Eurostar Group Launches New Anti Epidemic Equipment Division
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Raju T. Jethwani, the Chairman of Eurostar Group, speaks to Arabian Reseller about how his company is combating the slowdown due to COVID-19 and diversifying into new areas of business Tell us about Eurostar’s plans to combat the COVID-19 situation? Eurostar always innovates and embraces new technology horizons even during the challenging times in the history of mankind. Our B2B Business cycle is on the long term and mostly infra related which has a very consistent pattern of operations.
back after the hardships faced during COVID-19? The markets will take time to reach post-COVID Levels, most probably by mid-2021. However, it all depends on the various governments equipping themselves with the vaccine for COVID and implementing preventive measures to regain business confidences.
Why are products and soluHas the company diversified tions such as sanitization into other areas of business? tunnels, UV sanitization soluEurostar currently is consolidat- tions and so on necessary? ing its business lines and now An essential step in reopening with energy efficiency and man- businesses, offices, schools, agement, telecom and utilities, and so on, during the COVand infra-related products. We ID-19 outbreak is incorporatalso offer multimedia products ing new technologies and new such as hotel TV, pay TV cater- products that can make the ing to the hospitality and com- public feel safer and confident munity living sector, personal to get back and go about their care division and 3PL logistics routines till the time a cure is are the focused business the found. Continuous disinfection group is pursuing apart from of the premises becomes a nethe newly launched Anti Epicessity in such a situation and demic Equipment Division. apart from the usual cleaning and disinfecting methods that You recently announced were already in place, new techthat you will start offering nologies such as sanitization products in the sanitization tunnels , UVC sterilizers, and so business. Can you share more on, are being deployed. details? We have launched Sanitisation The solutions used to disinfect Tunnels, Thermal Scanner Face the surfaces and air which are Recognition Devices, UV Blast- the common places of transer, Escalator Handrail UV light, mission of the virus. It should UV Disinfection Trolley for Air- be kept in mind that these soluports and Hyper/Supermarkets. tions are to be incorporate in addition to the existing practicAccording to you, when will es of social distancing, masks, the regional market bounce and hand sanitizers, which are 31
not to be ignored. What are your thoughts on UV-C sterilizers? Of all the technologies to combat the pandemic UVC sterilizers of various types have been found to be the most effective. Germicidal UVC light has been around for several decades and the most commonly known are the ones used to sterilize the equipment in salons. With outbreak UVC has found a renewed and more wider acceptance as its well know and proven fact that UVC light at bandwidths of 200 to 280nm. It can deactivate various pathogens including bacterias and viruses. Tests in labs have shown to effectively deactivate the earlier known coronaviruses such as MERS, SARS, and so on. And off late, it has been established to be effective against the COVID-19. Various UVC light sterilizers like handheld wands, UVC boxes, UVC towers, UVC trolley and baggage disinfection tunnels, chambers, UVC disinfection robots, UVC lighting fixtures, and so on, are being introduced in the market. As direct exposure to UVC light is dangerous for humans these are used in unoccupied places and under supervision of trained manpower.
