COVID-19: NICO PROPERTY SERVICES -
UK ROAD MAP OUT OF LOCKDOWN
Currently we are in
(Step- 2)
To
all our customers, updated on:
25.04.2021
We
shall be continuing with our services without disturbances moving
into the revised (STEP- 2 Road map out of
lockdown). All businesses that operate away from fixed
locations including construction businesses that cannot work from
home are permitted to continue whilst working to stricter and
tighter control measures set out by the
government.
During this ever changing and evolving time of
COVID-19, the health and safety for our employees and customers are
our highest priority.
As
the situation is changing on a daily basis now into winter, we
would like to make sure that our customers know the precautions we
are continuing to take.
At
this point in time no employee within Nico Property
Services (NPS) has been tested positive for
COVID-19.
(UPDATED:
23.04.2021)
In
addition to precautions outlined by Public Health England, such as
extended personal hygiene measures, including hand washing and
sanitising, NPS has taken the following
precautions and actions, all to limit the risk of a possible
contamination of COVID-19.
- All workers that
can work from home are remote working at this point within the
business for telephone or email inquiries. We can still visit for
external and internal quotations and our internal services will be
available from the 4th July 2020 onwards. We are operating our
cleaning/ antivirul fogging services to domestic and commercial
customers. Our decorating and general property maintenance services
are now also in full operation. We are able to develop safe and
practical working conditions and enviroments whilst in our
customers properties at all times by maintaining the (2m distance
rule) combined with essential hand sanitising and personnel
protective clothing.
- As a company we
are aware that policy making is "scattershot" at this very present
time, as we have not seen the virus directly. We shall however lean
very conservatively to the protection mechanisms, adding perception
given that the virus may transmit asymptomatically. So by asking
staff to stay home if they feel unwell will do more to reduce
transmissibility whilst awaiting test results if symptoms of
covid19 are present. This also applies if our customer/ clients
begin to feel unwell or unsure of symptoms that may cause concern
for the staff that will be working inside the property for that
duration. In this case we shall cancel and reschedule our
appointments/ dates for services after the initial (14-day
quarantine time has lapsed) starting from the first day of symptoms
shown.
- All our staff are
practising social distancing during the working day. The 2 metres
distance ruling whilst working indoors or outdoors of properties,
we kindly ask that our customers and staff to refrain from
handshakes, hugs or physical contact and must be avoided at all
times please during the pandemic.
- All of our
cleaning equipment and tooling are being sanitized after each and
every visit to our customers properties. We are wearing PPE where
needed and ensuring good use of limited supplies by reducing waste,
as this is achived by sanitizing again over protective
gloves.
- Critical visitors
are only allowed into our office space maintaining the (2- meter
distance) with hand washing routines observed and santitizing
station offered for piece of mind and safety.
- No contact with
delivery drivers from other external transportation companies are
allowed. We have a policy which enables deliveries to be dropped
off either at customers properties or our workshops and then
sanitized before handling and moving into our areas of storage or
use.
- If any personnel
develops COVID-19 symptoms or who has a family-home member that may
have symptoms will be sent home to quarantine for (14 days)
for the safety of others, themselves and members of the public. A
full disinfection procedure will then be carried out according to
pre-arranged policy.
- Any
payments for services carried out can be made safely with our
contactless card readers, you may also pay by BACS to limit contact
for payments. The contactless maximum amount is currently set at
(£45).
We
will keep you informed on an ongoing basis with further news, for
the time being we have to approach the current conditions this
country is facing and world crisis with a positive attitude,
adapting today and for the foreseeable future with a "common sense"
attitude to enable ongoing business. We still need property
emergencies to be addressed safely, property maintenance to include
exterior and interior upkeep and to help stable economy motions.
Our interior property services are now being re-intrtoduced with
strict government advice for our sector of business service, this
shall only be met with good clear advice and adhearing to our
policies, (we reserve the right to cancell, change dates or
reschedule appointments for our visits or services if we suspect or
have positive news that customers or staff may be unwell due to the
ongoing virus threat).
Thank you for your co-operation at this time, we
would be delighted to answer any of your questions moving forward
together.
Take very great care, ensuring that you stay
safe.
Kind regards,
Technical Director at Nico Property Services
