adds. "I want my staff to know we're still open for business, but that we're constantly monitoring the situation with their safety at heart."
