Mansfield Innovation Centre is welcoming back businesses as coronavirus lockdown eases

Like many other workplaces across Mansfield, the centre closed its doors to all but essential businesses in March, after government instigated the Covid 19 lockdown.

Home to more than 30 growing businesses, the centre has seen an increasing number begin to return and take the critical steps toward ‘business-as-usual’.

The centre has developed a Covid 19 Safe Plan, which includes social distancing signage, a one-way system in corridors, staircases and communal areas, and the provision of additional hygiene and sanitisation facilities.

The kitchen, catering facilities and toilets remain accessible with extra measures in place to keep people safe.

The centre continues to offer flexible terms, including easy in/out, hot desking, with extra cleaning in place, and short-term licenses to help ease the transition back to full-time working.

Hannah Hickman, centre manager, said: “As lockdown restrictions continue to ease and we welcome more people back to the centre, we’ve been working hard to adapt our workspace and our offering, all to create a safe working environment and provide people with peace of mind.

“We have an amazing community here at the Mansfield Innovation Centre, so it was vital for us to be open for business, welcome people back to the centre, and create a space that offers some sense of normality and security in a time of change and uncertainty.”