A FAMILY business in Winsford is donating to hospitals as it continues to provide essential bin deliveries across the country throughout the pandemic.

UKCM says protecting the health and safety of their workforce is their top priority.

Staff are wearing masks and gloves at all times.

Sales director Richard Delooze said: “Ultimately our staff are our first priority so we’ve put extremely high health and safety measures in place, not only to protect them, but to make them feel cared for.

“Although we’ve scaled back, the business has continued to deliver essential jobs to councils and local authorities across the country, so our on-site team have been provided with lots of the correct PPE, with masks and gloves to be worn at all times."

Whilst the majority of directors and staff are working from home, daily site visits are being made to make sure workers didn't feel like they're going it along.

Richard said:“We have received a number of enquiries from customers crying out for bins from NHS waste and ward recycling companies, so we’ve been helping to make sure they’ve got bins to see them through these challenging times.”

In addition to protecting the workforce and operating for essential services, UKCM have also donated goods to front line key workers across Cheshire to show their appreciation.

Pastries, cakes, drinks and Easter eggs were donated to the Accident & Emergency department and Intensive Care Unit at Macclesfield District General Hospital and 400 creme eggs were given to waste crews at Cheshire East Council.

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UKCM sales director Richard Delooze donates pastries, cakes and drinks to staff at Macclesfield District Hospital

Richard added: “We wanted to show our appreciation not only to the hospital key workers, but also to the waste management teams who have been working tirelessly to safely remove medical waste from the hospitals. This is an incredibly important role which often gets overlooked, so we were happy to see some smiling faces over.”

The business is feeling optimistic about the future, with plans to gradually ease back to normal capacity based on customer demand. Following the news that some businesses such as garden centres are set to open, the demand for bin deliveries over the summer months is predicted to rise, which is a positive step in right direction for the economy and the waste industry on the whole.