It was a similar situation for M&C Joinery in Kildare town. The three-decades-old firm is normally a maker of bespoke windows and stairs, but it swiftly started producing perspex screens and other Covid-19 safety equipment.
“We’ve been open during the whole lockdown. We’ve been providing screens and hand-sanitising stations for Kildare County Council’s libraries and offices, and screens for the Irish National Stud, cafés and takeaways, and healthcare operators,” said account manager Kerrie Delaney.
Centra and Newbridge Silverware have also put business their way, as have companies in Cork, Limerick and Kilkenny.
“We’ve been extremely busy, but we aren‘t taking on any new work in that line for the next few months because our normal work in stairs and windows is starting to come back,” Delaney said. “We had to adapt the business to suit the times.”
