But furlough cash came through fast

people here and trained them up and taken on apprentices. We do a lot of training, we’ve got good people, we train them a lot and we want to hang on to them.”

He found applying for the furlough scheme quick and simple. www.gov. uk/coronavirus/business-support

Businesses can use our simple business support finder to check whether they are eligible for financial support: www.gov.uk/business-corona virus-support-finder

The UK Government economic plan is one of the most comprehensive in the world and millions of businesses are benefitting.

“It was surprisingly easy and we were surprised that the money came through relatively quickly,” he says.

Staff are beginning to return to work, with strict safety measures in place. “We’ve got a big workshop with wide corridors and we’ve got a lot of doors propped open so no one has to touch them,” he adds.

“We have to keep cleaning things like photocopiers and touch screens, but it’s been quite straightforward.”