Elegancia Facilities Management has invested an additional QR2mn in disinfection technologies since January 2020 to fight Covid-19, in line with the strict measures implemented by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and other governmental bodies in Qatar, it was announced yesterday.
Elegancia is equipped with 23-tonne capacity disinfection trucks, electric disinfection motorcycles, human and vehicle disinfection tunnels, cold foggers and other state-of-the-art disinfection equipment, delivering optimum disinfection performance in large areas and difficult to access locations. Reflecting the severity of the pandemic, hospitals, residential towers, retail outlets and commercial premises are doubling their cleaning and disinfecting efforts.
Elegancia has agreed to a series of partnerships to support business and communities during this challenging time. For example, the company is working with long-time client Mall of Qatar (MOQ), the country’s premiere shopping destination, providing thermal cameras and disinfection campaigns.
From March to the end of May, the Elegancia team has successfully helped to keep more than 650,000 shoppers safe. Well accustomed to working at scale, Elegancia is also currently servicing 12 labour camps across Qatar as vital work continues ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The experienced Elegancia teams routinely disinfect all accommodation areas and take daily temperature checks for 50,000 workers.
“Our team is well-equipped, well-trained, and we have partnered with international and local specialists including Ecolab, Betco and Diversey to support disinfection services across the country,” said Ramez al-Khayyat, vice chairman and Group CEO of UCC Holding, the mother company of Elegancia.
“Our work is directly protecting people and providing safe environment to work, shop and live. We’re proud to be preserving jobs in the community which are essential for Qatar’s well-being and business continuity,” he explained in a statement.
The MoPH has listed recommended products to guard against the Covid-19 virus and guidelines to ensure that professional cleaners have access to personal protective equipment (PPE), including disinfectants, gloves, masks, hand sanitisers, and other required materials. While personal hygiene measures, like regular handwashing, represent the best line of defence, cleaning and disinfecting high touch surfaces regularly is an important precaution to lower the spread of infection, the statement added.