With the hopeful return to work looming, it’s time to take stock of how to protect yourself, your staff and your clients. One very useful way to do that is with a Staysafe Visor.  

While many businesses were shutting up shop as the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic became clearer, there were others looking at how they could reinvent their businesses to not only keep thousands of people in employment but fulfill a need that was destined to come further down the line. 

One of those companies was leading UK plastics manufacturer 1^stPackaging Limited, who previously specialised in the large scale production of die-cut P.E.T for products in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and medical sectors since 2002.

They soon recognised not only the urgency with which PPE would be required across the country, but crucially, they had the capacity and agility to switch their production to essential PPE.

Managing Director Clive Hawkins says: “Some fantastic efforts were made by small producers in the early days of the crisis but a clear shortage of PPE meant there was an urgent need for the situation to be addressed by specialists in large-scale manufacture.

Staysafe Visor was created as a specialist subsidiary operation and across one weekend in April, its team created the necessary tools to manufacture high volumes of protective visors. The first week of production delivered 65,000 units (a number that has since risen to more than 250,000), the bulk of which went straight to frontline healthcare workers.

“We hold high stock levels of raw materials, have a strong supply chain and by making the products directly available to organisations and end-users, were able to ensure swift delivery and keep costs as low as possible,” adds Clive.

Initial orders for Staysafe Visor came almost exclusively from the health and care sectors, but as the pandemic has unfolded it’s become obvious PPE is going to be need in a wide range of sectors – including quite predominantly, hairdressing.

They produce a range of BSI CE-certified visors which protect against splashes, droplets and sprays, can be easily cleaned and are comfortable to wear.

Clie says: “Feedback from customers has been fantastic and we’re very pleased to be playing a part in helping to keep people safe. Visors not only offer better protection for employees but inspire confidence in hairdresser and client alike. That’s going to be a key factor in helping business to return to work.”

As hairdressers and beauticians prepare to open their doors in a post-lockdown world, Staysafe Visor offers available and affordable protection that offers the following features:

• Full Face Protection from liquid droplets, sprays and splashes (visor is 314mm wide x 240mm long)
• CE-certification
• Optical Grade Clear recyclable 300micron P.E.T for clarity
• Soft Medical Grade foam headband
• Adjustable non-elasticated strap to prevent slippage
• Printed white label area to identify user
• Anti-fog
• Suitable for use with prescription glasses and face masks
• Disposable and recyclable