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Case Study: Protective screens

Summary

Bluestones One is incredibly proud to have installed thousands of screens on behalf of manufacturers, supporting essential retailers to protect their staff and customers during the Coronavirus outbreak. The screens have been designed to reduce the risk of spreading the virus at the checkout areas, where the correct social distancing measures aren’t always possible.

Challenges

There were several challenges associated with this project:

  • There were less than 12 hours to schedule, plan and cost the project
  • Implementation started shortly afterwards
  • Ensuring the safety of everyone involved in the project, store staff and members of the public
  • Managing store access issues whilst the stores operate reduced hours and manage less staff availability

Results

This excellent safety measure was implemented across all stores in a very short period with minimal impact to stores operations. All appropriate measures were adhered to, ensuring social distancing and cleanliness were of the up-most importance.

Meet the team: Martin Sweeney

Meet Martin Sweeney, Installations Director

How did your journey at Bluestones One begin and what has it been like since?I joined the business in February 2020 and was really excited with my role and new opportunity to develop. Unfortunately, I was grounded slightly by the pandemic. This then presented the business and me with lots of obstacles which we had never experienced but with the support from the internal team and from our partner company, Bluestones Investment Group (BIG), we overcame these. Whilst many businesses have failed to survive, Installations continued to develop and grow its customer base. The next few years may present many challenges, but I am excited to drive the business forward in the coming years. What do you enjoy about working in this industry?I believe you must be a self-motivator and be ready to tackle daily challenges. Each day presents itself with new challenges, and whilst this can be difficult, you get a sense of achievement when you deliver for the customer. One thing that really excites me is the opportunity to see lots of the UK whilst on client and site meetings. We have a fantastic internal support team who are young and ambitious, and this allows us to develop.

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