AN online platform has just been launched to provide an at-a-glance overview of which Aberdeen companies are open for business through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Designed to both inform people where they can access goods and services and to support businesses through these challenging times, the Open Sign directory has been developed by design agency Dunclyde.
The free community resource, created by partners Daniel Clydesdale and Eilidh Dunsire, has categories including food services, business services, retail, DIY and trades, health and beauty and vehicle services.
Daniel, Dunclyde director, said: “We recognised these are extraordinarily difficult times for businesses of all sizes and wanted to put our expertise to use in support of them.
“The website has been designed to represent a single hub of up-to-date information on which businesses are still operational, as well as how – and where – they are providing products and services to customers.
“Given how fast things have changed in recent weeks, we felt it would be useful to create an all-in-one-place directory that provides easy and immediate access to such information.”
More than 150 businesses have already added their details. The website reminds everyone to comply with government Covid-19 guidelines.
Eilidh added: “We would encourage any businesses that are able to continue working through the pandemic to take advantage of the opportunity. Not only could it help them through this challenging period, but it’ll also help give the public a more comprehensive view of the range of services they can still safely access.
“More widely, we hope it serves as an opportunity to encourage people to support locally-based businesses and therefore promote the concept of ‘think local’ in the longer term.”
Businesses that wish to be profiled on the site can do so for free via: https://www.opensign.co.uk/.
