A Shotts dairy appears to be bucking the trend of businesses struggling in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
Thomson Dairies, which moved from its base in Wishaw to a new depot in the town two years ago, have been inundated with requests to deliver from far and wide with even desperate members of the public asking to deliver down south.
A Thomson spokesman said: “It has been unbelievable. We’ve had requests from Birmingham, London, Surrey, Wales and even Northern Ireland.
“There’s been an unprecedented demand with between 300 and 500 people per day trying to get orders.”
The company have been attempting to keep up with demand by hiring new staff and adding new products thanks to striking deals with local suppliers.
The company are the first to admit they didn’t see this crisis on the horizon.
However, it is hopeful that new customers will continue with them after the Covid-19 outbreak is over.
Thomson Dairies managing director William Thomson said: “We didn’t foresee this.
“I don’t think most businesses were fully aware of how something as rare as this would impact their industries.
“However, we adapted quickly to deal with it and put in relevant infrastructure to deal with demand.
“In the past two weeks we have started nine new staff members and we’re growing.
“We use local suppliers and local businesses.
“This helps massively and highlights how important local businesses are in times like these.
“Some of our customers are saying they have been told they would have needed to wait up to three to four weeks for a supermarket delivery at present.
“We are starting to expand the range just now to give additional help and support to the community.
“We are in talks just now in regards to delivering fruit, veg and meat packs, along with also delivering bread.”
The company hit the headlines earlier this year when it revealed it had taken 2.6 million plastic milk cartons out of circulation in a year – after taking inspiration from telly legend David Attenborough.
Thomson’s new retro glass bottles were in response to the war on plastic.
