As the hospitality sector prepares to reopen next month, Liverpool health and safety firm Foursquare Group has created a ‘pay what you can’ Covid-Safe package.
Aimed at hospitality and retail businesses to help them reopen following lockdown, the initiative simplifies the new health and safety measures businesses need to implement.
The pack consists of guidance and templates which all businesses can use to carry out risk assessments and plan a safe and successful reopening.
It has been designed to meet new and existing compliance requirements so that businesses can safely return to operating as soon as possible.
Also included in the pack, is a face-to-face audit by a Foursquare safety professional to independently verify that each business is ready to reopen.
Businesses taking part in the scheme will receive a Covid-Safe certificate to display on their websites and window fronts, which will boost consumer confidence and contribute to a faster industry re-start.
A plethora of independents have already signed up to the package including Duke Street Food and Drink Market, Bold Street Coffee, Maray, Leaf, Bacaro, Free State Kitchen, floatation therapy centre Float Planet, The Brain Charity café, Ropes and Twines and So Salsa.
Liam Jones, Foursquare Group’s founder and CEO, said: “I started Foursquare Group back in January 2019 and since then we’ve been on a mission to make compliance as simple and cost-effective for independents as possible.
“These businesses have all the same regulations to meet as the chains they’re competing against with a fraction of the resources, so we try to level the playing field as much as we can.
“Covid-19 has devastated our beloved hospitality and retail and we had to step up and help the sector we serve. The contents of the Covid-Safe pack we’ve developed makes it much easier for businesses to navigate the new regulations on their business, so they can reopen as quickly and safely as possible.
“We also felt that we had to help as many businesses as we possibly could which is why we’ve radically changed our business model to now offer all of our services, including the Covid-Safe pack, via a Pay What You Can pricing model.”
He added: “Fundamentally, we believe that business compliance, and the fight against Covid-19 in particular, shouldn’t be compromised by cost.”
