‘Continuing as normal’
JCS Fish of Grimsby, one of the UK’s leading independent salmon and trout suppliers, reports it is currently not suffering any major impact to its operations.
‘In the light of the current public health emergency created by the spread of Covid-19, we would like to reassure customers that we are monitoring the situation carefully and taking steps to minimise the risk of disruption to our operation, as well as protecting the health and wellbeing of our employees,’ said the family company, run by husband and wife team Andrew and Louise Coulbeck.
It added: ‘However, we are planning for all worst case scenarios to ensure we have an effective business continuity plan in place.’
The plan, said the Coulbecks, is ‘focused on enhanced protection for JCS Fish site operations and employees; increasing internal awareness of possible threats posed by the outbreak; the maintenance of strict internal hygiene and health surveillance; and action planning to minimise any supply or operational interruptions’.
‘Since 100 per cent of our raw material is sourced from FAO 27 (primarily Scotland and Norway), we do not currently anticipate disruption to our raw material supply chain.
‘We are working closely with our key suppliers and customers to ensure we can support everyone in continuing as normal. Communication is key.
‘We continue to actively monitor the situation and track advice from government and the relevant health authorities. Should there be any significant change in our position we will provide a further update.’