Sean, from The Dog House (left), and Donna, from Trim Pets (right), will be using their Beaphar Hand Sanitiser in store
While Beaphar has for many years been well-known as a producer of pet products, the family-run company has just manufactured a batch of hand gel to help with the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Produced at the manufacturing site near Beaphar’s head office at Raalte, in the
Netherlands, the one-off project has produced 22,500 bottles of hand sanitiser.
These hand gels have been sent to all Beaphar employees still working at production sites in the Netherlands and the UK ¬¬- and also to Beaphar offices around the world to distribute locally.
“Disinfectant manufacture is something we already do and, as a family-run company, we are using this knowledge to produce hand sanitiser to support our working family, as well as families within local communities,” said Dr Sue Huggett, business manager, Beaphar UK.
PET RETAILERS
“The hand gel is already being used by our production staff at Gainsborough, and being distributed locally.”
Two local pet retailers, Trim Pet Products and The Dog House; five local primary schools; St Barnabas Hospice and several local care homes in the Gainsborough area will be receiving bottles of the new hand sanitiser. Some will also be sent to West Lindsey District Council for use in its offices and by its frontline workers, such as the refuse collection team, as well as to a local Tesco store for customers to use as they go to do their shopping.
“We’re living in unusual times but everyone within the company is thrilled that we can not only help keep pets happy and healthy, but that we can do our bit in helping people keep themselves safe as well,” said Sue.
