27/03/2020
Our workshop/retail space is closed until Friday, the 17th of April, however we are able to continue some production during the lockdown. I and two of our seamstresses have taken home all the equipment (sewing machine, iron, sleeve board, tailor's ham, iron, chair, etc.) needed to work on shirt orders from our homes. I will be continuing to work on patternmaking from home as well to be ready for fittings once they are able to resume. While we are not able to deliver finished shirts until after the lockdown, when retail and courier services return to full operation, we are trying as much as possible to minimize the interruption to our production schedule.
Although we are continuing some work, we take the threat of Covid-19 very seriously and are doing our part to limit its spread in South Africa. We commend the national government for implementing the lockdown. Even before the lockdown began, we have been doing everything possible to protect the health and safety of our staff, customers, and the country as a whole. Our shop has been closed to the public from Saturday 14th of March. In the week between the closing of the retail shop and the national lockdown we assisted staff members to get to work without taking public transport, and we practiced strict hygiene and social distancing measures within the workspace. We will continue to take great care both during and after the lockdown, as long as such precautions are necessary.
