OFFERS THEIR DESIGN PLANS FREE TO OTHER
MANUFACTURERS
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 26, 2020 /CNW/ - ASTOUND Group, designer
and manufacturer of exhibits, events and experiences has converted
its production facilities in Las
Vegas, Portland,
Milwaukee and Toronto to manufacture and deploy medical
grade COVID-19 containment check-in units for hospitals and
clinics. Our system will also provide protective barriers for
retail curb side and instore pick-up environments. The unit was
designed as part of a family of rapidly deployable solutions to
help protect front line health, retail and distribution workers who
may otherwise be exposed. At the same time, ASTOUND announces
that plans are underway to make their COVID-19 Rapid Assessment
Center designs public for any capable manufacturer to join the
effort to fight this pandemic immediately.
"The shift to be part of a community driven
solution to protect front line workers from exposure to COVID-19
started once we understood how much this was needed to keep people
safe. We have the ability to design and manufacture very rapidly so
shifting our attention to solving this problem made a lot of sense
for us," said Andrew Pittam, VP,
Client Services, ASTOUND
In less than 72 hours the prototype kiosks were
designed, manufactured, and installed at a COVID-19 Rapid
Assessment Center for Unity Health in Toronto, Canada. "Andrew, I wanted to send
a thank you to you and the rest of ASTOUND for the miracle that you
pulled off this week. We had many people walk into the centre today
in awe that we were able to pull it off. Please send my thanks to
Marisa, Rick and the rest of the team. This is going to save
lives." - Unity Health
Since then, ASTOUND has expanded its manufacturing capabilities
to provide significantly more screening stations for multiple
hospitals throughout North America
and are in the planning stage of various indoor and outdoor
assessment centers. In a commitment to the Global community
efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, ASTOUND is also offering up
their design solutions free to download for those who can
manufacture them.
"Time is the most important asset we can give
right now. We are making the plans for our COVID-19 Rapid
Assessment Center designs public at
https://www.astoundgroup.com/containment so that anyone
with the capability to manufacture can do so immediately to aid in
this fight. In this time of global crisis how we react and what we
contribute are the only things seemingly under our control. Our
core values at ASTOUND are 'Think Big' 'Build Love' and 'Give
Back' we never could have imagined this level of practical
implementation but it's incredibly inspiring to see the entire
company get behind this effort." – Dale
Morgan, Founder & CEO
About ASTOUND Group
ASTOUND is a global solutions
agency that specializes in the design and execution of memorable
experiences for companies to share with their customers. ASTOUND's
services include architectural fabrication, brand strategy and
development, retail design and store rollouts, digital engagements,
trade show booths, events and environments.
Our offices span North America
with locations in Toronto,
Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Detroit and Portland. The combined fabrication facilities
currently exceed 600,000 square feet with locations on the East and
West coasts.
RAPID ASSESSMENT CENTER REQUESTS
Canada: Andrew
Pittam, +1 (416) 316-1706
andrew@astoundgroup.com
United states Jen Chia, +1 (416) 889-1971
jen@astoundgroup.com
Additional News Coverage
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/oakville-manufacturer-produces-much-needed-hospital-equipment-amid-covid-19-pandemic-1.4863005
Kyle Bertrand: +1 (647) 983 5732,
kbertrand@astoundgroup.com
https://www.astoundgroup.com
https://www.astoundgroup.com/containment