A Leicestershire company which supplies and repairs coffee machines has taken on the challenge of raising awareness of mental health with its latest product.
The team at Markfield-based Coffix Ltd have launched a new coffee machine, the Ceri Compact 2, under a new brand called Design Espresso.
They have also announced a charity partnership with the Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project (LAMP) charity.
The joint launch took place at the Caffé Culture Show in London.
Design Espresso directors Glenn James and Sean Callaghan said they wanted to use the Design Espresso brand to provide support and raise awareness of mental health within industry.
They decided to do something after a staff member took their own life in 2020, and they have even named the Ceri Compact 2 after the colleague.
Mr Johnson said: ”We were all massively saddened by Ceri’s passing, but we wanted to embark on a mission that aimed to carry on her legacy and build an awareness about the growing issue of poor mental health within the coffee industry, and amongst employers generally.
“Hence we have developed the idea of a bespoke new coffee machine named after her.”
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He said he hoped the charity partnership with LAMP would raise awareness about the importance of ensuring good mental health within workplace settings.
The campaign has been helped by Leicestershire corporate social responsibility agency Embark CSR, which was set up to support positive behaviours among businesses for social, economic and environmental good.
Embark CSR director Stacey Wragg said: “Feedback from visitors to the Design Espresso stand throughout the exhibition about the Ceri Compact 2 machine, and the attention it brings to mental health support was exceptional.
“This is a fabulous initiative from Glenn and Sean, and we’re really looking forward to working with them to develop the project in the future.” LAMP’s corporate and community engagement officer Matt Barton said: “We're so excited to work with Design Espresso to improve mental health amongst communities and raise awareness of the importance of wellbeing in the workplace.”
Design Espresso and LAMP want to build on the relationship by looking at other options to help people experiencing poor mental health.
They want to provide opportunities to emphasise the power of a conversation through an over-the-phone advice and information hub, online wellbeing tips and a mobile ‘coffee and chat’ offer for businesses.
Coffix is an independent engineering company that works with most of the 海角视频’s coffee machine manufacturers in the espresso, instant and bean to cup sectors.
Design Espresso is an independent business established by Coffix to make and sell the Ceri Compact 2 coffee machine.