Minitec UK shortlisted for the medium-sized business of the year award

One of the award criteria was to show how the business overcame challenges to enable it to drive forward and exceed objectives. There is no doubt that 2020 was a challenging, if not one of the most challenging years for most businesses. A key project for Minitec UK was its with Heathrow Airport to help meet Covid-19 safety measures right at the beginning of lockdown in 2020.

The company developed modular safety guard solutions that could be integrated into areas of significant people interaction, including bag search areas, baggage carousels and security lanes. Clearly as the pandemic grew, these were highly in demand and for Heathrow, social distancing screens were at the top of the list for the safety of millions of travellers each month, as well as the staff working in the terminals. Minitec was able to meet these needs with its specially developed personnel protection screens. A quick turnaround on the project was important in keeping staff and passengers safe throughout the uncertain times.

The versatile aluminium frame fitted with polycarbonate transparent screens, which mount on top of existing work surfaces, provide a safe and hygienic solution for those times when social distancing needs to be maintained between staff and visitors, as well as keeping the public workplace safe and hygienic.

Minitec managing director Gary Livingstone said: “Our personnel protection screens have been designed to allow staff in public workplaces, such as Heathrow, to stay safe and observe social distancing – and therefore continue operating.

“When the Covid-19 outbreak happened last year, we knew as a company that we could design and manufacture systems such as these to really make a difference to companies that needed to stay open and operate in a safe and secure way.

“By being shortlisted for this award, we hope this highlights how much the dedication and hard work of how staff means to us during what has been a very hard year.”

The award also allowed Minitec to show how it helped medical respiratory manufacturer, Intersurgical, rapidly increase its ventilator tube production process, much needed during the pandemic. And Minitec found ways of helping many industries affected throughout the pandemic, making the company a strong contender for this year’s award.