This is how a Doncaster-based decontamination services business is supporting the battle against coronavirus

IP&C Solutions has extended its services to cover sites including hospitals, schools, play areas and workplaces. In addition to fumigation, the company installs laboratory equipment and has also been helping set up new testing facilities around the country to meet the growing demand.

IP&C, which is one of only a handful of specialists in the UK, serves clients including Oxford and Cambridge Universities and the NHS. The company recently received a £150,000 loan to support its growth from NPIF - Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

IP&C was founded in 2017 by Neil Anderson and Carol Duke.

Mr Anderson said: “Currently we are working seven days a week to assist the fight against this particularly nasty virus. “Alongside our laboratory work we have decontaminated ships, schools, offices and warehouses as well as hospitals and emergency vehicles in order to keep things moving.

“In some cases, the sites have closed down but the managers want reassurance that the building is virus-free or that it is safe to move equipment off site. Where locations have remained up and running, fumigation provides an additional safeguard.

“While we are at the sharp end in the fight against coronavirus, we are working to support the NHS and laboratory staff. Our job is all about safety and gives the people working there greater peace of mind.”

Decontamination takes minimal time – from less than an hour for a small office up to nine hours for a large warehouses – and the premises can be reoccupied almost immediately afterwards.

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