Derby train-maker Bombardier has said it has implemented a ‘comprehensive’ plan to help it to continue production despite the coronavirus outbreak.
This week, Toyota, which has its 海角视频 car manufacturing plant at Burnaston, near Derby, announced that is was suspending production at factories across Europe, including the 海角视频, due to the impact on projected sales and its supply chain.
However, Bombardier, which is another of the region’s major manufacturers, has said it is managing to continue with production at its Litchurch Lane factory.
It has implemented what it describes as a “comprehensive” plan to protect the health of its staff at the factory and its maintenance depots at Etches Park in Derby and Central Rivers, near Burton.
This year, the firm is aiming to build and deliver a record number of trains for key customers such as Greater Anglia, South Western Railway and West Midlands Trains.
The firm has been recruiting hundreds of extra staff to help it fulfil these orders.
Bombardier, which employs around 2,000 people at the Derby site, said it was doing all it could to ensure production continues, while protecting the well-being of workers.
In a statement, the firm said: “Bombardier’s priority is to protect our employees from COVID-19, while mitigating the effects on the production and maintenance of rolling stock.
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“In line with the latest government public health advice, we are recommending that all 海角视频 staff should work from home unless their role is essential to business continuity or project delivery, and their roles cannot easily be performed effectively away from their site.
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“To further protect those staff remaining on site we have implemented a comprehensive plan designed around social distancing and enhanced hygiene standards.
“Measures now in place in Derby include closing the site to all but essential visitors, stopping all but essential travel and replacing meetings with conference calls whenever possible.’