FBCC Member Welltek launched Breathe. Focus. Recover. Give our NHS staff a break fundraising campaign.  To support them during their on working days, Welltek would like to provide NHS workers technology-based wellbeing furniture to rest and recover in hospitals and significantly help them on the front line. Welltek is providing some of the products below:

• N.A.P. from Loook Industries
• Wave Neurosonic mattress
• GoSleep pod

So far, Welltek has brought a N.A.P. and a Wave mattress to hospitals in London and Birmingham and had great feedback. The plan is to reach many more hospitals in the future.

The Wave mattress and N.A.P from Lo0ok Industries, a ground-breaking Finnish technology company work via sensory tissue stimulation; to help the mind and body relax and recover on a 10-minute programme. The mattress and pod use Neurosonic technology to increase the user’s wellbeing by helping to improve sleep quality, reduce migraine problems, relieve stress and many more ailments both physical and mental.

Dr Jessica Best Opthalomy Education Fellow, Education Academy Whipps Cross said:

“Thank you so much for coming all the way to Whipps Cross, you made the staff very happy today. Many thanks for the Neurosonic products – we are so excited to have them in the department”.

Dr Eoin Dore, ACCS CT2 Anaesthetics Wellbeing Council Co-Chair:

“Thanks for providing this. This allows for a quick power rest which is essential for recharging on a long night shift. The sensory stimulation helps people who are unable to nap as well. The mattresses are great for power breaks. Good to switch off for 10/20 minutes to allow recharging between shifts. They will be very welcome for the wellbeing of the intensive care clinic teams in the coming months.”

Read more about the campaign here!

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If your business is affected by the coronavirus crisis, below are outlined some ways that FBCC member Efficio can help.

The Coronavirus crisis has delivered global disruption on an unprecedented scale and with startling speed. Countries, businesses, families and individuals are waking up to a world where the systems, networks and dynamics, previously taken for granted, no longer function as expected. Supply Chains are struggling to react, being hit threefold by demand swings, supply constraints and personnel restrictions.

As we collectively regroup, and before we build our supply chains, economies and social structures to come back stronger, we need to take action. Efficio’s clients are working tirelessly to understand, plan and act, and Efficio is helping them to get their businesses back on track through targeted and practical support, expertise and knowledge exchange:

• Demand planning and rebalancing
• Inventory management and cash release
• Supplier management and collaborative problem solving
• Contract management, termination or renegotiation/expansion
• Rapid alternative supply sourcing
• On-shoring or redefining supply chains
• BAU category management and support
• Procurement and supply chain crisis PMO

If you need help you can contact Efficio through their website!

The FBCC member Finnair has released information concerning passengers traveling to Finland.

Domestic connecting flights will be made by ground transport (they will no longer be flown).

Passengers who want to continue flying from an international flight within Finland are transported to their destination by ground transport within Finland.
For example: (CDG-HEL-OUL).
All passengers from Paris are led through a “health checkpoint” at Helsinki Airport and then taken to ground transportation to be brought to their final destination (Oulu).

FBCC Member Efficio discusses what comes after Covid-19 and how businesses should act while facing the crisis and accelerate first steps back to stability in their newest blog post.

Many sectors face severe downturns in demand during the unstable times we are facing. Fiscal and monetary support, as well as compassion between businesses and individuals, will be required to emerge successfully.

Efficio talks about a four key risks, one opportunity framework to analyse your position:

The risks:

1. Employee safety, and with it the populations safety, is everyone’s current top priority.
2. Client demand is shifting rapidly both in magnitude and channel, like increased takeaway food, and companies are flexing to adapt.
3. Business continuity is a key differentiator for clients and requires close collaboration with your supply base to deliver.
4. Financial stability to support through a period of reduced revenue, liquidity issues and challenging financing situations is key – and some businesses will fall short.

The opportunity:

1. Invest in innovation – the strongest will gain market share by leveraging their business continuity and deliver both new and improved offerings to their clients as we recover.

Read the full blog post here.

FBCC Member Finnair shared the following information for all our network (Updated 23.3.):

As all are aware the European situation is changing daily and sometimes by the hour, this makes life very difficult for all concerned especially our customers. Finnair will do all we can to bring people home as borders within Europe close.

Finland has just released its COVID-19 restrictions. The following will apply from 19MAR at 00.00 hours HEL time and will be in place until 13APR 2020 24.00 hours HEL time:

• Border Controls will be reinstated on all intra-Schengen routes
• HEL airport will be kept open for cargo flights and for returning passengers (see below list of passengers that can be accepted for travel to/via HEL)
• Foreigners who are currently in Finland are allowed to exit the country
• Finnish nationals are recommended not to travel abroad

Only the following passengers will be allowed entry:

• Nationals of Finland
• Family members of nationals of Finland (provided that the family member is entitled to enter and stay in Finland)
• Holders of valid Finnish residence permits
• EU nationals who are registered as staying in Finland
• EU nationals and holders of EU issued permanent residence permits, who are returning to their respective EU country of residence via Finland
• their health condition needs to be taken in to account – if the passenger shows any signs of illness, entry may be denied
• Non-EU nationals who are leaving the Schengen area via Finland to return to their country of residence; e.g. Japanese national travelling CDG-HEL-HND

Non-Schengen to non-Schengen travel via HEL:

• Travel from a non-Schengen country to another non-Schengen country is allowed via HEL, however, the passenger should be traveling to his/her country of residence and remain in the non-Schengen transit area of the airport. The passenger must be eligible to enter at his destination, taking into consideration any possible Corona restrictions of the destination (therefore travel should be limited to passengers returning home)

Over the last few weeks we have made a number of announcements  regards  our change policy, please find below what this is currently:

In case a flight is cancelled: Full refund or postpone travel until 30 November 2020*.

In case a flight is still operating: Refund according to ticketed fare rules or postpone travel until 30 November 2020*.

Customers affected by local government restrictions: Full refund or postpone travel until 30 November 2020*. For example, passenger unable to enter the country due to travel ban or quarantine but flight still operating.

* Customers can change their travel date flexibly without a change fee and travel until 30 November, 2020 with the following policy:

• Ticket issued by 30 April 2020
• Original travel date is latest on 30 November 2020
• Finnair operated and marketed flight on Finnair ticket
• Rebook into the same class as the original flight or lowest available in the same cabin
• Ticket revalidation permitted
• Rerouting not permitted
• Change made by 30 November 2020
• Applies to all ticket types
• OS AY CHANGE OF TRAVEL DUE TO CORONA must be added to all changed bookings

Please note that the change in the ticket rules doesn’t apply to certain agents with  special agreements with Finnair i.e. Finnair Holidays, Aurinkomatkat (Suntours) and Group bookings. It DOES apply to individual Tour Operator bookings using TO fares.

Find out an overview of April-June 2020 traffic here!

Follow Finnair’s website for updates!